Help choosing between Juki DSC 245 and LS 1341

[nycgirl]

Hi,

I am new to leatherwork and am looking to purchase a cylinder machine for making handbags.  The two main machines I am considering areI the Juki DSC 245 and Juki LS 1341. Does anyone know the difference between them other than the size of the cylinder arm? Is the rectangular feed on the 1341 an advantage?

I am also considering the Consew 277R. Any thoughts on this machine? I am open to suggestions on other machines. At the moment I am working mostly with medium weight leathers. I live in NY but am having a hard time finding any dealer that will let me test any of the machines.

Thank you for your advice!

[kgg]

1 hour ago, nycgirl said:

The two main machines I am considering areI the Juki DSC 245 and Juki LS 1341. Does anyone know the difference between them other than the size of the cylinder arm? Is the rectangular feed on the 1341 an advantage?

The main difference as far as I am concerned and aware of are:

i) the DSC 245 is only rated to handle V69 thread while the LS-1341 is rated for V138

ii) the DSC 245 has a small bobbin and to get the same large bobbin the LS 1341 has you need to move up to the DSC 246

iii) the DSC 245 has a built in synchonizor for binding

iv) the DSC 245 has a much short alternating movement then the LS 1341

1 hour ago, nycgirl said:

I am also considering the Consew 277R.

Juki's are a top notch brand name often copied by others and you well get quality but it is going to be considerably more costly then a clone machine. There are lot of machines available from Cowboy and Cobra to name a couple. All I can say is get a machine that meets your needs and budget from a company that you feel will provide good after sale service.

To better narrow down a machine that may work for your items how thick is the total thickness you are going to be sewing including where any seams are?

kgg

 

 

[shoepatcher]

Juki better machine than the Consew.  245,246 will sew ever so much heavier than the 277 Consew.  341 is the next heavier sewing machine.  

glenn

[AlZilla]

If you're confident setting up and tuning a machine, you have lots of options. If you want something that just works, straight out of the box and you have dealer support you can count on ... Either Toledo Industrial or Leather Machine Co. Toledo is quite active on the forum and frequently jumps in to help people with machines they bought elsewhere. Either one can offer a competent recommendation.

Just my .02 

 

[nycgirl]

Thank you so much for your help! Your answers were really helpful.   I'm sewing mostly medium weight leathers that are around 1/8" thick.  

Does anyone know what the differences  between the Juki1341 and Juki 1342?  The price difference seems substantial.

Thank you!

[kgg]

2 hours ago, nycgirl said:

Does anyone know what the differences  between the Juki1341 and Juki 1342?

Here is a link to the Juki site for the LS-1340 series machines.

https://www.juki.co.jp/industrial_e/admin/pdata/filedata/332/ls1340.pdf

kgg