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36 minutes ago, CastleLeatherWorks said:

Ill take your word for it @Wizcrafts lol this is plenty heavy for me now and im a pretty big guy

450 pounds

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Posted IMHO, by Wiz

My current crop of sewing machines:

Cowboy CB4500, Singer 107w3, Singer 139w109, Singer 168G101, Singer 29k71, Singer 31-15, Singer 111w103, Singer 211G156, Adler 30-7 on power stand, Techsew 2700, Fortuna power skiver and a Pfaff 4 thread 2 needle serger.

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12 minutes ago, Wizcrafts said:

450 pounds

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WOW that thing is pretty epic looking. I take it that's the lockstitch machine you were talking about in the previous post..built to last several lifetimes from the looks of it lol

is there a reason for that machine being so big or is there not a smaller machine that could do the same job??  how thick is that stack of leather youre going through?

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14 minutes ago, CastleLeatherWorks said:

WOW that thing is pretty epic looking. I take it that's the lockstitch machine you were talking about in the previous post..built to last several lifetimes from the looks of it lol

is there a reason for that machine being so big or is there not a smaller machine that could do the same job??  how thick is that stack of leather youre going through?

That is a Union Lockstitch Machine, from 1910. They built them that way so they could handle the heavy stacks of leather  used in the harness trade. It easily sewed 3/4 inch with extremely thick thread (#415 bonded nylon or 7 cord glazed linen). The stack in the photo is only 24 ounces. Not much of a challenge for a ULS.

Posted IMHO, by Wiz

My current crop of sewing machines:

Cowboy CB4500, Singer 107w3, Singer 139w109, Singer 168G101, Singer 29k71, Singer 31-15, Singer 111w103, Singer 211G156, Adler 30-7 on power stand, Techsew 2700, Fortuna power skiver and a Pfaff 4 thread 2 needle serger.

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3 hours ago, Wizcrafts said:

That is a Union Lockstitch Machine, from 1910. They built them that way so they could handle the heavy stacks of leather  used in the harness trade. It easily sewed 3/4 inch with extremely thick thread (#415 bonded nylon or 7 cord glazed linen). The stack in the photo is only 24 ounces. Not much of a challenge for a ULS.

That’s pretty interesting..it made me realise I’m pretty oblivious to alot of the other facets of leather work. I myself for into the in trade because I liked some designer wallets. Here I am 2 years later making wallets and selling them. Now I’m trying to venture into making bags, that’s the reason for the machine. now I just have to get it running lol 

appreciate your time wiz you’re a wealth of knowledge :thumbsup:

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