New machine!

[toxo]

17 hours ago, CowboyBob said:

Yes,it is a wick system,but I would still manually oil all the places esp in the needlebar area before you sew on it.

Thanks Bob. I've asked her to show me the system. She'll show me on Monday, I'd hate to miss out an important bit from the get go.

[RockyAussie]

On 1/19/2024 at 10:01 PM, toxo said:

Duty is zero. VAT of course is 20%. Still about £700 less than I was gonna pay for a used 1341 here.

Sorry mate I missed this post, I have been real busy lately. I have to say the 341 and the 1341 are way different machines. Both good machine copies of Juki models but the 1341 has the knob on top for quick presser foot height adjustments, has 2 tension dials for the thicker type threads and work and a full on oil feed system that works too well for some. With them you will always get surplus oil that needs soaking up around the needle area when left for awhile. Main thing of difference is that the top feet feed and needle  system on the 1341 has a rectangular setup that allows the stitches to remain evenly spaced whether thick or thin leather is fed through. It does not go with a pendulum type motion as many of the other machines do which mean shorter stitches as the material gets thicker.

[RockyAussie]

This video shows what we here in OZ call a Cowboy CB6900 and I believe in the states it's called a CB1341. Note what I am saying in it about getting the right table. The normal table that most supply is just plain BS.

 

 

[toxo]

On 1/19/2024 at 4:17 PM, CowboyBob said:

Yes,it is a wick system,but I would still manually oil all the places esp in the needlebar area before you sew on it.

Turns out it does have a sump and a pump. Obviously it'll work better at the higher speeds but the manual ports are there for supplementary.

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[toxo]

5 hours ago, RockyAussie said:

Sorry mate I missed this post, I have been real busy lately. I have to say the 341 and the 1341 are way different machines. Both good machine copies of Juki models but the 1341 has the knob on top for quick presser foot height adjustments, has 2 tension dials for the thicker type threads and work and a full on oil feed system that works too well for some. With them you will always get surplus oil that needs soaking up around the needle area when left for awhile. Main thing of difference is that the top feet feed and needle  system on the 1341 has a rectangular setup that allows the stitches to remain evenly spaced whether thick or thin leather is fed through. It does not go with a pendulum type motion as many of the other machines do which mean shorter stitches as the material gets thicker.

Hi Brian. We're gonna confuse each other now. When I was researching this machine I started off looking for a Juki 1341. I found a whole lot of machines that call themselves 1341. I thought they were Juki clones but not so. One guy tried to sell me a 1342 which is the machine you're referring to here but it turned out to be a clone of the Mitsubishi 6860. Another confusing issue is what I call the "hump jumper" the dial on the top. I think ALL the 1341 clones have it but the Juki 1341 DOES NOT have it. The Juki 1342 has it.

At the end of the day I just went with the features I wanted. Auto lube, large hook and bobbin (28mm), stitch length 0-9.5mm, servo motor, needle positioning. As long as it works as it should I'll be a happy bunny. She's told me this morning that they'll build it tomorrow or Wednesday and show me the video before shipping. What's not to like?

[RockyAussie]

Sounds good. Thanks for correcting me on the LS 1342 as against the LS 1341. Just check the sump, it should for some reason have a bung which has a washer that can get to leak easily. I checked mine the other day and all of the oil has seeped out. Ruined the edge of the stuck on table strip.

[toxo]

27 minutes ago, RockyAussie said:

Sounds good. Thanks for correcting me on the LS 1342 as against the LS 1341. Just check the sump, it should for some reason have a bung which has a washer that can get to leak easily. I checked mine the other day and all of the oil has seeped out. Ruined the edge of the stuck on table strip.

Thanks for the heads up re the sump.

Don't know why the Juki 1341 doesn't have the hump jumper. Maybe the clones have a higher lift for thicker material?

[Wepster]

@toxoyou ordered your machine from Alibaba? Might I please have a link to the url you ordered from? I see so many machines on Alibaba.

[Constabulary]

12 hours ago, RockyAussie said:

Main thing of difference is that the top feet feed and needle  system on the 1341 has a rectangular setup that allows the stitches to remain evenly spaced whether thick or thin leather is fed through.

It sounds quite interesting as it would eliminate the pendulum effect of the needle bar but I´m not sure about this.That would mean the pivot point of the rock frame is NOT on the top side of the rock frame as on almost most other triple feed machines. I think I have to check the 1341 parts list for that....

Edited January 22, 2024 by Constabulary

[toxo]

A little bit closer.

If one of those Houthi missiles get it I won't be best pleased.