Hand Cobbler Shoe Repair Machine Dual Cotton Nylon Line Sewing Machine Manual Leather Machine Shoe Sewing Machine

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I watched a number of YouTube videos about these machines. It arrived exactly as the videos said. All the parts were there, but required a good deal of polishing and adjusting before it worked correctly. That said, the machine is truly remarkable. I own a Singer 29-4 and a Singer 111 I use fir heavy canvas and leather work. This little shoe patcher will sew thicker material than either of them. The stitches are tight and even. The PIC above is of 12 layers of reinforced vinyl awning material. The walking foot is effective. The tripod supplied is useless, but a better one is easily fabricated. Several examples are available on YouTube and the one I have pictured was only about an hour of cutting and welding. Don't be afraid of the low price or the foreign source. These machines are an excellent choice for the money. Its not a $2,095.00 Cowboy CB3200, but it will pay for itself a lot sooner.

I chose this company because it had the best rating with the most reviewers out of all the other clones. I do believe others have had great success with the machine they received. But judging from the photos, they received a different production run than I did.The first clue was the sample... The sample piece that came with the machine had four stitches in it, but was stopped when the thread was wrapped hopelessly around the bobbin, locking it in place. That took some careful work to remove. The body casting on the machine I received was the same as others had noted - totally acceptable at this price-point. But unlike other machines with smooth steel construction on the rocking arms and shuttle bed, this unit had chrome plating on the arms, shuttle bed, bobbin hatch, and wheel. It looked nice at first glance, but was flaking off in several places leaving nasty sharp edges that cut me several times before I took a wire wheel to the area. The welds were super rough, and the bolt holes that held the shuttle bed to the frame were far enough off alignment that the needle constantly scraped against the side of the opening, fraying the thread. The only way to center the needle in the hole was to use only the first of the three bolts, which worked for the first ten stitches, but would eventually work its way back out of alignment and break the thread.This is so frustrating. I spent three day getting "this close" to having it working. But between the misalignment of the shuttle bed bolts and the sharp chrome flakes, I'm calling it quits. It has SO much potential - there's just too many little things that keep it from being usable.

I read a lot of reviews and watched quite a few videos and decided to take a chance. Glad I did!The machine arrived fairly well packed. There were no bolts and pieces at the bottom of the box but the Styrofoam was broken in places. It was in a plastic bag and very well coated with oil for rust prevention (denatured alcohol cleaned it up nicely).The machine came with ZERO instructions...so You Tube is your friend here.Overall, it looked in good shape. I had heard/seen many videos on the stand/legs being cheap and weak...but I found that lightly hammering the legs to fully fit made it a lot sturdier than what I had seen. I am still planning to make my own mount for it but the legs worked fine initially (Make sure you mount it so the two of the three legs are positions at the needle side of the machine for stability.Initially, I had trouble with the bobbin assembly and found that the timing of my machine was off (again, You Tube to the rescue). After some tweaking and adjusting it sewed right through some pretty heavy double thick leather (see photo).I thought I might upgrade to put a motor on it but have already found that I like the manual control.Overall, I am VERY pleased with what I have for the money and am excited to start some projects. But, it definitely is NOT a take it out of the box and use it immediately kind of machine. Easily worth the money though.

Has a learning curve,. Does a "decent" job, as long as you do your research and know what you are getting into with this machine and are willing to tinker, than you will be ok.If you expect to get professional results from this machine out of the box (or even after a few uses, you will be disappointed. This is not a professional sewing machine in any way shape or form, it is a very utilitarian machine that can help with heavy /thick leather and can be made to do "nice" work, but it will take time and effort to achieve those results.If you want a turn-key out of the box solution, you should look for a "real" leather sewing machine which is no where near the price range of this.Again, as long as you know what you are getting into when you buy this, and have managed your expectations, you will not be disappointed.

con: ive seen bad build quality in my time, but this is horrendous. Nevermind the boogery welds in one spot, then boogery brazing in others., it looks like someone had a 36 grit flap disc and just went nuts. All armatures are wavy and deep cut sand marks. Pocketed surface from bad casting on the crank wheel. And I have no idea what is going on with the shuttle bed. It’s like all parts were roughed to size, assembled and shipped.Pro:I have not used this yet, but the functionality seems to be sound. Welds seem to at least have some integrity. Parts all seem to be in the right places and the function of the sewing machines action appears smooth, right out the gate. Yes, I knew it wasn’t gonna look great for the price, but I was a bit surprised on how “garage shop” built it looked. I’m a metal fabricator so In the end I’m not that upset about the purchase. I can clean up the finish down the road if I choose. But as far as functional sewing machine for around the $100 price point. I am content with my purchase. Those of you not mechanically inclined. This might require more tlc than you’re assuming.