Leather Shoe Patcher Machine Tips and Tricks (making perfect stitches) 

Thank you for making the video, I have one of these machines and I like it, I find it user-friendly and easily customizable and modifiable, these machines are manufactured to the bare minimum to just get them working, they definitely need to be cleaned polished and greased, in the all have their own quirks, I've made a couple of videos showing what I've done to my machine, and I am always interested in seeing what other people have done to their machines and what they are doing with them, thanks 👍🏻😊

I just got one of these and your video has help immensely...also mine was came with out the threader...thanks for the great idea about the wire...

impressed with the consistency of the stitch. I might have to get one of these..

Thank you, it looks beautiful. Mine is still in the box . I need to get some time .

I'm very impressed too. I'm having timing issues I'm trying to fix at the moment with a clip group on fb.

Nice stitching

I just got one a week ago myself definitely want a parts kit and needles.

Name that interesting, I have to subscribe! Looking forward to some cool stuff.

Nice.

I actually just ordered one of these from Amazon last night. Can’t wait until January 5th for it to get here.

bonjour merci pour cette video . mes points ne sont pas beaux sur le dessus , ça tire , que dois je regler ? merci

What is the lightest weight leather or vinyl or canvas have you sown successfully?

What size thread and needle did you use in this video ?

I bought this machine a couple months ago..the problem I have (I use it mainly for sewing patches on caps) is that I get over half way around and it starts skipping stitches and then will not pick up the bobbin thread even though it isn't broken. Has this ever happened to anyone else?

Your son did a good job

Whats the length of the stitch, normally, without extending or minimizing the length ?! I want to buy one of this machines, but i cant find the normal length.

Another way you can back stitch is just by flipping your walking foot. So if you have a big item that you can't swing around backwards, you can just flip that walking foot and it will walk backwards; It will walk in any direction.

What thread for stitching thick leather for horse tack?

Can you make a vid on how to start and finish a stitch, I’m having a nightmare with mine and plenty of orders to deal with, also what needles do you use as I’ve snapped two of mine?

How do I string up the shoe sowing mechine

Is there a standard bobbin for these? Just got mine and I would like to preload a bunch of bobbins.

perfect.

Odd question and I apologize in advance, you wouldn't happen to be from the Piedmont of N.C. would you? Your vernacular is very similar to folks around that area.

what thickness of thread did you use?

Can thos machine sew 270 thread with a 23 needle? I just bought this for leather work and cant get it to sew without tearing the thread on the first punch, I'm new to all this and lookin for a little guidance. Thanks

Hi , I am having a certain problem that I cannot fix at all. When I go to sew my stitching is not tight at all , and can basically just be pulled out. I believe that the bobbin isn’t pulling in the upper thread at all , where by the upper thread is just sitting at the top and can slide out of the material very easily. I have tried adjusting the tension in the bobbin but nothing works , please help!!!

For a back stitch, do what you did when turning corners. Plant the needle all the way down (wheel at 6 oclock) before turning, otherwise you can skip a stitch.

Instead of a headlamp, look up the magnetic sewing machine LED lights. Can stick it to the machine and put light right where you want it. Works a treat on a reloader for ammo as well.

Does 207 thread work on this?

Where did you get the machine.Also bantam saddle tack sells them and has parts

How do i adjust the thread tensions? can you point out the time in the video if mentioned?

Where do you find your sort of angled needle with an orange handle ? I checked your Amazon store bu din't food it

Hey there, I just bought myself one of this the other week and i was setting it up this weekend. i keep having a problem with the threat snapping. Both the thread i bought along side the machine and the fishing line like thread are snapping. My booin has also stopped working even though it has thread in it. Any idea on what i need to do?

What weight of thread do you use with this machine? I purchased one and can't figure out how to get it to stitch, all my thread gets snapped

What needle and thread are you using, and where do you find them? Thanks for a great video.

show how ro thread main needle

Hi, that’s a lovely simple machine, thanks for showing. The benefit of a long arm and small baseplate is that you can get to the middle of a big piece of canvas etc to sew a patch but it’s also harder to control straight lines than a regular sewing machine. Can I suggest maybe adding a small smooth block on the base plate next to the foot as a guide for edge sewing so your piece can run up against it. It needs to be lower than the thickness of your piece and it could be held with a clamp. Also, have you thought about making a simple treadle so you can use both hands? Maybe something like a pole lathe treadle with a bungee to a point above. The flywheel’s so big, I reckon if the cord from the handle down to the treadle board was offset to the side the flywheel would carry on past the bottom and be pulled up past tdc by the bungee. PS. I think for backstitch you rotate the whole sewing head clockwise with a thumb lever at the bottom.

With this sewing machine can you please show me in a video how to sew two ends together with one peace of leather by folding the ends together then sewing them together .

Glasses also serve as protection when a needle breaks

What things do you make to sell with this machine? Thank you

Hey! I bought this recently but needle keeps breaking do you have any idea how why?

Nice stich what kind of thread you are using and size

Can i sew Leathersole for pewee boots whit this machine?

So did not give a name or website for the guy who is making the kits for this machine? Can you share it thanks.

I can see the needle are 110/18 and the thread are heavy duty but how do I know if the thread will fit in the needle ? What the size of the thread you are using ?

For 8 to 9 oz veg taN LEATHER NEEDS THREAD SIZE 277 BUT THIS MACHINE WONT HANDLE 277 THREAD. ANY SUGGESTIONS , I'M TOLD THAT 138 SIZE IS THE BIGGEST THREAD YOU CAN USE. I WILL ORDER SOME MORE BOBBIN SHUTTLES AND THE ONE WITH THE GEAR ON THE BOTTOM AND WORK ON THEM WITH FINE EMERY CLOTH TO INCREASE THE TOLLERANCE TO BE ABLE TO USE 277 THREAD.

Where is the sewing stuff in your Amazon store ..i didn't see it.

Spare parts for these sewing machines can be found at Bantam Saddle and tack, courtesy of Harrison Hightower. He has some awesome information on RU-vid.

Hi. I just wanted to mention, that to do that back stitch, just spin the head around so its going the other way. The head can sew in any direction

Can I use waxed thread ? If so, which needle ? I really like the look of the heavy thread and the thinner threads are usually not waxed. Great video !!

You mentioned an American company with these machines. I would rather purchase from them if you happened to have their contact info.

Where the best place to by one

Why didn't you just adjust the pressure foot... It's adjustable for different thinness of fabrics

My thread breaks when I go through leather.

The easiest way to backstitch is 1.make sure needle is down 2.raise pressure foot 3.using the wing nuts above the pressure foot, rotate cylinder till pressure foot is facing the other way 4.put foot back down and sew You can also sew "sideways" or 90* by turning cylinder 1/4 turn so foot turns 1/4 ? Now I just got the machine yesterday so I may be wrong. If I messing up machine, please tell me.

My thread keeps breaking someone help!

Is anyone can help, my thread through the needle isnt moving.

Where is your amazon link?

Image in the video The light in the video is not enough

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