Heavy Duty Sewing Machines – Comparison to Standard Home Sewing Machines – Sewing Machines Los Angeles

Heavy duty sewing machines also known as commercial or industrial sewing machines are used to sew up and put together pretty much anything you can think of, from car interiors and furniture to leather and other thick materials. These machines have a higher and stronger capacity. Everything about this machine is larger and stronger. The motor has a large capacity and the various accessories such as needles are much stronger and come in different sizes and models specific for whatever you want to sew. You may be considering buying a heavy duty sewing machine but maybe you are not too sure if is it the right solution for you.

Well there are a couple of differences between a heavy duty machine and a standard home machine. If you use the wrong machine for a sewing job you could either damage your work or damage the machine itself. Here are a few differences:

• The most common difference is in the needles used. I’m sure if you have had any experience with using a sewing machine you have probably broken the needle a few more times than once. This was because you used the wrong needle and tension setting on the wrong fabric. On a standard sewing machine, you are generally sewing lightweight fabrics but even then you still have to change the needle used depending on the fabric type. Well, a standard machine can only sew lightweight fabrics up to an extent as there will be a fabric where you have used the strongest and thickest needle on the machine but it just won’t get the job done. This is where it is time to change your sewing machine and use a machine with a higher and stronger capacity.
• Another difference is in the motors used on the different machines. Standard machines have a smaller motor that provides just enough power to do the job. Because industrial sewing machines do more and sew larger and stronger fabrics, more power is needed to do the job and therefore a larger and more powerful motor is used.
• Then an obvious difference between the two machines is in the space under the lever-foot. You might have also had an experience using your standard machine where you had a challenge trying to squeeze thick layers of fabric under the lever-foot but you were not successful and even if you did manage to fit the material through a disaster such as your needle or possible something else breaking and things got messed up. Well, an industrial machine has a lever-foot that can be adjusted accordingly and allow for much thicker fabrics to pass through with ease.

I always say, if in doubt – ask! There is no use in buying the wrong machine only for a sewing disaster to happen. If is sounds like your standard sewing machine is failing on you due to some of the points covered, then you should consider looking for industrial sewing machines.