Hello all, first post Bob here. I used to have an old hand pumped Singer 
that was very good for sewing leather. It got lost in a house move. I would 
like another but was thinking the main reason it was so good for me to use 
was that it could be used very slowly.

Is there a heavy duty electric machine that will run very slow that anyone 
could recommend?. Old or new don't mind as long as it will sew 1/8 thick 
leather for tool bags motorcycle seats saddlebags etc. Thanks Bob

helptheaged@oldies.com a écrit :
> Hello all, first post Bob here. I used to have an old hand pumped Singer 
> that was very good for sewing leather. It got lost in a house move. I 
> would like another but was thinking the main reason it was so good for 
> me to use was that it could be used very slowly.
> 
> Is there a heavy duty electric machine that will run very slow that 
> anyone could recommend?. Old or new don't mind as long as it will sew 
> 1/8 thick leather for tool bags motorcycle seats saddlebags etc. Thanks Bob
> 


This is a very quiet group You might get more answers at alt.sewing . 
try asking again there.. My initial answer would be a treadle or hand 
crank machine.

Claire in Montréal. FRANCE
http://claireowenperso.free.fr

Claire Owen wrote:
> helptheaged@oldies.com a écrit :
>> Hello all, first post Bob here. I used to have an old hand pumped 
>> Singer that was very good for sewing leather. It got lost in a house 
>> move. I would like another but was thinking the main reason it was so 
>> good for me to use was that it could be used very slowly.
>>
>> Is there a heavy duty electric machine that will run very slow that 
>> anyone could recommend?. Old or new don't mind as long as it will sew 
>> 1/8 thick leather for tool bags motorcycle seats saddlebags etc. 
>> Thanks Bob
>>
> 
> 
> This is a very quiet group You might get more answers at alt.sewing . 
> try asking again there.. My initial answer would be a treadle or hand 
> crank machine.

Mine too.  See what you can find in junk and charity shops and boot 
fairs/garage sales...

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> Claire Owen wrote:
>> helptheaged@oldies.com a écrit :
>>> Hello all, first post Bob here. I used to have an old hand pumped Singer 
>>> that was very good for sewing leather. It got lost in a house move. I 
>>> would like another but was thinking the main reason it was so good for 
>>> me to use was that it could be used very slowly.
>>>
>>> Is there a heavy duty electric machine that will run very slow that 
>>> anyone could recommend?. Old or new don't mind as long as it will sew 
>>> 1/8 thick leather for tool bags motorcycle seats saddlebags etc. Thanks 
>>> Bob
>>>
>>
>>
>> This is a very quiet group You might get more answers at alt.sewing . try 
>> asking again there.. My initial answer would be a treadle or hand crank 
>> machine.
>
> Mine too.  See what you can find in junk and charity shops and boot 
> fairs/garage sales...
>
> -- 
> Kate  XXXXXX  R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
> Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
> http://www.katedicey.co.uk
> Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

Thanks for the replies. I'm off out to scour the Sunday 'car boot sales' I 
did try a my sisters 10 year old janomi machine but it just broke the 
plastic cog inside. after replacing the machine 'as I couldn't buy the 
parts' I realized I need one with all steel insides.
Thanks again. They just don't make stuff like they used to!

helptheaged@oldies.com wrote:

> 
> Thanks for the replies. I'm off out to scour the Sunday 'car boot sales' 
> I did try a my sisters 10 year old janomi machine but it just broke the 
> plastic cog inside. after replacing the machine 'as I couldn't buy the 
> parts' I realized I need one with all steel insides.
> Thanks again. They just don't make stuff like they used to!

Where are you based?  I may be able to help you locate something...

-- 
Kate  XXXXXX  R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

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> helptheaged@oldies.com wrote:
>
>>
>> Thanks for the replies. I'm off out to scour the Sunday 'car boot sales' 
>> I did try a my sisters 10 year old janomi machine but it just broke the 
>> plastic cog inside. after replacing the machine 'as I couldn't buy the 
>> parts' I realized I need one with all steel insides.
>> Thanks again. They just don't make stuff like they used to!
>
> Where are you based?  I may be able to help you locate something...
>
> -- 
> Kate  XXXXXX  R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
> Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
> http://www.katedicey.co.uk
> Click on Kate's Pages and explore!



thanks for the help, I'm in Manchester N/W UK. I picked an old Jones 
electric machine, yesterday, I paid £10 from the car boot, it is complete 
'even in a box' clasp lock, handle. Has 3 settings 3 square push down 
buttons, with silk, normal and embroider, on them. It has a foot controller 
(it had old cloth covered wire on the controller and a round pin plug!) so 
have replace that with new cable and plug, It works well and really quite 
slow 'with a bit of delicate toe work'  I am cleaning and oiling, this morn, 
the poor things full of fluff and bits of cotton, but looks and sews fine. 
Literally punches its way through the leather, I'm going to have to keep my 
fingers away from this one! thanks for the advise. Bob

helptheaged@oldies.com wrote:


> 
> thanks for the help, I'm in Manchester N/W UK. I picked an old Jones 
> electric machine, yesterday, I paid £10 from the car boot, it is 
> complete 'even in a box' clasp lock, handle. Has 3 settings 3 square 
> push down buttons, with silk, normal and embroider, on them. It has a 
> foot controller (it had old cloth covered wire on the controller and a 
> round pin plug!) so have replace that with new cable and plug, It works 
> well and really quite slow 'with a bit of delicate toe work'  I am 
> cleaning and oiling, this morn, the poor things full of fluff and bits 
> of cotton, but looks and sews fine. Literally punches its way through 
> the leather, I'm going to have to keep my fingers away from this one! 
> thanks for the advise. Bob

You're welcome.  I could have brought a Bernina 707 quite close to you 
next week (Kenilworth being closer to Manchester than Kent!), and got it 
ported over to you as and when.  But you did a good deal on that Jones, 
and the Bernina will find a good home elsewhere with another sewist.

I love old sewing machines.  Gets me in trouble with Himself 
occasionally...  ;D
-- 
Kate  XXXXXX  R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!