Looking for a leather sewing machine, but only have a limited space

[DonInReno]

The photos are scattered about and impossible to search for it seems, but many people in your situation have cobbled together sewing tables for full size machines that can be used on a kitchen table and hid in a closet or under a bed when not being used.    The major downside to this is the high weight of a full size industrial - 50 lbs is awkward to carry and dropping one can cause considerable damage.

If you had a sailrite machine set up next to a full size and used them both it wouldn’t take long for the full size to be the favorite.     

Artisan is one of the few that has a table top setup for cylinder bed machines.

[FellowLeathersmith]

16 hours ago, nylonRigging said:

( depending on machine model ) .. what about a shorter length table-top set-up  ?. . Or a half table top with a left-side hinged drop leaf, to swing up/down when needed ?

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Yes that would be something I would look into on that!

[FellowLeathersmith]

8 hours ago, DonInReno said:

The photos are scattered about and impossible to search for it seems, but many people in your situation have cobbled together sewing tables for full size machines that can be used on a kitchen table and hid in a closet or under a bed when not being used.    The major downside to this is the high weight of a full size industrial - 50 lbs is awkward to carry and dropping one can cause considerable damage.

If you had a sailrite machine set up next to a full size and used them both it wouldn’t take long for the full size to be the favorite.     

Artisan is one of the few that has a table top setup for cylinder bed machines.

Thank you for your suggestion. I'll definitely look into it!

[sbrownn]

23 hours ago, Aven said:

Welcome to the forum Fellowleathersmith.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you will need to pick one either belts/sheaths or wallets.  No machine is going to do them both.  There is a world of difference between the total leather thickness for belts and for wallets.  And that difference will require different machines.  So... which one do you do more of, want to do more of?  Which one can you do by hand? 

I disagree. 

I have a machine that will sew belts, holsters, knife sheaths, journal covers, wallets and anything else with just a thread and needle change.

[Aven]

42 minutes ago, sbrownn said:

I disagree. 

I have a machine that will sew belts, holsters, knife sheaths, journal covers, wallets and anything else with just a thread and needle change.

Okay. 

Gonna share what that machine is?

[FellowLeathersmith]

4 hours ago, sbrownn said:

I disagree. 

I have a machine that will sew belts, holsters, knife sheaths, journal covers, wallets and anything else with just a thread and needle change.

Yes I would like to hear about this sewing machine that you have!

[JayEhl]

14 hours ago, Aven said:

Okay. 

Gonna share what that machine is?

Boy, I am interested in knowing this machine, too!  

[sbrownn]

Just now, JayEhl said:

Boy, I am interested in knowing this machine, too!  

Campbell Randall needle and awl machine.

[JayEhl]

3 minutes ago, sbrownn said:

Campbell Randall needle and awl machine.

Reading this thread here on this form, I'm guessing it isn't really a beginners machine and understandably, a 'you get what you pay for' price tag.      

Back to the search!  

 

 

[sbrownn]

3 minutes ago, JayEhl said:

Reading this thread here on this form, I'm guessing it isn't really a beginners machine and understandably, a 'you get what you pay for' price tag.      

Back to the search!  

 

 

Well...it was my first sewing machine and it cost less than a 441 clone.