opinions on the singer 99k

[Bert03241]

theres a lot off conflicting opinions about weather the 99 can sew leather. I bought mine before seeing all the negatives and now I'm stuck with it. But after watching a few videos and this one I'm thinkin maybe I'll be ok. Might have to do a few upgrades but will see. If not I can always sell it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T25IsGvlmYw

[fredk]

There is no way that those pieces of leather are 10 ounce!! 10 oz = 4mm. What he is sewing is closer to 2 to 2.5mm or 5 ounce

However, the last time I used my 99 was just to punch holes along the edge of a wallet. Total thickness was nearly 3mm, or about 7oz. But punching holes and sewing are different poodles

[DrmCa]

Ditto! 99 can only stitch 3-5oz leather in 2 layers tops. Everything else is pushing it. We used ours to change zippers in leather jackets for quite a few years until we got the Pfaff. It used to be a torture, now it is a breeze.