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Got our Juki LS-2342-7 in this weekend. Great experience ! We were able to test machine and load and bring it home directly. The dealer included a CP-180 instead of the CP-18. They also gave us the Operation Manual, Parts Manual and Engineers Manual for it on a USB drive. Wife has done a couple of small projects already. She says it sews tight very well which is key to her bag making. Note that the machine comes with a minimal flexible neck LED light. It is made for 120-220v and is very dim. Hunt will begin for a great flexible LED light. Again, thank you for treating this newbie so nicely. Cheers M

Thank you to all members who replied to this topic. We decided on the Juki LS-2342-7 on a space saver table with one pedal control and the CP-18 computer. It uses the same everything as our LU-2810-7 so she will hit the ground running. Better yet we found a hidden gem of an Authorized Commercial Dealer only 80 miles away. M

Well I guess it is a moot point. Been told that Juki stopped making the LS-1342 and the LS-1342-7. No new or used ones that I can find. Got a couple of dealers looking... M

So one dealer is recommending the LS-1342 over the LS-1341. Thoughts? Almost no different in cost. M

Really not interested in clones. Haven't decided between the 1341 and the 1342. The way I see it is the LS-1342 has the LS-1342-7 which is seems to be the cat's meow for bag makers. My wife says she can do without the auto cutting but, prefers it. She does prefer pedal control to knee control. So she has a LU-2810-7 and loves it. I am pretty much blind to the price somewhat, but $2k buys a bunch of beer and gas for the boat {:-). There are not "Large" Juki dealers near us in Destin FL so it looks like I am going to have to deal remotely. Does the forum have any dealers that are preferred? Supporters etc.... Suggestions? Thank You M

I haven't seen any lightly used Juki LS-1341 machines. My wife has a LU-2810-7 that I bought used. It was a smooth and looked like it had be well maintained. Probably look for another used one and if I can't find one buy her a new one in the next month or two. She makes bags and she remarks how easy this would be if I had a cylinder type machine also. Thank you Sir for the your reply kgg ! M

New member here. Looking at a used Juki LS-1341 for my wife. Had seller send actual photos of the machine for sell. Could tell it was probably from a factory re-machine but for $2K plus shipping it caught my interest. Exterior seemed fine. I was concerned with the internal photos especially the timing belt. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. M