| Leather sewing machines are different. You can't use | | | | industrial-strength machines are just ordinary home |
| any old machine to sew leather so don't be fooled by | | | | machines. They are being forced to do work they are |
| what you read in the advertisements. | | | | not designed to do in order to get an impressive |
| If you spend even a little time looking for a leather | | | | picture that implies they are something that they are |
| sewing machine on the Internet, you will very soon | | | | not. When you look at the samples in these pictures, |
| come across advertising by somewhat sharp sellers | | | | take a very close look at the quality of the stitching |
| who suggest that the machine they are selling is just | | | | and you will probably see that it's either loose or the |
| as good for sewing leather as any of the "real" leather | | | | leather is very lightweight. |
| sewing machines. Here are a few of the danger | | | | "Rare" |
| signals to look out for in the descriptions: | | | | In the used market, you will sometimes see the word |
| "It's made of metal" | | | | "rare" used in advertisements for old leather sewing |
| There is a fascination by some sellers of vintage | | | | machines. This is a big turn-off for me because as |
| machines with what the body, connecting rods and | | | | soon as I take a quick look at the model to confirm |
| gears are made of. This is used as a selling point, the | | | | that it's one you see every day, I know it's not rare |
| implication being that metal is stronger than plastic, so | | | | and the seller has already lost all credibility with me. |
| the machine is stronger and better for sewing leather. | | | | What other lies are hiding in the text? There is a lot to |
| The fact is that old machines were all metal because | | | | fear when buying used, because you just cannot tell |
| when they were made, there was no alternative. | | | | what you are getting and often there is a "no returns" |
| Whilst it is true that some heavy duty sewing | | | | policy. You cannot tell from a few pictures and words |
| machines are made of metal and have all-metal | | | | whether a connecting rod is loose; a gear is worn out; |
| components, many do not. It is not a prerequisite. | | | | or some other part is bent or missing. |
| "Genuine industrial-strength sewing machine" | | | | So, when buying leather sewing machines, be careful in |
| Some machines are being marketed as leather sewing | | | | the used market, and even when you are looking at |
| machines on the back of a claim that they are | | | | new machines beware of false claims and misleading |
| industrial strength. This is a totally meaningless claim, | | | | descriptions. Buy unwisely and you will end up with a |
| and is even sometimes backed up by pictures of the | | | | machine that may manage to sew leather for a while, |
| machine in question sewing through several layers of | | | | but won't last long. |
| leather. The fact is that a lot of these so-called | | | | |