Singer Heavy Duty Vs. Sailrite Industrial Walking Foot Sewing Machine for Thick Fabrics and Leather
Вставка
- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- In this video Rani from Granny Wheels introduces the Sailrite Ultrafeed industrial walking foot sewing machine and explains why he purchased it recently after using the Singer Heavy Duty sewing machine for making leather bracelets during the last year.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
01:28 Singer Heavy Duty sewing leather bracelets demonstration
03:08 Explaining why I bought the Sailrite Ultrafeed walking foot sewing machine: because it can sew thicker fabrics. The Singer Heavy Duty cannot sew very thick fabrics and use thicker threads.
05:40 Explaining what happens when trying to use a sewing machine that is not built for heavier fabrics: you get skipped stitches and uneven stitches.
06:45 How to tune the Singer Heavy Duty to avoid skipped and uneven stitches.
09:05 Sailrite Ultrafeed sewing demonstration.
10:17 Explaining another advantage of the Sailrite Ultrafeeed: user friendly speed control.
11:25 Demonstrating the Sailrite Monster wheel which allows for slower sewing and manual sewing.
11:58 The Singer Heavy Duty foot pedal modification into a manual speed controller.
12:48 Advantages of the Singer Heavy Duty: a wide variety of stitch patterns and presser feet.
14:27 Sewing two layers of thick leather with the Sailrite Ultrafeed.
CAMERAS: iPad Air 16G, iPhone 6, Sony Cybershot, DJI Mavic Mini
EDITING: Clipchamp
LIGHTING: Sunlight
MUSIC: Fesliyan Studios
www.fesliyanst...
GRANNY WHEELS:
Official website:
www.grannywhee...
Etsy:
www.etsy.com/i...
Amazon:
www.amazon.com...
VIDEOS:
How to Slow Down a Sewing Machine that is Running too Fast - Singer Heavy Duty Hacks
• How to Slow Down a Sew...
How I Customized My Singer Heavy Duty Sewing Machine for Leather Stitching - The Granny Wheel Story
• How I Customized My Si...
THREADS:
Desirable Life Bonded Nylon N66 Sewing Thread 1500 Yards Size #69 T70 210D/3 for Leather Denim Hand Machine Craft Shoe Repairing Strong Heavy Duty High Temperature Resistant Waterproof (Army Green)
www.amazon.com...
ANMINY Bonded Nylon N66 Sewing Thread 700 Yards Size #138 T135 420D/3 for Leather Denim Hand Machine Craft Shoe Bag Repairing Extra Strong Heavy Duty High Temperature Resistant Waterproof - Brown
www.amazon.com...
NEEDLES:
Schmetz Leather Machine Needle Size 18/110: www.amazon.com...
Groz-Beckert® #20 Leather Sewing Machine Needles 135x16 Triangular Point (10 pack)
www.sailrite.c...
SEWING MACHINES:
Sailrite® Ultrafeed® LS Walking Foot Sewing Machine (110V)
www.sailrite.c...
SINGER Heavy Duty Sewing Machine With Included Accessory Kit, 110 Stitch Applications 4432, Perfect For Beginners, Gray
us.amazon.com/...
PRESSER FEET:
Smooth Left Foot Set for Sailrite® Ultrafeed® LS & Leatherwork® Sewing Machine
www.sailrite.c...
SINGER | Sewing Machine Accessory Kit, Including 9 Presser Feet, Twin Needle, and Case, Clear - Sewing Made Easy
us.amazon.com/...
LEATHER:
www.etsy.com/s...
The man may not live in a palace (excellent view though) but he has a Sailrite and a Singer Heavy Duty. So he's blessed beyond measure. 👍
thanks for this. great video. wanted to mention there is an adjustable potentiometer(adjusted with a small flathead screwdriver) in the singer foot pedal. its right beside "VR2" on the main board. at 12:18
the manual feed handle you made on the singer machine is genius
Fantastic explaination of two workhorse machine. And the view is breathtaking. Thank you.
Great info, thank you for making this video! I have been a long-time Sailrite owner and fan, and am currently doing a multi-video review series on the Singer HD, which will include a comparison with the Sailrite soon. Your video gave me some additional things to think about in the process, thanks!
Thank you for this video. The info here answered a lot of the questions I had about the Singer heavy duty and the difference between the Singer and the much bigger industrial machines. Thank you.
