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Yes, they come with and w/o pneumatics, and the automatic machine is approximately $300-400 more expensive when used. The head weights about 80kg. I know - I carried it to the 2nd floor of the house once.

If you are serious about industrial sewing of knits, you would curse everything if you bought a 5-thread coverstitch w/o an automatic thread trimmer. I have the Kansai 5-thread coverstitch which is almost identical to the pictured machine and if I had to cut threads by hand instead of reversing the pedal up, I would hang myself. Save some money for an automatic machine and a compressor.

I happened to be at the local sewing machine shop before reading the above, and they showed me DAX1. They are even shorter, than DBX1 by about 2mm. Sounds like all I can do is lower the needle bar for DBX1 as I still want a longer needle.

Greg, Do you happen to have textile needles in 88X1 in sizes 70, 80, 90, ideally TIN coated? If you do, where and how can I order them? I am also looking for the throat plate for the same machine, marked in metric units. I know it shows up in searches around the world, but most suppliers only carry fractional inch marked plates.

Got it. DAX1 is different from DBX1. I missed that part.

Cannot do: I no longer have the old needle.

Bought this machine not long ago and used it with the needle it came with, but it is now dull and I have to replace it. According to the parts catalogue widely available on the net, the system is DBX1 or DAX1. In my books this is the same as 16x257, which I have tons of and used them in my older Juki DDL 553. These ones I have are 37.8mm long. But when I replace the original needle with DBX1, the machine skips stitches on light-weight slippery fabrics like silk etc. seemingly randomly, while stitching any cottons perfectly. I can fix this by lowering the needle by 1.5mm. Therefore it sounds like this machine needs a different needle system or... has a wrong needle bar??? Any ideas appreciated! I know this is a textile machine, but this is the only stitching forum I know of.

You can always sleeve a smaller needle, but as Constabulary pointed out, an adjustment may be required.

I find this bag very cute.

Kudos! Very creative.

What I see is that fingers are cut very close to one another. Been there done that not going back. This leads to either leather or stitches ripping in between fingers sooner or later. I pattern gloves from a hand with fingers spread as far apart as possible and those never rip.

What is preventing knives from cutting stitches when inserted/removed from the pockets?

650 watts is plenty.

These are probably used for stitching canvas straps onto truck tops?

Nice! do you use a clicker press?

One is hand lift, the other is foot pedal lift. You get more lift with the foot pedal. My 335 is old casting and it takes up to #22 needle. Tex 70 is definitely a go, even Tex 90 works. Not sure what that is in ## but both are smaller than #138.

The industry has not been devastated - it is thriving. Workforce - a different story.

These two pikers probably stole those boots. They are similar but simpler than modern riding boots. You'll need lasts though.

Thanks, but I make my own.

Another US textile factory bites the dust. This is so sad. US made textiles used to be the best quality you could find.

The seller can say anything, that does not make it truth. All DDL series machines are high speed textile bottom feed machines. Period.

Depends on what you define as canvas. The kind found on folding beds, or the kind used for towing straps.

I doubt it is capable of stitching belts with or w/o a roller foot. Kid gloves - possible. Wallets - kind of possible. Anything heavier is going to cause frustration.

It will stitch a broad range of textiles and lightest leather, that is it. Might work with a roller foot if this machine is all you can afford.

Colombia is a very strong competitor in leather business worldwide. They turn out amazing quality hides and stunning patterns and stitching. It is nearly impossible to compete with their quality and price. Italy makes goods just as good or better, but at a much higher price. Then there is Mexico, which is just plain outright cheap. India, Pakistan and then China do amazing work for cheap too. This is a very competitive market, while North America wears less and less leather garments and upholstery. Ecoleather (puke...) is replacing genuine leather everywhere, same as particle board replaced genuine wood in furniture. There are too many of us on this planet now, and goods have to be pumped out fast and cheap. Sad.