Leather Sewing Machine, The New Cobbler Machine, Manual Leather Stitcher for Shoes Repair, Bags & Belts Dual Speed Cotton/Nylon Thread Handheld Sewing Tool（Aluminum）

Please research the Chinese Leather Shoe Patcher (CLSP) on the internet. This is a utilitarian machine, not a retail-grade unit with all sorts of nice plastic covers and precise fit and finished parts. This beast does one thing and that is sew leather and it ain't going to win any beauty contests. So why did I buy it???? Value! A brand name, hand operated leather sewing machine costs around $1,500. WTH?!? I use this for crafts, prototypes, and just for fun, not a commercial shop. When I got mine, I had to unpack it and I suggest having a vacuum close at hand to suck up all the small beads of styrofoam that are attached to the plastic wrap. You have been warned...... You get 3 legs, a center part for the stand and the bolts and washers somewhere in that sea of cheap styrofoam, and one giant bag with the machine in it (which probably has holes in it to allow some more styrofoam beads to get in like mine). When I bolted mine on, I put the two legs under the machine's arm to provide the best stability and the bolt patterns did not line up well, but just use what holes you can until you build your own. Next I pulled the plastic bag off to reveal my new industrial-grease smelling (and covered) machine. Note that the finish is well, crap, there was metal machine shavings, grease covering everything, and sharp edges here and there so be warned. The only assembly of the machine was to put the wheel with the crank on by inserting the arms with the rollers into the grooves and then putting the nut on to hold it all together. You can now spend an hour or so with a roll of paper towels and a cleaner and degrease this thing. You will have a piece of leather in the needle which will show you it did work once in china and some spare parts like extra bobbins in a bag tied to one tensioner so remember to remove that before playing around. NOTE 1, the machine comes with the top thread already threaded in so don't just pull it out until you know how to thread it again. IE, pay attention to how it is threaded when you get it. The bobbin is threaded too, so you you can see how that works as well. Now you may be tempted to use the spool of thread that comes with this machine that is nothing more than plastic fishing line, I advise just tossing that, it is crap and will not sew right. Use your own thread to try this thing out. NOTE 2: you do NOT have to take that screw out of the lower arm to access the bobbin, you just pry up on the plate where the indent is enough to get over that peg you will see and it pivots on that screw to allow you to pull the bobbin up. NOTE 3: getting the bobbin out is a pain unless you have a thin screwdriver, small needle nose pliers, or a magnet from the fridge to pop it out. You have to remove the bobbin and carrier too. Just follow the way it is threaded when you got it or look it up on-line. The finish is rough, real rough. I took a dremel and the felt polishing wheels and some compound and polished the bobbins, carrier, and also the holder for the carrier, but that is up to you. NOTE 4: when you go to use this for the first time, use scrap leather. the presser foot is real sharp and will mar the leather. I used the scrap piece the first time and it left no marks, the next was my thick veg tan and it narled it up good. You will need to add some liquid electrical tape or sand down the teeth on the feet if that is a concern to you. Note 5, I found this things bobbin winder to be a total piece of crap and would wind my first bobbin by hand to ensure some tension on the thread. So after all this, where is the value? Well I saved over $1380.00, spent about 2-3 hours making this thing "less ugly" and less greasy and it will sew over 1/4" of leather with no problem, right out of the box with the factory needle and my T-70 thread. So for me it was a great value. Just manage your expectations, prepare to put in some elbow grease, and have a little patience. Good luck!

I was spoiled at an old job using a very nice machine, but for this price am very happy with this little one. I love how simple it is and you can clearly see how everything works and is therefore easy to pinpoint anything going wrong. Had to lock tight the nut holding the crank shaft on. Still need to build a sturdier base, so haven’t used it for anything super heavy duty, but it’s worked fine for small jobs patching shoes/bags. I think once I get a base built and use it more I’ll get better at sewing straighter lines🤪 It arrived well packaged and had a good bit of grease, but rather that than rust. Found a good YouTube video on assembly and figured it out from there. Not difficult if you’re used to using tools and trying to figure out how basic things work. 4 stars not 5 cause I’m spoiled with a nicer machine and this is not a nice machine, but very utilitarian and not thousands of dollars

Like most will say, you gotta know what you're getting into when you buy this. It takes a little work to learn and get it running smoothly. Check out YouTube or the FB pages and you should quickly learn all bout this machine. Out of the box, the only real "fix" i needed to make was to adjust the bobbin arm (not the right term, but I don't know it). It had gotten bumped out of alignment in shipping and the needle didn't line up with the bobbing hole. Just needed to loosen some screws, adjust and then tighten back up. After that I had this thing stitching right off the bat. The biggest thing is you will need to get used to adjusting the tension. Once you get the hang of that you're golden. Lots of folks complained about the tripod. I found it to be sturdy (put two legs toward the front, not like the picture). But, the height of it, i found, was inconvenient for most situations, so I made mynown stand out of cut up 2x4. I didn't have to sand anything down. I might do that to the presser foot at some point. It does come very oily, I wiped it down. Really not other mods to run it for me, other than a thread stand. The bobbin winder can be a little finicky, but the bobbins are a weird size, so there's are not a ton of "out of the box" solutions. Once I got the hang of bobbing winding on the machine, not a big deal. So, I know this is a positive review filled with explanations about the quirks of the machine, but I just wanted to be plain about what you get. I love it. Got it running fast. Does what I need it to. Only complaint is that I ordered a silver machine. This was like a failed painting it green so let's call it silver. It looks like they started painting it green and gave up haha. I dont mind, buy FYI. You might just want to get a full green one

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