My first heavy duty sewing machine was the singer 4432. Although it's said to be a heavy duty, at my first attempt to sew a canvas, don't recall how many layers, the timing went off. After that I bought a Chinese heavy duty called Emery similar to barracuda , and with that one was able to sewing on multiple layers of the canvas
That sounds like good information. We are sewing canvas bags with an industrial machine but looking to get a few machines for classes. I found the Emery machine online on the manufacturer’s website but I cannot find somewhere to buy it. Where did you get yours from?
@@arisskarpetis Chinese "Aurora A-2153-HM" looks almost the same.
good info. TFS! I slowed down my machine by putting a small block of wood under the front edge so it doesnt depress fully.
I did that with a serger foot pedal!
Excellent explanation. Answering many questions I had going through my mind whilst looking for a heavy duty machine. Great stuff.
Muchas gracias por los consejos, quisiera una sailrite, espero en algún momento poder comprarla.
Thank you so much for producing this video. I’m a hobbyist leather maker and spending big money on a sailrite is just not justifiable at this time. Really great content that helped out. 👍
I have a Singer HD, same model as yours. I sew fabric with it except for boat canvas, then go to my Sailrite LSZ-1. Sailrite has great customer support.
Best sewing video for my purposes. Answered many of my questions.
Absolutely great video, vey informative. Thank you so much!!
I have the Ultrafeed LSZ model with the monster wheel. I have been doing some leather, but your demo was awesome. One thing I do have is a few sets of feed dogs and presser feet. The set for canvas is serrated, very sharp. It will leave a track on leather and even waxed canvas. So I have another set that is smooth, and another that has a light knurling. Sailrite does say that if you have a special request for feet that you should let them know. They might make it! I am quite happy with Sailrite, their customer service is awesome, great vids on yourtube, and they sell a ton of stuff for sewing.
👍Eric Grant has made Sailrite one of the most user-friendly products in the sewing industry! Right here at home in Indiana!
I have the HD to me it is a good starter but I definitely need something much bigger
The singer for lighter garment fabrics ( # 69 is a struggle ) , the Sailrite for medium weight fabric ( will run tek 92 thread max ).
Great tips. BTW, how can I avoid the presser mark on the leather? I am using a Singer even feed. It always leaves a step on the vegetable leather.
The Singer and the Phaff companys were purchased by a huge conglomerate. Singer had the brand name recognition and Phaff had the superior technology. So they rebranded the Phaff to be known as Singer. If you ever had a Phaff 260 360 its the same machine with a different name. This did make Phaffs cost less. A good thing.
Subscribed, love the drone shot of apt
Thanks ! I put a lot of thought into that shot...I appreciate the compliment. Cheers !
you are very good teacher
Thank you for doing this video, and also for your thoughtful and careful explanations
I'm in the process of looking for a heavy-duty machine and was wondering if the singer is "good enough" for my needs.
You've helped very much!
Right now Im sorting out a brothet industrial eith a clutch motor. When you speak of high speed I hear you. I changed the pully wheel to a smaller size, 45mm. Just received a shorter belt, yet to install it. Nrxt step will be the extend the clutch arm, see how that goes. Why all this. I eant to see if I teally need a walking foot machine. Im still up in the air about a switch to a servo motor. Testing continurs.
My singer heavy duty hasn’t worked for 2 weeks! Had it in shop now twice won’t stay in timing and sewing 500 Codura and Singer will not return emails or phone calls!! Just bought a $120 Brother and it works great
Great review. FYI Check out these very strong magnets: Style Sewing Machine Multi-Purpose Tool, 2024 Upgrade Magnetic Seam Guide for Sewing Machine Polygonal Strong Magnetic Gauge.
My Singer HD gets all gummed up with #69 Nylon Bonded thread, does yours feed normally?
I'd love for you to help me with my machine...Sailrite has been no help..My LZ1 doesn't sew two pieces of anything together consistently...Ready to use it as a spare boat anchor
Please can I have the link of your presser Heavy Duty’s foot? Not the kit….the single one that you use in your videos….🙏🙏🙏🙏thank you so much
www.amazon.com/Kalevel-Machine-Babylock-Euro-Pro-Simplicity/dp/B07N2PJN6K/ref=sr_1_8?crid=1V1YY9BMOG5X5
@@grannywheelsthank you very much 😊
In my experience, high-density dacron with four layers on corners is more difficult to sew than 3 mm leather. Please give the folded 1" edging in dacron that Sailrite sells. and quadruple it up. Thanks, don out.
Great video! Bless your heart
The sailrite is not sold in Canada I think??
I love my Sailrite 😊
I don't know what kind of motor you have in that singer, i have the 4423 and it barley makes it through paper size leather.
