Ordered a Cobra Class 26 : Couple questions

[DieselTech]

Does anybody know where this piece goes on a cobra class 26? 

Looks like a bracket and or a actuating lever of some sort. 

Thanks.

[Wizcrafts]

10 hours ago, DieselTech said:

Does anybody know where this piece goes on a cobra class 26? 

Looks like a bracket and or a actuating lever of some sort. 

Thanks.

That is the foot lifting lever. It mounts somewhere along the back of the head with a large bolt holding it in place. There may also be a spring that goes over it to force it to stay down until you want to lift the feet using the floor foot lift pedal. There may be a chain feeding down with S clips to connect it at both ends.

[DieselTech]

26 minutes ago, Wizcrafts said:

That is the foot lifting lever. It mounts somewhere along the back of the head with a large bolt holding it in place. There may also be a spring that goes over it to force it to stay down until you want to lift the feet using the floor foot lift pedal. There may be a chain feeding down with S clips to connect it at both ends.

@Wizcrafts so if I am reading & understanding this correctly. That black lever/bracket is something to do with the chain foot lift? 

I took a couple pics of my machine, because im still at a loss. 

Thanks for the help. I appreciate it. 

[DieselTech]

Ok I think I figured where that extra bracket/lever goes on the class 26. I think it might be for or to offer a different lift option for the foot. 

Possibly for a knee lift setup. 

Here is couple pics. 

[kgg]

1 hour ago, DieselTech said:

Ok I think I figured where that extra bracket/lever goes on the class 26. I think it might be for or to offer a different lift option for the foot. 

Yes this is a presser foot lever extension to provide more leverage so the effort to rise the presser foot up is reduced. As with all levers the longer the lever is from the pivot point the effort to lift the load which in this case is the presser foot will be less. On most Juki Class 341 clones that don't use the pedestal stand the Presser Foot Lift and Go pedals are or can be adjusted farther back at the base of the stand to take full advantage of the extra leverage the extension bracket provides. The other Class 341clones can also be setup like the Cobra with the Lift Cable / Chain connected inside the base of the machine. The Cobra setup on a pedestal stand will require a little more effort to raise the presser foot.

kgg

[DieselTech]

30 minutes ago, kgg said:

Yes this is a presser foot lever extension to provide more leverage so the effort to rise the presser foot up is reduced. As with all levers the longer the lever is from the pivot point the effort to lift the load which in this case is the presser foot will be less. On most Juki Class 341 clones that don't use the pedestal stand the Presser Foot Lift and Go pedals are or can be adjusted farther back at the base of the stand to take full advantage of the extra leverage the extension bracket provides. The other Class 341clones can also be setup like the Cobra with the Lift Cable / Chain connected inside the base of the machine. The Cobra setup on a pedestal stand will require a little more effort to raise the presser foot.

kgg

Thanks kgg. I might look into setting my machine up with the extended foot lift lever/bracket. Especially if my foot gets tired. 

[kgg]

28 minutes ago, DieselTech said:

Thanks kgg. I might look into setting my machine up with the extended foot lift lever/bracket. Especially if my foot gets tired. 

That shouldn't be a problem to do as the hole to put the chain through is already drilled in the table top but you may have to extend the point of contact on the Presser foot lift pedal.

kgg

[DieselTech]

Can anybody tell if the cobra class 26 shares any needle plates & feed dog with any other machine? 

I am just curious if there is anything available for them. 

Thanks. 

[shoepatcher]

341 feed dog and throat plates and their clones.

glenn

[DieselTech]

37 minutes ago, shoepatcher said:

341 feed dog and throat plates and their clones.

glenn

Thanks shoepatcher! I appreciate it. I wasn't sure on what the class 26 used. Everybody seems to refer to it as a 341 hybrid machine.