Outer presser feet for portable walking foot machines

[esantoro]

I just got off the phone with Yamata-Feiyue USA. They have outer presser feet for these machines. $10 each plus shipping.

I was about to pay $33 for one of these with the teeth ground off for use with leather, but decided to buy two standard feet and do the grinding myself.

I'm placing the order tomorrow. Please let me know if anyone is interested in adding to the order. My feet are for the zig zag machine and are a bit wider than the feet for the straight stitch machine. I will ask Yamata- Feiyue USA if they can also ship the outer feet for the straight-stitch machine.

Ed

[esantoro]

How to add 1/4" presser foot clearance on these portable walking foot machine to get a total clearance of 1/2", maybe even a bit more.

1. grind off 1/8" off bottom of outer presser foot

2. grind down the screw slot of the outer presser foot 1/8"

3. grind off 1/8" from end of arm that the outer presser foot screws into.

4. There may be a way to add additional clearance by adjusting four screws that hold the inner and outer presser foot in place along their posts.

Regarding #3, these arms should be the same for the straight stitch machines and the zig zag machines, though I can't be sure.

I was getting set to seriously consider investing in an additional $3k machine, but I think I may have found a way to make this $300 machine do the work I needed. I know she'll do 207/138 standing on her head. Now I'm going to see if she'll do 277/138 and 277/207.

Ed

[esantoro]

277/138 no problem. Haven't yet tried 277/207, but not really sure I even need it for the intended application.

Ed

[esantoro]

Latest findings:

Grinding is only necessary to remove the outer presser foot teeth so they don't mark leather.

It is actually very simple to raise the clearance of the outer presser foot: loosen two screws, adjust to the height needed, tighten those two screws.

For the inner foot: loosen one screw, adjust height, and tighten.

This is a very cool little machine.

Ed

[hiloboy]

Ed, so you tryed 277/138 in the machine what size needle did you use with that size thread? also what size needle did you use with the 207/138 thread thanks for the info..

do you have to make screw holes bigger or is there room for that adjustment on the machine already?

[esantoro]

Ed, so you tryed 277/138 in the machine what size needle did you use with that size thread? also what size needle did you use with the 207/138 thread thanks for the info..

do you have to make screw holes bigger or is there room for that adjustment on the machine already?

I used a 24 needle with 277/138. Previously I had been using 207/138 to prep some suede pockets. I use a 24 needle for both.

I'm not sure which screw holes you are referring to.

Ed

[hiloboy]

It is actually very simple to raise the clearance of the outer presser foot: loosen two screws, adjust to the height needed, tighten those two screws.

For the inner foot: loosen one screw, adjust height, and tighten.

Ed, the screws i was talking about are the one in this quote.. did you make the holes longer for the adjustment or is there room for that adjustment already for up and down height of the feet..

[esantoro]

It is actually very simple to raise the clearance of the outer presser foot: loosen two screws, adjust to the height needed, tighten those two screws.

For the inner foot: loosen one screw, adjust height, and tighten.

Ed, the screws i was talking about are the one in this quote.. did you make the holes longer for the adjustment or is there room for that adjustment already for up and down height of the feet..

The threaded screw holes do not need to be modified in any way. It's a very simple adjustment. One thing that might need to be modified is the top of the inner presser foot. If you raise the inner presser foot too far, the top of it will hit against a metal bushing, not allowing you to fully lift the presser foot release. You'll need to grind a bit of the top of the inner presser foot. This isn't a big deal, as there's a lot of excess steel there anyway.

Ed