4432. Which is a little stronger.
@@Yvanahh they have same motor. 4423 has more stitches and different color.
what foot do you have on the Singer? I need that!
do you 3d print some of your parts for the belts
Thanks.
I hate my Singer HDuty 4452. I used it gleefully about 3x, and then something went wrong and now it wont sew through thin cotton. I bought an 120 year old Singer treadle machine to use instead I was so upset. The HD4452 just sits and I am thinking of selling it strongly. However, watching you here is kind of mind blowing. I may have to relook at why my Machine went out. Any advice is welcome Sir.
It sounds like your timing is off. There are videos on youtube, you can fix yourself
ua-cam.com/video/fzhR6PNlI4E/v-deo.htmlsi=FiEI4oYTNfMe6i0O
@@silversprout4586 Thank you. It turns out you are right. I did just that about a week ago, and it works beautifully now, just like the one in this video. I'll admit to feeling extremely fearful, and actually sweating from the process. Turns out its a lot simpler that the scary picture I had created in my mind. I hope that encourages someone else, who like me was intimidated. I also oiled the machine properly and now it runs 80% quieter than when I got it new. I'll still be selling it, as in the last week, I decided to rehab (completely disassemble) a 1903 Singer 27-4 treadle machine, on the back of the success of the HD4452), and though its been a LOT of work, the machine literally.... sings. Its so much quieter and respectable to me than the new machines. So, while its fixed, it will be for sale soon :) Thanks for commenting!
Do you know if the SHD machine can sew Sunbrella/Pfifertex material?
Would this singer model be ok for sewing polypropylene webbing?
Where did you source that adjustable guide ont he pressser foot?
Excellent information
When you use a sewing machine beyond it's capabilities, you risk destroying a needle in seconds and more costly, you risk throwing the timing off! I did this once on my Bernina Denim machine and it will stop you in your tracks until you get your machine back in a couple weeks from the repair person with a hefty bill.! Do some slow testing and never run the machine faster than you need to. There are no brakes on these and you do not know when you will run into trouble until it's too late. The only brakes you have are when that poor needle strikes something that it shouldn't. I ordered 110/18 that is the max needle my Singer will handle with my #92 Bonded Polyester thread. I've been testing with the 100/16 and I was impressed......until I bent/jammed it in very slow speed............. until I bent a needle at slow speed........ I was going slow enough that when I heard the sound and backed out, I didn't think it was hard enough to bend the needle....... but I did. BTW, I have the Singer HD 4830C 18 stitch from the mid 90's..... oldie but a goodie.......Funny how one simple mistake can end a needle's life like that. BTW, I sew polypropylene tubing (slings)/ straps for utility work and slings from around the yard......Timing and placement are very important, so, don't go trying to straighten that needle, they are cheap enough! CALL JOANN!
I have a singer sewing machine used industrial purpose.
Sewing leather onto shoes.
It needs to be used for its amazing mechanical engineering.
I am using the Singer Heavy Duty to sew leather for shoe making but many parts are glued first to hold seams together and the Singer gets sticky and won't sew, have you had this problem?
@@dianeeugster9670 my old machine uses oil to keep it on thread and in it machinery so I haven't seen this problem before
I would not have that Singer as a gift. I have the LSZ1 Sailrite, as well as Singer models 66 hand crank 1919, 99K aluminum 1922, 201-2 1946, 221 1964, and 301, any one of which is a better machine than that Singer. For zigzagging I choose from a Viking 1200, 1250, SE or Diamond. Machine choice depends on the type of task at hand. The 66 will sew long after the 4452 is defunct.
Is the singer 4432 is better than the 4423? Im trying to get one according to amazon 4423 is more popular. Which singer model would you recommend good sir? I mainly use it to hem my denim jeans.
La única diferencia entre ellas es la cantidad de puntadas. Yo prefiero la 4423. Pagar por ma's puntadas au'n cuando no las vamos ha usar.. .
Hallo, kannst Du mir bitte sagen welchen Nähfüße Du benutzt um das Leder zu nähen?😅
I love the fly wheel handle where can one be purchased?
GRANNY WHEELS:
Official website:
www.grannywheels.com
Etsy:
www.etsy.com/il-en/shop/GrannyWheels
Amazon:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0B6G7XVY6
Can I use the singer heavyduty for the sea cover upholstery?
Sorry, I wouldn't know unless I tried it myself. It also depends on how many layers you plan on sewing.
I'm a beginner sewist and am looking at sewing leather onto fabric, like drop cloth or canvas. It sounds like the Singer would work for that, correct?
