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Thank you Dwight. I was introduced to leatherwork in Turkey. After that everything was/is self teaching...

My sewing machine is an old Juki DNU 241H. I recently bought it and I could only found over internet a manual which is not very detailed. It states that it can sew with maximum 24 size needle and the standard would be size 23. Size 23 needle was just good for thread size 10/3 but you could see my corners... and adjusting the tension was a headache. On the same seam there are stitched where it seems like the bobbin thread is tight/top thread is too loose THEN there are some stiches ok, and there are some stiches which looks the opposite way (boobin thread loose or top thread too tight). I can't understand why on the same seam the tension varries .

Thank you for the advice. I will trythat, I also start to believe my machine can't handle the thickness of the thread..

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=707602859251631&set=a.429454497066470.106387.422869627724957&type=3&theater here is the link to a bigger picture. it happens only on the corner.

Yes, I leave the needle in the leather.

when I reach the corner point, I lift the presser foot, turn the leather to 90 degree, drop the presser foot then continue sewing. But my corners look awful. What I am doing wrong ? Please help.

Thank you CowboyBob and Random. The guy who is selling it (new and used sewing machine dealer) doesn't recommend changing the motor. He says the motor is an old Italian brand and even it is an old one, it is better than new motors and he can make some changes to it (I am not technical at all...my appologize) to reduce the speed. I want to use the machine to sew wallets (goat skin), and bags. For bags I use vegetable tanned leather.

Will this machine sew 2 layers (and maximum would be 3 layers) of 5 oz leather? Thank you.

Thank you so much for your answer.

I am thinking of purchasing this machine (second hand, obviously...). I would like to know what is the maximum thickness for thread this machine can sew with? Can it sew with z277? Thank you.

I thought that I PM you, but I think I sent a message to myself:) I am not very familiar with LW forum. There is no loop anymore, that spring adjustment solved the problem. Now the handle moves a bit hard, sometimes the foot get stuck "in the air" and same time I cannot move the handle, then I push a bit the bobbin shuttle and/or force the needle to go down just to force same time the foot to go down. I think I will try tomorrow, I tried enough for today... Thank you trekster for your patience and all your help.

I hope this is not going to happen to me/my machine. It's not easy to get Tippmann Boss spare parts here in Europe. Before I purchased the Boss, I was thinking of Sailrite Ultrafeed. Now I see that spare parts /components are very easy to find for Sailrite. Boss uses very long needles that I need to purchase on internet.

When I lower the handle, also the Arm-Bracket Thread Take-Up CAR-11 is moving down and then the take-up lever has no support and that's why is moving down...

Yes, the take-up lever moved down almost 1 inch.

I tried that but the take-up lever won't move. I discovered another solution: I squeezed a small piece of sponge in the thread guide H. It works until the small piece of sponge falls down, the re-place again the sponge.... trekster, thank you very much for your assistance. I can not say enough how much I appreciate it. I saw a post with a problem that looks same : http://leatherworker...showtopic=38480 but I checked my machine and I have AR-49 spring...

I saw that if I apply pressure with my my finger on the thread, just on the left side, between the 2 screws, the loop problem seems to be solved, but I cannot keep my finger there while stitching...

Trekster, you are definitely lucky I firstly contacted Tippmann on their Facebook page, asking if they would ship to Turkey. They replied but not fast, and I had to wait a 3-4-7 days for each reply. When I was sent a pro-forma invoice, instead of a boss, there was a propane hammer on the invoice. Then I decided to call them and I talked to Matt. He corrected the invoice, added the missing items and the boss and the accessories were pretty fast dispatched. If you are in U.S. their customer service is Ok, but I cannot afford hours of conversation on the phone, plus I am not a native English speaker and I am not so familiar with some technical terms. But it took looong time to reach me, I guess because of the busy time of the Winter Holidays and the postal services were busy. The guy from the repair center said the timing was off, also the bobbin shuttle was moving too much, he showed me some weak points and the first parts that would need to be replaced (in his opinion...). I hope he will be wrong. When I "squeeze" the handle to lift the foot, I feel like I need to be Popeye the Sailor and eat a lot of spinach.Does this happen with your Boss too? Now, when I sew, when the needle enters the leather, the needle thread forms a loop, which disappears when the needles lifts up back. Is that normal?

Thank you everybody. I took the machine to a sewing machine repair center. They said the timing was off. That's why the needle thread didn't pick up the bobbin thread. Anyway, it seems it is the first Tippmann Boss sewing machine that made it to Turkey...

Hi, Today I got my Tippmann Boss sewing machine. It came by post from U.S. I am in Turkey. I followed all set up/installation instructions but needle thread won't pick up the bobbin thread at all. I cannot call the customer service, everybody is on holiday as they state on their FaceBook fan page and anyway it would be very expensive to call from overseas. Until now I just used home sewing machines. Any help/advice on this matter would be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance.