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For my sister's birthday I put together a notepad portfolio. She's a counselor for the VA and also involved in horse therapy so I figured inlaying a horse profile would be fitting. I used 3oz vegtan with 1.8mm binder's boards as a core, the pockets are 3oz English bridle, the inset is also 3oz vegtan and also has a binder's board core. If anyone knows of Veteran or 1st Responder that can use counseling they can reach out to her https://www.adonairanchcounseling.org/

I'm considering getting a used 211w151, but I'm having difficultly finding much information about this exact model. Owner has 10 available, doesn't know if they work, and is asking 300$ each. I make kink gear, collars, cuffs, harnesses, etc, plus the occasional small items like wallets. I am using chrome tan leather in the 2-5oz range, max 4 layers, normal 1-2 layers. Unfortunately not a lot of options in my area (Northern VT), but would this machine even be capable of what I need it to do or would I be better off biding my time and hoping something better comes up? (Or just try and save up for a new compound/triple feed walking foot machine)

Oops you're right. This is the link. https://www.etsy.com/listing/1628261312/folded-edge-cylinder-arm-table-read-the It's for juki 341/1341 and clones but this is not exactly a Clone so I'll have to ask the manufacturer. Thanks Thank you @friquant . Apparently the problem is not the chain rubbing, I held onto the chain to prevent it from rubbing and there was no difference. Something in the mechanism feels clunky, I'm going to try the pedal and presser foot tension suggestions. Diameter of the bobbin is 25mm.

Try this link:

I don't have a source for patent leather, unfortunately, sorry about

Looks very sturdy. What is the diameter of the bobbins? Your chain is rubbing on the table. If willing, you can drill a hole closer to the machine that will be a straighter shot to the pedal. Also, if the chain still rubs, replace it with a cable, and make a slide for the cable out of some vinyl and grease the vinyl. Also at the foot pedal end, the chain is installed in the default (but unfortunate) position of out at the tip of the pedal. You probably don't need that much lift. Mine I drilled a new hole a couple inches down from the tip and it gives me enough travel will less force. Another help is to reduce your presser foot pressure. For very low pressure, I remove the presser foot spring, but on very thin fabrics I need to keep the spring installed.

This is a question that you should ask the manufacturer, if you can find their website, and if they have a contact form. If you can't find the manufacturer, contact the company that sold you the machine. Maybe they know how to reach the builder. You attempted to link to a flat bed attachment, but neglected to include the URL. Please try again.

its a western purse made to look like a saddle. Very popular back in the day. Tandy sold a pattern kit at one time.

When you say "saddle purse" what exactly are you looking for? A purse or a saddle bag? a purse that looks like a saddle or a purse made in the style of saddle bags? If you have a picture of what you want people can help you better. Doing a web search of "the vintage saddle purse pattern" brings a lot of different results.

Use the search function; there are several threads that may help you.

Hello. my machine just arrived! I promised I'd post some pics so here they are. thank you so much for your advice! it ended up costing 2,016 US$ Sadly the smaller table you guys recommended to me has to be imported and it's gonna be prohibitively expensive so I'll pass on that one. This is a typical TW3-343. I was planning on buying a typical 341 which is a direct clone of the Juki 341 but the seller told me there's a new version, that's why I went with this. It resembles a Juki 1341 but the bobbin winder is in a different place and it has full self lubrication, not only at the bottom like the 1341 AFAIK. it came with a 550w brushless servo motor. if you guys know which clone this machine is from I'd love to know. I have also want to know if this flat bed attachment will fit. the bobbins are HUGE, bigger than bobbins on my Seiko tf-5/6 and post bed. It also came with a binding attachment which I appreciate. I don't know if this is normal but the pedal that lifts the presser foot is not smooth at all and I have to press significantly harder than the motor pedal, it's uncomfortable to use with an office chair with casters, is this normal? I'm asking because I've never used anything other than a knee lift so I don't know if this is something I have to get used to or if it's something that needs to be addressed. I have a small speed reducer I bought from aliexpress couple years ago that I could Install but I'm hesitating since I've read some threads saying it doesn't work well with needle positioners.

Hello all. I am trying to locate the vintage saddle purse pattern. I have looked everywhere.. I am wondering if anyone in this group has the pattern?.

Yes,it looks like a 562 take up lever the 563 is longer.How does it sew?I doubt it will make much difference.

Here's a pic of the same machine right here in this very forum. I think it looks like a longer tension arm. I'd send pics to whoever "fixed" it and ask them.

