Almost there with a Juki LS 1341

[toxo]

Update!

First it was the same as the Juki 1342. Then the stitch length is 11mm (Juki is 6mm) The front throat plate is the same as the 1341 not the 1342. He's telling me that's a special order and very expensive. He's told me all their servos are 750s but his Ebay add says 1000W. I really don't know where I am. I'm never gonna use an 11mm stitch length and I imagine if the hump jumper was crucial then Juki would've included it in the 1341.

So, this new W&G 1342 @ £1899 plus delivery or the used Juki 1341 @ £1450 plus delivery? Thoughts please peeps?

These discrepancies may well be simple confusion. I'm gonna go see a couple of my leather shops in London on Monday so it won't hurt to look at the W&G. I've asked him for the full specification of the 1342. He hasn't come back yet. I won't go if I don't get it.

The W&G guy also has a 341 which i've pretty much discounted.

[kgg]

 

5 hours ago, toxo said:

I'm gonna go see a couple of my leather shops in London on Monday so it won't hurt to look at the W&G. I've asked him for the full specification of the 1342. He hasn't come back yet. I won't go if I don't get it.

Visiting some shops would probably be the best thing. Visiting the W&G shop maybe a waste of time as his clone version of the 1342 is a "special" order so they probably don't have one in the shop.

kgg

[toxo]

1 hour ago, kgg said:

 

Visiting some shops would probably be the best thing. Visiting the W&G shop maybe a waste of time as his clone version of the 1342 is a "special" order so they probably don't have one in the shop.

kgg

He says he'll unbox one today and get it set up for tomorrow. His Ebay add says specification is the same as the Juki LU 1342. I can find no mention on the Juki site of a Juki LU 1342.

Should I be worried about all these anomalies or should I just go and test the thing? What concerns me though is, if the max stitch length is 11mm is it gonna go down to the lightweight bag/wallet range?

[kgg]

55 minutes ago, toxo said:

I can find no mention on the Juki site of a Juki LU 1342

He must have mistyped "U" instead of "S". Juki does make a LU series in a flatbed. Here is the link to the LS-1340 series (LS-1340, 1341, 1342, 1342-7 ) brochure from Juki Japan with the specs and the differences.

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

I'm not sure how they are getting the 11mm stitch length unless they are including the max "hump jump" allowance.

I would ask, nicely:

i) to show you the 11mm stitch length with V138 and how they get it to that in what thickness, max or minimum.

ii) show you the manuals for installation and parts.

iii) to show you that the machine can actually take a #26 (220 metric) 135 X 16 or 17 needle and sew with it. I have never seen a 135 x 16 or 17 in size #26. 

iv) who the actual clone manufacturer is or at least which country Taiwan or China.

I would take a look, nothing ventured nothing gained. If you don't get a good feeling about the vendor, need to take a shower afterwards, or the machine move on.

kgg