The Speedy Stitcher for Repairs

[Gulf Coast Handyman]

Originally Posted by wDonkey

Hey dave
IMO the speedy stitcher wont work in such thick material. i broke two needles in two 1/16" piece of leather i was trying to sew together so i resigned and drilled every holes with a dremel and then i sew the thing by hand double stitching everything tight.

I was afraid of that, thank you!

Dave

[FreeMan08]

Originally Posted by Gulf Coast Handyman

I was afraid of that, thank you!

Dave

Usually on material that heavy, pre drilled, or punched holes would be best.
regards
Ed

[AlArchie]

Tandy sells "stitch punches" that make a series of slash holes for stitching. Then you can either stitch by hand or use one of the handy stitchers. I'll see if I can find a link.

OK, here it is
http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/e...s/3008-00.aspx
Al

[FreeMan08]

I've used the single hole kind, like the one at the bottom of the Tandy page that Al posted. Works fine and makes stiching easy, and neat.
regards
Ed

[wDonkey]

for whats it worth : i found a tracing wheel like this one below and grinded half the teeth (skiping one grinding one) then on a wooden board i drilled every hole with the dremel (it gets you there quite fast) then i found that hand stitching was faster/tighter than with the speedy stitcher for my application

heres the result of the project :

[Gulf Coast Handyman]

Thank you Ed and Al, I tried pre drilling and it worked great!

Dave