Basically yes, unless the leather is very thick and hard.
@@grannywheels Thank you! I won't be using the thick leather. I'm just looking into sewing thin leather to make some decorative pillows for myself.
You should be fine then@@BobbiMac08
What kind of Presser Foot are you using?
Which Singer model are you using pls.
4432
Next pellet gun versus 45 acp what one's better ?
Depends on the job you're doing wth it. If you have rabbits raiding the blueberry bushes in your garden in the city, see how long it takes for the cops to show up after you take several shots with a 45. Playing COD too much makes *everyone* a special operator, I guess.
The only thing I don't like about the singer heavy duty is how far the needle is. When you remove that front (or side?) cover, you see that the only reason for it being this big is to hold an aluminum piece that holds the little lamp and the screw for the cover. That's the main reason I'm ditching it for an older Singer model.
The Sailrite is not an industrial machine. It is a portable heavy duty machine with a walking foot. It's all about the punch power from the motor.
all Internet all e bay is suddenly all about Singer Heavy Duty - in the last 24 hours there are more than 10 4423 Heavy duties on auction- what is this - some repair shop- sale? Bobin Case replacement University organised by Currys?
The walking foot attachments are useless from my experience. Maybe for layers of lightweight fabric.
speed up 1.5x . trust me
"Heavy Duty Singer vs Sailrite is like a Yugo vs Mercedes
And the difference in price is $1,000.
The sailrite is not an industrial machine. Even sailrite calls it a heavy duty sewing machine. For a sewing machine to be called industrial there are parameters that have to be met that the sailrite machine doesn’t even come close to. Now the sailrite fabricator is an industrial sewing machine, but the LS1 and the LZ1 are just heavy duty.
If they are just heavy duty then why the $1000 price tag?
Industrial sewing machine - can sew continuously without stopping
Heavy duty - has a more powerful motor than sewing machines of the same size and will have better quality parts. But the motor will have a duty cycle of 1 hour of "continuous" sewing with a 20 minute cooling period. Don't let this video confuse you, this is not an accurate comparison. The Sailrite machine is designed to sew and repair sails and is a walking foot machine. Whereas the Singer HD is designed to do home domestic sewing projects, sewing denim jackets would be the max for this machine since it has a 1 amp motor. The Singer HD is comparable to the sewing machines that were made back in the 1960's and 70's. The all metal frame sewing machines, but all those machines came with a 0.3 to 0.5 amp motor. Where the Singer HD gets the rating of "heavy duty", it comes with a 1 amp motor, with everything thing else reaming the same. So think of the Singer HD as a vintage sewing machine but with a 1 amp motor.
Now let's compare the portable "walking foot" machines that start out around $370.00. Why the $1,000 price tag for the Sailrite machines. These Sailrite machines have a thicker casting, and the parts on the inside are cast with a steal alloy instead of the cheaper cast iron parts. Now the Sailrite machines are assembled to use aboard sailboats and yachts. They come with everything you need to start sewing. You don't have to buy any accessories, just buy thread and needles and start sewing. It also comes with a lifetime warranty if any part should break. The cheaper portable walking foot machines don't come with any accessories and some of the parts inside need to be upgraded. So when it all said and done for how much money you'll need to spend upgrading the cheaper walking foot machine to match the Sailrite machines, the price will end up being the same.
The Singer is a pile of rubbish, the only thing heavy about it is when used as a paper weight. Let’s be honest here if you try and sew anything heavy on it you will continue to knock the bobbin timing off! I know this from personal experience, in my opinion I’d literally save the money and buy a Juki or Juke walking foot for less money than the sailrite. The sailrite is also very restricted in the foot clearance, and it’s expensive compared to the Juke or Juki, the only thing going for it is the size compared to others etc. it’s just the price that makes me comment as such. The sailrite is super loud too. But thanks for the. Idea nonetheless the less.
The singer ‘heavy duty’ will struggle to sew 2 layers of tissue paper. Don’t know how this fellow seems to think they are on any comparable level whatsoever. I have a singer ‘heavy duty’. I have reset the timing the first three times i used it. Will sell it on it at the first opportunity.
Which one?
So he's lying?
I have the singer heavy duty and its amazing. Ive used it on denim, vinyl, leather, thick layers, and even more light weight fabrics. Maybe you got a dud.
Which model you have? This fellow has the 4432. Do you have the same? Or 4423 or maybe even 4411 which are weaker models?
yes well 200 machine v/s 1000 dollar machine
That new Singer model is garbage... it easily breaks. Just get an old Singer model.
Your background music is not needed