Shoe patcher machine

[plasmaguy]

On 1/4/2021 at 10:22 PM, Loudcherokee said:

Hey everybody, 

Was browsing around on YouTube and keep seeing these things pop up, and was wondering what ya'll think about them? 

I'm happy saddle stitching my smaller projects by hand, but I do want to do belts and I cant imagine how long a belt would take to saddle stitch. 

Will these machines do belts? I keep seeing mention that the bobbin doesn't hold much thread, or you're limited to smaller thread and needles. I keep seeing #69 thread mentioned. Is that even appropriate thread for a belt? Specifically a rigid gun belt meant for every day carry? 

I did see one comment on YouTube that a guy is using a size 22 needle with 207 but there are no more details. 

LC

Hello LC,

I have a 29K60. I'm wanting to try 207 in my machine.  Have have set your machine up yet?

Wiz,

What size thread are you running?

Thanks guys,

Tom

[Loudcherokee]

1 hour ago, plasmaguy said:

Hello LC,

I have a 29K60. I'm wanting to try 207 in my machine.  Have have set your machine up yet?

Wiz,

What size thread are you running?

Thanks guys,

Tom

I have set it up, but have been having difficulty running 207. I can get it to do a half decent stitch with a size 24 needle and 207 in a single layer of 5/6 ounce oil tan but it won't stitch in a single layer of 8/9 ounce veg tan. Im still fooling with it but have set it aside for now due to the frustrations it was causing. 

LC

[Wizcrafts]

1 hour ago, plasmaguy said:

Hello LC,

I have a 29K60. I'm wanting to try 207 in my machine.  Have have set your machine up yet?

Wiz,

What size thread are you running?

Thanks guys,

Tom

Mine is a 29k71. It is a small bobbin machine. I use #69 thread with a #18 needle in this machine.

[jhrleather]

On 1/4/2021 at 9:22 PM, Loudcherokee said:

Hey everybody, 

Was browsing around on YouTube and keep seeing these things pop up, and was wondering what ya'll think about them? 

I'm happy saddle stitching my smaller projects by hand, but I do want to do belts and I cant imagine how long a belt would take to saddle stitch. 

Will these machines do belts? I keep seeing mention that the bobbin doesn't hold much thread, or you're limited to smaller thread and needles. I keep seeing #69 thread mentioned. Is that even appropriate thread for a belt? Specifically a rigid gun belt meant for every day carry? 

I did see one comment on YouTube that a guy is using a size 22 needle with 207 but there are no more details. 

LC

I make shoulder holsters and while I have a chinese shoe patcher I don't use it for stitching because the bobin is too small and while they are tough machines it wont handle large thread consistantly.  So I modified it and use it as a motorized harness awl.  Punch all the holes and saddle stitch.  Visualize stitching a 60 inch belt on both edges and using enough thread to never have to rethread he needles.