Ordered a Cobra Class 26 : Couple questions

[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. 

[shoepatcher]

The Genuine Nakajima 341 became the Juki 341.   Neither was a hybrid.

glenn