Review on YUEWO Leather Hand Shoe Repair Machine: Small, Heavy Duty 👞 Cobbler Sewing Machine for Expert Manual Sewing with Dual Cotton Nylon Line by Kristen Reid

These units are sold by a number of sellers on Revain and competing websites. In general, the quality of the finishes is relatively low, but if you're willing to do something yourself, they're of great value. Packing: The outer shipping carton is roomy, but the Chinese can't seem to make strong styrene padding. Coarse cell styrenic foam disintegrates in transit, especially in heavy cast iron products. As a result, I had to straighten a few bent components. OUT OF THE BOX In my case the machine was properly assembled and tested (sewn faux leather pattern under the sewing foot) and worked out of the box. PREPARATION AND FINISHING Chrome plating quality is generally poor, with many delaminations, voids (dirty surface not prepared) and unevenness. Many rough edges will need to be filed and graded with 600 grit sanding to avoid damage to the leather. (See photo of screw head that needed to be flattened) The spool stand doesn't support a large spool of filament, so I made a round base plate and cut and drilled a piece of dowel to make it work (see photos of spool and dowel). ). MAJOR DEFECT The BIGGEST problem was the wrong position of the winder and the spindle diameter. Post-processing of the coiler's stamped metal base is required. I welded on a small piece of .034" steel to allow for a pivot hole for the reel winding rod to make contact with the drive gear. Also added a rubber hose to the drive gear to improve performance (the reel rod slides over the chrome finish of the drive gear) .Contact cement was used to attach rubber to steel.(SEE PHOTOS. The pencil shows the original location of the hole, and the other shows the plate screwed into the hole in the correct position so the spool can make contact with the drive wheel ) CONSTRUCTION Others say the base and legs are weak, but you'll get started. Watch some YouTube videos to learn more about operation, multi-threading, troubleshooting, and improvements for these machines. A persistent complaint is with the Quality control incompatible This 100 year old design can be transformed into a beast capable of all e to sew canvas, fabric or leather to put under your sewing foot for a 20% discount on the cost of really ready-to-use brands. CONCLUSION: Only buy this if you can and want to fiddle around for a few hours.