GCCSJ Leather Sewing Machine Cobbler Stitching Machine Shoe Repair Machine with Dual Cotton Nylon Line for Sewing Upsolery, Bags, Tents, Clothes, Belt and Coats

Do not buy this instead of a singer or Brother if you want to use if for a NORMAL type sewing machine. For 100 or so dollars this is a good deal for sewing leather and "stuff". This is not an all in one machine.I did not pay attention to the bottom bobbin case when I went to put thread on BECARFUL!!! with this system it is very easy to get the timing of the bottom bobbin off. I also filed the bottom bobbin case around the "bottom on the edge to round the edge a bit. This will help the top thread slip by or around the lower bobbin case (the one filed). Playing around I can sew upholstery weight cloth to the cutout, side-panel of a plastic coffee can. I gave it 5 stars because, it works like its supposed to, it is a really good deal for the money, and it is built like a tiger tank.

This product works great for this price point. BUT. There is a large learning curve and quite a bit of setup (at least with my machine). If not mechanically inclined or know someone who is who’s willing to help than this machine is not for you. I probably watched 6hours of YouTube and fiddled with machine for 3 before I finally got it sewing nice. And sew nicely it does. Had no problem with triple 7# leather, double denim and a patch, and heavy tow straps. Handles small to large threads with ease. Modifications are needed if using larger spools. Stand is pretty chincy but will work. But let’s face it if you can get this thing to work building a stand out of a piece of plywood and a block of 4*4 is a walk in the park.

I like this product, but it needs to come with better instructions for assembling and threading. It took me awhile to figure it out. It does work fine though.

Putting this machine together would be much simpler if the holes were drilled properly. Was missing at least 1 nut, and the legs sent with are almost useless.I'm hoping it'll work once put together, not going well so far.

Bit of a pain to get dialed in as there's more to the machine than instructions include but if you look up Harrison Hightower on YouTube, he has a lot of great tips and tutorials on the machine that really helped me get this thing rolling.Can't say anything bad about this. Just be warned it's not perfect out of the box. You have spend a few hours filing some things down and dialing a few settings in but for the price, it's worth it compared to buying a $600-$3,000 machine. Good buyAdded a few brass washers in between the arms and the machine to smoothen up the roll as well as added LEDs as it's hard to see when working with dark leathers. Some of the bobbins it came with had rough edges that would catch in the shuttle causing the bottom thread to keep breaking. Tried everything and eventually noticed it was the bobbin itself so if you come across the same problem, check the perimeter of your bobbin and sand it down