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This video shows how to adjust a Juki LU-563 class machine. I'm using my Tacsew T1563 in the demo video. The adjustments shown cover most things except hook timing (The Consew 225 Hook Timing video already covers that in great detail.) This video has been a while in the making. It took some time to wrap my brain around that confounding reverse stitch length adjustment and to come up with a set of repeatable steps to dial in equal forward and reverse stitch length. There were no instructions to be found anywhere on how to balance the forward/reverse stitch length, so made up my own by analyzing the design and a fair amount of trial and error. I'm using a little stitch length gauge in the video. You can make your own if you like using this PDF template: http://docs.uwe.net/SLG.pdf Just print it on some label stock and attach it to cardboard. Hopefully this video will take some of the mystery out of adjustments for that particular machine design.

I’m trying to decide which machine to buy between a Brother LS2-B837 and a Juki LU-562. I’m not going to be using them for extremely heavy work and they are both available to me in good working condition for around $800. The Juki seems to get a lot of praises as a reliable workhorse but it’s older than the brother, has a smaller bobbin and seems a little harder to adjust the stitch length. I’ve read that changing the stitch length on the Juki can sometimes require timing adjustments. if anyone has a good working knowledge of these two machines your input would be appreciated.

Hi there, the archive from this forum regarding the JUKI LU-562 is amazing and I've learned a ton, special thanks to UWE's and Alexander Dyer's videos on youtube. First time posting, I apologize if this is in the wrong section. --- I'm setting up a JUKI LU-562 (subclass 3) for making things like bags and small accessories. I've so far... 1. Cleaned and installed the head 2. Removed the old clutch motor and installed a servo motor 3. Began to learn the details of thread, needle, and presser foot choice 4. Figured out thread tension/balance 5. Sewed some nice 1/4" coasters I've still got questions such as... 1. How to minimize leather marking by the feed dog during sewing. Can I file the teeth smoother? Will that affect the unison feed especially if I use smooth presser feet as well? There are two thumb screws on the top of the machine, apparently one is for adjusting inside presser feet pressure and the other... outside presser feet pressure? I'm not sure what those do really, the parts diagram just calls them "adjustment thumb screws".... 2. How to slow the machine further. Even on the lowest setting on the servo motor with a 75mm diameter pulley, it is difficult to get the 1 second per stitch or slower pace that I want/need to do accurate turns. I plan on making a speed reducer using some pillow block bearings ($7 on ebay), 45mm and 120mm pulleys ($10 on ebay), and 15mm cold rolled steel rod (~$20 budgeted). 3. Continuing on slowing the machine down, there is a sweet spot on the pedal which, if I reach quickly, can do a smooth 1s/stitch. However if I try to approach this sweet spot slowly, the motor stalls/or just hums and further pressure results in a quick jolt. I wonder if I can place a limit or block so that when I bottom out the pedal, it reaches this sweet spot consistently. Any suggestions for such a limiting device is needed! I'm thinking either a chain hooked to the pedal, or something underneath to act as a stop. 4. Timing turns well. If the leather is turned at the wrong time during the stitching cycle, it can result in loose stitches on the bottom side. Timing the pick-up of the thread with turning is difficult without hand-cranking... tips welcome. 5. I know there are probably a lot of users here looking at machines especially after hand-stitching a couple belts. What do you want to know about the process? Maybe I can help.

I finally found time to install the new (original Juki!) Thread Release Guide part on my Tacsew T1563, a Juki LU-563 clone. I made a video to celebrate the occasion and document the process. Since the part is somewhat deeply nested and connected in the head, I had to take apart and put back together a good portion of the head, including removing the presser foot bar and various connected parts. So the video might be useful even if you don't need to replace that particular part. My thread release guide works as intended and the manual foot lift movements no longer catch and annoy every time you lift the presser foot. The new part itself was cheap at $7.33, especially for an original Juki part. When I checked, ABC Sewing Machine was the only U.S. vendor who had this part (Juki Part Number B14602460A0) in stock AND listed on their online ordering system. So props to them for that. So here's the video for your viewing pleasure and edutainment:

Hi, I am looking to buy an industrial walking foot sewing machine for sewing leather bags and have a question. Some of the machines I have looked at from Craigslist don't seem to have the knob (or slider) with which one usually use to regulate the stitch length. *I tested one machine that did not have the knob but you could still regulate the stitch length by pressing down a button on the machine bed and then turning the hand wheel a certain way....the button was hard for me to push down and I could never get the thing to work...so.. My question is: "If I DON'T see a knob or slider, can I assume that the machine way of adjusting the stitch length is the method that I described above*? i.e.. Could there be a dial or slider located elsewhere on the machine (not visible from a frontal shot) that would function similarly as a knob or slider that is normally in the front? What I am trying to say is that I would *not* want to buy a machine if it doesn't have an easy and straightforward way to adjust the stitch length, and by that I mean, just turn the knob left or right. (Or slide the slider up or down.) I've attached a pic of a Juki LU-562, which does NOT seem to have the knob or slider: And here's a Singer 331k104 which DOES have the knob. Thanks for any knowledge anyone can give.