anybody here use the holster needle plate for an Artisan or Juki?

[esantoro]

Hi Art,

I have still yet to try running my machine without the lower needle guide, but i just wanted to make sure that when you wrote earlier about the 4000p coming without dogs installed that you also meant no lower needle guide as well.

One thing that gets me about Ferdco's lower needle guide is that from their website's pictures at least it seems that so much metal is cut out of the guide for the needle to enter that you might as well run the machine without it.

Thanks and best wishes for the new year,

ed

Hi Ed,

You can just take the feed dogs off, they don't do anything but what feed dogs do. My 4000P came without dogs installed, but I got a set included with the blanket foot system which I install when Rose does elevator blankets; I remove it when going back but it could be left in and lowered if you like the idea of a lower needle guide (the hole in the feed dog for the needle). Personally, I don't think it is necessary as there is always a chance of missing it (and I'd rather skip a stitch than break a needle). So if you leave it in and lowered, make sure it is lined-up properly.

Happy Holidays,

Art

[tonyc1]

Hi Ed, can you tell me what Ferdie's web address is please. Kind regards, Tony.

[esantoro]

Hi Ed, can you tell me what Ferdie's web address is please. Kind regards, Tony.

Hi Tony,

Here's a link that takes you directly to the attachments for the 441 clones:

http://www.ferdco.com/11.php

ed