Srigs Report post Posted February 19, 2008 Well I have taken the plunge and my Toro 3000 is on order and can't wait to get it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ArtS Report post Posted February 19, 2008 It's going to open up a whole new realm of possibilities and save you a bunch of time. I had never used a sewing machine when I got mine so it took me a while to get used to it. ArtS Well I have taken the plunge and my Toro 3000 is on order and can't wait to get it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Regis Report post Posted February 19, 2008 (edited) Unless you are pretty familiar with larger sewing machines, give Steve a call just BEFORE you sew,,,,,actually just before you thread it. 5 minutes on phone with machine in front of you are invaluable. Regis Edited February 19, 2008 by Regis Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Srigs Report post Posted February 20, 2008 Thanks for the info Regis. Steve is good to work with so far. Saving time is what I'm looking to do just like you said ArtS. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bcurrier Report post Posted February 20, 2008 Thanks for the info Regis. Steve is good to work with so far. One thing I really, really like about Artisan is that they are exactly the same after the sale - you're not being given a sales line. Bill Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Artisan Dave Report post Posted February 20, 2008 Bill, Thanks for the kind words. We really do try to help. I think this forum is great - and there are a lot of really kind folks who contribute their knowledge and experience almost on a daily basis. I have seen you post some very detailed responses to questions - and that is one of the many ways that makes Leatherworker.net the success that it is. Yesterday I sent Ed a bunch of different screws for his Stitcher - because he was having some problems finding the correct Metric thread and length. Even though it wasn't an Artisan machine I was more than happy to send them to him at no charge - simply because he is so active and helpful to others on here. ............I only wish I had the creative talents that most of you here have so I can make something for myself....but I have not been blessed with those talents...so I sell the machines instead! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bcurrier Report post Posted February 20, 2008 Dave, anyone who can understand the innards of a walking foot machine is definitely a creative person! It isn't that hard to follow down a single mechanical chain of linkages, but when they inter-relate the way they do in the more complex sewing machines, it makes your head spin sometimes. Bill Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
esantoro Report post Posted February 20, 2008 Dave, Thanks again for helping me out with those screws. If anyone wants to put together how-to tutorials for adjusting certain features of the 441 machines, I'm willing to lend my desktop publishing, photography and video skills to put together such tutorials in electronic format. It may be just me and my desire to take everything apart, but I'm really into making my machine stitch from a dollar bill to 1". I've realized lately that certain presser feet and needle plates are indeed needed for a wide range of applications. If I had the money and the space, I would take the advice to invest in particular machines for particular tasks. Instead, I've started trying to figure out what all those big allen head bolts do in the back of the machine. Until you screw something up, It's really quite interesting to see how all the mechanisms work in concert, which is one reason I think I have developed a quesionable obsession with these heavy stitchers . They're just so powerful, smooth, and elegant, and when you get to working on one , you feel as though you're constructing something on relative scale with the Brooklyn Bridge. Ed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bcurrier Report post Posted February 21, 2008 Ed, I enjoyed your other thread on 441 adjustments. I look forward to any more such in the future. Bill Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ArtS Report post Posted February 23, 2008 I love my Artisan. Anytime that I had a question or needed help they were there and would stay on the phone with me until I was all set to go. Since I'm still learning I'm sure that I'll be calling them again. You're going to be REAL happy with it. ArtS Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
esantoro Report post Posted February 23, 2008 Ed, I enjoyed your other thread on 441 adjustments. I look forward to any more such in the future.Bill Thanks, Bill, but keep in mind I'm not sure about those adjustments, as I'm making educated guesses and drawing upon others' informed experience. I'm hoping to get some feedback that points us all in the right direction. For my purposes, anyway, I feel that I do need to know what all those bolts adjust, at least in relation to presser foot height and walking foot relative travel. We'll see where the thread goes. The one thing I keep hearing about the sewing machine industry is that all these adjustments are some kind of secret known only to a few. I'm just curious that way, I suppose. Ed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
