StevenMoore

I have a question, not sure if its a real question or not. I have a tacsew that has an internal oil system. The machine came with the clutch motor and would run at a high RPM. Since I installed a servo motor with four speeds including real slow will the oil system still work correctly running at the slow machine speeds? Should I run the machine at fast speeds for a few minutes (without thread) to run oil through the system, then slow it down? Or am I just over reacting and it should be ok as is? Steve

Installed the servo motor. Its like having a different machine. I did the exercise you mentioned and I think I failed Shallow curves were fine, staying close to the edge I was ok, got better the more I did it. The biggest problem is tight curves. I noticed the walking foot tends to make it hard to turn a tight corner without wrinkling the leather. I used a fairly light weight leather. And the servo motor was on its slowest setting. I think I just need more time then I can speed it up to the next notch and can turn a sharper corner. Thanks again for the help! Makes it much more fun as I now feel like I might be able to actually make something! Steve

Thanks for the help, I spent most of today doing what you suggested. I also re-adjusted the table height. I'm 6'4" and it was kinda awkward getting my big legs under the table in a way that lets me use the knee lift and the treadle in the right way. Making it higher helped. Thanks for all the suggestions, this is a great forum. Steve

Thanks to both, I will definitely use that technique. Never did ant sewing, wife looked at me like I had horns growing out of my head when she saw me downstairs setting up the sewing machine. "What? Real mean sew too!" Very happy I came across this forum! If I can ask a follow up question, The spools of thread, the 1 pound ones, how does everyone store them? I have seen spool racks for the small ones but nothing for these large ones. I have four right now and I can see that number easily growing. Steve

Just purchased a tacsew 111-155 machine, tried to sew a few pieces and after they flew off the table more times then I want to mention I went back to the computer and ordered a servo motor for it. While waiting for the motor to ship I figured I would research as much as I could on leather sewing. The reason I bought the machine is to make leather covers for composition notebooks and such. My 12 year old daughter goes through them like crazy for school and asked if I could make some covers for her and her friends. I came upon this site, very friendly group and I've learned a lot to help my new hobby. After using the search function I did not find the answer to my question so I figured I would introduce myself and ask a couple questions. First question. How do you stop a stitch from pulling apart? During my speed sewing I managed to make for lack of a better word a crooked eye glass case. My first project so I'm proud no matter what. However I noticed that if I pull hard enough I can pull the first few threads. I know home sewing machines have settings for locking the first thread? Is this what the reverse lever is for? Should the thread be knotted? Sorry for the silly questions. Just want to make sure my daughters first book covers stays together for the balance of the school year. Thanks, Steven Southern Maryland