leonelinero Report post Posted August 18 (edited) Hi guys, I'm about to buy my first cylindrical arm machine. It will only be the head since I have a table and a servomotor. Atlas Levy offers me an AT 341 (Juki 341 clone) for a price of $1400. Does anyone know how good and reliable is this machine of theirs? I want to sew light leather but I don't want to feel limited when it comes to sewing small pieces of perhaps a little thicker leather. Edited August 19 by Wizcrafts I corrected the formatting of the text to get rid of the scrollbar and make ythe text default size and visible. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aven Report post Posted August 18 You are going to have to use your words. What do you need help with? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kgg Report post Posted August 18 (edited) 11 hours ago, leonelinero said: Hi guys, I'm about to buy my first cylindrical arm machine. It will only be the head since I have a table and a servomotor. Atlas Levy offers me an AT 341 (Juki 341 clone) for a price of $1400. Does anyone know? How good and reliable is this machine of theirs? I want to sew light leather but I don't want to feel limited when it comes to sewing small pieces of perhaps a little thicker leather A couple of questions: 1) How thick of leather are you normally going to sew? 2) How thick of leather do you want to be able to sew? 3) What size of thread are you planning on using?? 4) What are you planning on making??? Without knowing those things this maybe the perfect machine for your stuff or totally incorrect machine for your needs. The Atlas At 341 is a clone of the Juki LS-341 just like most of the other 341 clones has similar spec's as the Juki LS-341. These days most machines regardless of the name will provide good service. You got to change how you write your post and comments as it can be difficult to read. kgg Edited August 18 by kgg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aven Report post Posted August 18 My apologies, I did not see that you had written something. Since the text is so large and blends into the background I thought it was just part of the photo. Thanks kgg for quoting the OP Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leonelinero Report post Posted August 18 24 minutes ago, kgg said: Un par de preguntas: 1) ¿Qué grosor de cuero vas a coser normalmente? 2) ¿Qué grosor de cuero quieres poder coser? 3) ¿Qué tamaño de hilo planeas utilizar? 4) ¿Qué planeas hacer? Sin saber esas cosas, esta puede ser la máquina perfecta para sus cosas o una máquina totalmente incorrecta para sus necesidades. La Atlas AT 341 es un clon de la Juki LS-341, al igual que la mayoría de los otros clones de la 341, y tiene especificaciones similares a las de la Juki LS-341. En la actualidad, la mayoría de las máquinas, independientemente del nombre, brindan un buen servicio. Tienes que cambiar la forma en que escribes tus publicaciones y comentarios, ya que pueden ser difíciles de leer. kilogramos Thanks, the truth is I don't know that much about the thickness of leather, but it is something similar to the thickness of vinyl, but in leather, obviously I won't sew tanned leather or anything similar, and for the thread I normally use something like t70 but that would be wrong start using a slightly thicker thread thickness, this will be my first machine with a cylindrical arm, my budget is a little small and my intention with this head is to make it a bit “all terrain for medium thickness leathers”, what do you guys think? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leonelinero Report post Posted August 18 31 minutes ago, kgg said: Un par de preguntas: 1) ¿Qué grosor de cuero vas a coser normalmente? 2) ¿Qué grosor de cuero quieres poder coser? 3) ¿Qué tamaño de hilo planeas utilizar? 4) ¿Qué planeas hacer? Sin saber esas cosas, esta puede ser la máquina perfecta para sus cosas o una máquina totalmente incorrecta para sus necesidades. La Atlas AT 341 es un clon de la Juki LS-341, al igual que la mayoría de los otros clones de la 341, y tiene especificaciones similares a las de la Juki LS-341. En la actualidad, la mayoría de las máquinas, independientemente del nombre, brindan un buen servicio. Tienes que cambiar la forma en que escribes tus publicaciones y comentarios, ya que pueden ser difíciles de leer. kilogramos I also have as an option this Adler 169-373, I can purchase this machine for about $1000 directly from London to Denver, Colorado. This head would cost me about $400 less than the Atlas 341 but I know it would be better for me in terms of durability and versatility. with different thicknesses of threads and leathers and spare parts facilities Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kgg Report post Posted August 18 2 hours ago, leonelinero said: I also have as an option this Adler 169-373, I can purchase this machine for about $1000 directly from London to Denver, Colorado. Do you mean London, Ontario in Canada or London in Great Britain? Without seeing the machine working and it being properly professionally packaged up for transport as well as the scam sales going on I would personally suggest the new machine for the sake of the difference in price. Parts / repair / accessories for a Juki and Juki clones are less expensive and easier to get then for an Alder. As far as the Atlas AT341 I would suggest using V92 thread as minimum and it should sew nicely what you want. kgg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leonelinero Report post Posted August 18 1 hour ago, kgg said: ¿Te refieres a Londres, Ontario en Canadá o Londres en Gran Bretaña? Sin ver la máquina funcionando y debidamente embalada profesionalmente para el transporte, así como las ventas fraudulentas que se llevan a cabo, personalmente recomendaría la nueva máquina por la diferencia de precio. Las piezas, reparaciones y accesorios para una Juki y clones de Juki son menos costosos y más fáciles de conseguir que para una Alder. En cuanto a la Atlas AT341, sugeriría usar hilo V92 como mínimo y debería coser bien lo que desea. kilos Thank you very much for your opinion, I hope that the next update of this post will be the review of the at 341 from me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Constabulary Report post Posted August 19 (edited) I seriously doubt that there is a major difference between any of the Juki 341 clones. They are all made in China and I doubt there are as many factories that makes them as there are "brand names" that sells them. From what I read Atlas Sewing Machine Co. has a very good reputation. IMO it all depends on how well the machines are set up and how well they are supported by the brand name owner / dealer. I doubt that any of the 341 clones will wear out sooner or last longer than others. If you are new to sewing machines I would buy from a dealer with a good reputation and that is close to you just in case you have troubles that you cannot solve by your self. Sending sewing machines back for service is always a risk so you either service them by your self or you better take it to the dealer by your self. Packing up sewing machines properly is quite a task. Do not expect they will be handled carefully so packaging is the key and shipping is expensive! Since you are in Denver why don´t you check with Ralph´s Power Sewing, they are in Denver! https://powersew.com/ I´m sure they have 341´s too with just a different mane on it. Maybe even used original Juki 341´s. Edited August 19 by Constabulary Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
