Roller foot yes, no maybe?

[bigsig11010]

CI have a Juki clone machine with basic walking foot set up. I watch too much you tube and I keep seeing people using a roller foot on leather projects. One area I really struggle with is curves and turns on my machine. I have a servo motor and changed pully which slowed it down considerably but I still am terrible on corners and turns. 

What would be the pros and cons of switching to a roller foot and then small or large roller?

Thanks in advance. 

 

 

[Wizcrafts]

36 minutes ago, bigsig11010 said:

I have a Juki clone machine with basic walking foot set up. I watch too much you tube and I keep seeing people using a roller foot on leather projects. One area I really struggle with is curves and turns on my machine. I have a servo motor and changed pully which slowed it down considerably but I still am terrible on corners and turns. 

What would be the pros and cons of switching to a roller foot and then small or large roller?

Thanks in advance. 

Fergettit! Walking foot machines are not candidates for conversion to a roller foot. That is pretty much limited to straight stitch machines that have a single foot and bar coming down. Yours is a walking foot machine with two bars to deal with. The first obstacle will be finding a roller foot mounting bracket that will fit into the slot in the center of the presser bar. Most of them are designed to attach to the outside of a round presser bar that may or may not have a flat edge on the left side. The inside foot would have to be removed.

Lastly, the feed dog is centered under the inside foot. A roller foot usually sits out on the left of the feed dog. If the roller is too far from the feed dog, it may not be able to feed the leather without the bottom assist. Your only drive would be the moving needle.

You are better off buying a straight stitch machine to convert to a roller foot. A large roller has smoother operation and is good for most edge sewing. A smaller wheel is better for sewing designs, or intricate stitching.

If you are able to find a roller foot that does fit into the back presser bar, keep the edge of the roller as close to the needle as possible. This will keep the leather from lifting with the ascending needle. The greater the distance from the bottom of the roller to the left side of the needle, the greater the likelihood that you'll get skipped stitches from lifting leather.

[kgg]

52 minutes ago, bigsig11010 said:

Juki clone machine with basic walking foot set up.

To start off.

i) Which clone??

ii) What are you trying to sew, Fabric or Leather and how thick?

If the machine has a walking foot then the simple answer is a roller foot will Not work.

52 minutes ago, bigsig11010 said:

One area I really struggle with is curves and turns on my machine.

Can you give a little more explanation of your curve / turning woes. 

A couple of photo's of your setup would help considerably.

Also what thread and needle combo are you using???

kgg