Leather Cobbler Machine Cobbler Sewing Machine, Shoe Repair Machine with Manual Dual Cotton Nylon Line Sewing Machine for Upsolery, Clothes, Zippers and Tents

This machine arrives in mostly functional state, however go on youtube and you can learn learn how to set this machine up. There are a few moving parts on the machine that might need some observation to make sure they move freely. If any parts bind or rub they can be adjusted with washers at pivots to give rubbing parts some travel clearance. Use nylock nuts on some of these bolts, so they do not come apart as some bolts are there as pivots and not designed to be fully tightened. Many of the nut and bolt sizes are M6-1.0 Metric.Once you have the moving parts moving free and clear, then you should mount the machine on a wood pedestal riser and mount pedestal riser on a nice big flat piece of wood with rubber feet. Enough to clear the hand crank. Make sure machine is stable when cranking. Also lubricate all contact and pivot points with oil.The next thing to make sure is to know how to verify and possibly set the 'timing' if needed. This involves setting the rotating bobbin hook to swing right past the threaded needle, just as the needle goes to full depth and begins to go back up. Then learn to route the thread through the machine and set the thread tension.There are many youtube videos showing everything I have mentioned above. Once it is set up, it is an amazing machine! I have sewn through very thick material with zero issues. This machine is not 100% 'plug and play' but if you have the patience and some fabrication skills to set this machine up, you will have a machine that easily does what machines many times this price point can do. :-)

Even though I think this is an excellent sewing machine I gave it a 4 because of all the special attention I had to give it to realize that excellent status. This machine has been review by many others and I agree it comes well packaged but dirty and burred. It took a lot of disassembly, cleaning, scouring, wire brushing, scrubbing, filing, and buffing. Then reassembly, lubrication and tuning. The end result is a smooth running, reliable variation of the venerable Singer small bobbin 29K. This one came with cast aluminum frame the appeared to be powder coated. I've been using it for several weeks now and if anything it is smoother and easier to hand crank than ever. So easy in fact I wonder why there are those who want to add an electric motor. I appreciate the extra control I get due to the slower speed. expect to get years of use from this machine and my time preparing it will allow me to service it.

I dont even know where to start. This “machine” is a nightmare of perfectionist such as myself. I’ve seen ugly tools in my life. I was born in the USSR. I’ve seen vehicles welded from steel garbage containers. But THIS THING beats them all, no contest. It looks like it was assembled by a legally blind paraplegic on a dark night during earth quake and after that it was transported to final destination for 500 miles by pulling it behind a truck on a chain. And ONLY after that, dirty, oily and scratched, it was covered with CHROME! You bet it wont stick. And no - even if you are lucky to assemble it after watching youtube, and did not bleed to death by cutting yourself over sharp chips of chrome and oil paint that is peeling off, it is still NOT working all the time. I tried to sew a foam sole to a thin leather sleeper and broke 3 needles because they constantly hit metal plate on the bottom. The metal legs are a joke, the base plate is crooked, the thread holder is made from bent bolt, springs are attached by winding them over metal parts. The whole thing is filthy peace of sh covered with some used dirty engine or transmission oil. Do yourself a favor - dont buy it. Just dont.

I believe this machine is quite challenging to operate and adjust the tension and stitch size. It appears to be made of inexpensive materials, but it might be suitable for someone knowledgeable about such machines. It possesses considerable power for sawing leather.

Love it It sounds good and it's a great little machine. No problem, whatsoever.

The media could not be loaded. Machine will work, but be prepared to troubleshoot. Everything was filthy and covered in oil. Most metal surfaces were not deburred. The tripod that ships with it is unsafe to use. Metal chips in every possible place. I made a wood base for it to make it stable. That helped the most. The tripod went into the garbage. The handle to turn the crank had to be redone. I drilled the hole for the screw out to handle a larger screw and then countersunk it. Reversing the screw so the head is in the crank wheel instead of in the wood handle. Took a Dremel to the bobbin area. Every surface had edges sharp enough to scratch skin. After smoothing everything, bobbin feeds fine. The bobbin winder is a joke that I haven't figured out how to fix yet. Had to hold everything while trying to wind a bobbin. The bobbins have no hole to tie off the thread. So I used the micro drill bits from Dremel to put a small hole in the bobbin. This let me tie off the thread so I could wind it. Not a bad machine so far. I'll update this review after competing a project. Value for money:Much cheaper than a electric leather machine.

I did not expect a great machine out of the box but I got my hopes up after initially getting it unpacked. Everything looked really clean, no rust or major sharp areas. The screw that holds the plate over the bobbin sticks up some, but I expected that. A few rough or sharp edges, but very minor compared to what I expected. Then I moved the bobbin cover plate and all my hopes were dashed. A severe amount of rust/ corrosion under the entire plate and in the bobbin housing area. What I was hoping would a simple clean up of grease and minor edges I now know will take me quite a bit of time to get cleaned up. Now I am dreading seeing the remaining interior parts that are not visible. Oh well, I expected to put some work into this machine, but was not expecting the amount of rust and corrosion I found inside of it.