Doris wore another cool Hollywood rig lol.

Hello group experts. I moved in July and the movers broke the take up arm on my Juki Lu563. I had a local company repair the machine paid for by the moving company. $730 repair cost. I got the machine back and it doesn’t seem to be sewing properly. hook is too close to the needle, hitting it going forward and appears to be slightly off going in reverse . I spent hours in the past getting this machine to perform flawlessly using help from this forum. Unfortunately the arm that was installed appears to be shorter and does not have the same lift and extension as the original arm did attached is a pic of the new arm installed on the machine I am sure that the old arm at least extended to the front edge of the flange guard to the left of the arm and the new arm does not extend out that far kind of like a Juki lu562 arm and upgrading to a 563 arm when doing a big bobbin conversion am I right ? Is this the wrong arm? thank you richard richardf1969@gmail dot com 9 05 73 00 844 text

Here's the image from the engineer's manual. I don't bother with measuring this adjustment---I just make sure the latch opens far enough to allow thick thread pass through, and make sure the latch doesn't bind. By the way, it's the needle thread that goes through the latch, and the latch should open to allow the needle thread to go through as soon as the needle thread is ready. (Otherwise there will be some popping sounds as the thread gets forced through a closed latch)

This lever is what typically raises the presser feet and leaves them raised

I know zero about your specific machine but lots of these machines are clones of one another. Take another look at the videos you were sent and be sure they're not the same machine.

In a word - yes. With a splitter you can split down the heavier leather to have keepers that are the same tannage and color of the strap. When I was doing production belts I made loop stock from the piece I cut off straightening the side at the top. I cut all my belts down to the "break" in the side. On the remainder of the side I made one or two passes with a strap cutter in the mid area between the top of the flanks for more loop stock. My loop stock from the top was usually firm and good. From the lower hide i cased it heavy and used a slicker to run some stretch out of it before I cut the stock to final width down there. Stitch the ends (didn't have a loop stapler then) and slide them on a loop stick and tapped them to square them up and then leave them to dry in the rectangular shape.

Hi and thanks in advance for specific advice re: making keeper loops for collars or belts from veg tan. I don't have a splitter and just have bought veg tan 8-9oz. leather, 9-10oz., 2-3oz., maybe some 3-4oz. again soon. I assumed I would just use stock thin leather for a keeper loop for nice dog collars I'm trying to get serious about. In preliminary playing around, I noticed that the thin veg tan leather I have is noticeably softer than even Herman Oak thick stuff skived thin, experimentally with a knife. Is this an extra reason to have, at least, a small strap splitter? I mean, I guess I can wet my stock thin veg tan and dry it a few times to firm it up a bit, dye, crease or even stitch it and it will firm the end resulting loop up a bit. But I guess I'm realizing if I had a splitter I could use the exact same grain leather, a bit stiffer and, even, the same hue if it made a difference with light dye. Any thoughts confirming or denying the validity of this thinking is appreciated. Thanks! Jeff in Silver Springs, FL

Hello, I own and have yet to operate my ikonix ks335a industrial cylinder arm sewing machine. Through this website somebody told me it’s a clone of the pfaff 335 cylinder arm industrial sewing machine. It is and I can’t wait to start sewing. However I have a problem, I can’t figure out how to raise the height of the presser feet. I know I can use the foot pedal to raise and lower the presser feet. But to permanently raise the presser feet is maybe 3 or more step process and may also include tension adjustment. Can anybody please tell me or show me a video that shows me how to raise the presser feet in the best way possible. Because I even emailed Ricoma which is where I purchased the machine and have got emails back with people responding with videos of different machines. It has been nice getting at least a response back from the company but not a good answer. So my advice as of now is if your going to purchase a similar machine order one through a small company. Because your going to have questions about the machine and who better to get answers from a smaller company who sells industrial sewing machines but has people who actually are using the same sewing machines that they are selling. please help and thank you!

What presser feet do you guys find useful?

Made in Germany. Good working order. Cut down table to save space. 3 phase, setup for 8oz veg tan with steel roller: $2500 These machines are all part of a small business downsizing. They are located in San Francisco. All priority will be given to pickups. I will crate and ship only as a last resort. Alternativly you can have a local crate person pick this up and handle all the crating and shipping. This will be a bit expensive in SF, but these machines are rare. Please take a look at the other listings.

@noahjoshu We need the location/shipping info with this one, too. Looks like you're listing a few ads. If I notice any more lacking the above, I won't tag them, just be aware all ads need that info. Thanks for listing this stuff here.