ABO Report post Posted January 18, 2017 Hello! I have about 3 years of experience working at a leather shop in Burlington VT on Adler sewing machines. I live in San Francisco now and am looking to begin working on my own projects. I have been sewing by hand, but it's time to get a machine. That being said, I never had much education on the sewing machine itself... I have been scouring Craig's list, let go and other various sites, and not surprisingly I've found a variety of machines many of which say "industrial" but upon further research can not do leather work. I have a few questions: what are he benefits of a cylinder machine? If I'm just working on bags, wallets, some garments, is that a good option for me? I found a singer machine at a sewing machine dealer in SF, I think it's a 111 (?). In any case, it does not have reverse, is that going to drive me nuts? Is it unreasonable to try and find a machine for less than $500? What are the best descriptive words that I'm looking for to find the right machine? Walking foot? What's the right rpm? Is there a short list of machines that I should keep my eyes out for? Thanks for any and all input/ answers/ advice! Andrew Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OLDNSLOW Report post Posted January 18, 2017 I moved out of Cali 4 years ago but when I started to look for a machine I searched the L.A. area craigslist and found a machine. Your six maybe seven hours from L.A. so you could look there for a machine. And to answer your question and considering what it is you want to work on something like a Consew 206rb1-5 would work and is a good walking foot machine for lighter duty leather work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
