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I never even thought of it even though we have a 3d printer at our office. Looks nice! I asked on Alibaba and he replied right away. There should be a bracket that attaches on the backside of the arm. I haven't yet looked for it in the pile if I have it. Here's the hook that I have. It came with the machine, I explicitly asked for a large hook, but I don't remember where did I read that I should ask for that. My hook seems to be identical to the one kgg posted of another member: These are some small profile feet I got from aliexpress so I can get in tighter spots: I've also seen narrow throat plate with smaller and smooth feed dog on Ali, but I haven't yet ordered it. I'll be trying to sew welt to midsole on a boot and see if I can get close enough to the inside with the current setup and if not I might get that narrow one. Also the smooth feed dog is a bonus for not scratching leather I assume. @kggYour TechSew looks more like a 341 class to me? I thought 1341 has a cover plate on the top of the head? At least when I was looking at adjusting reverse pitch on 1341 it was done on the top, while on 341 it was done on the bottom, so it seemed like they have quite different mechanisms.

Inspired by your post and experience I also purchased the same machine with pretty much the same accessories. I got the 28mm hook and it looks like the one kgg posted photos of. It's likely this part number if someone is curious: #KRT341-NHI / 28MM. I've been really happy with the machine as well. Mine also has the squeaking noise at low rpm, I suspected the noise on mine came from the speed reducer so I oiled it and the squeak went away. I have pretty much the same small quibbles as you, but I suspect other clones have the same features and those are not specific to this one. One thing I still struggle with is aligning the reverse and forward stitching pitch at smaller lengths. Above 5mm the needle tracks for 3 to 4 holes backwards and forward, but when I go to 4 mm that drops to 2 holes. But maybe just need to spend more time and do finer adjustments. I got it to sew with 270 tex as well (serafil 10) with no issues using a size 24 needle (tri point). I got a 25mm bifold binder, but I'm not sure how to mount it to the machine. I think it's supposed to use the 2 holes near the edge of the cylinder arm, but that's not possible with the single L shaped bracket I have for it. I've ordered a bunch of needles, walking feet and other accessories and spare parts from aliexpress.