Mahine identification.

[pampootie]

Hi,

 

I have recently rescued a machine stitcher labelled Frabano. Can some one point me in the right direction to find out more about this machine. thankyou.

 

I have some pictures, but I am unsure as to how to post them.

[petercoulson]

It is a Frobana outsole stitcher, they still have parts available if you can afford them. Needles also cost a fortune (more than £5 each?) so if it came with plenty you can experiment. A nice little machine for light work but not very common any more, it makes its own groove as it stitches.

[gav]

Evil bit of kit don't waste your time and money. We used to spend hours faffing around with the one we had. Does do a good stitch when working correctly, but very often wont

[keithm]

Evil bit of kit don't waste your time and money. We used to spend hours faffing around with the one we had. Does do a good stitch when working correctly, but very often wont

I concur, I've spent days trying to get 'rescued' Frobana's to work in the past, bloody nightmare

[pampootie]

Thanks for the replies.

 

It is running, but I,m not in a position to say how well, as I dont have any thread for it, or indeed good info on the method of threading the machine. I ran a piece of leather through it, and it appears to feed in the leather without skipping a beat, and the needle forms a stitch at regular distance. So at a first glance it seems to be working. But of course until its threaded properly, I wont know for sure. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. So as a complete novice to shoemaking at the moment, I,m all ears. Thanks.