[QUOTE=ArchaicArcane;Why would a sewing machine require a heating system? (It's for shoe making, btw)[/QUOTE]
http://www.landiscanada.com/main.cfm...ATID=75&PID=59
from the leatherworkers web site
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They are finicky machines that have no throat to speak of so they are only foot for soles, you might get away sewing a belt on them but it wouldn't be my first choice."