buying a hi post machine

[Gioia]

Hi All,

Heres the story. I had a small handbag shop and used to use Juki 563 walking foot ,and Nakajima narrow cylinder walking foot.Both machines used same feet and bobbin , so it was easy. They were both overkill for lightweight leather. Isn't there a high post machine that has finer feet? I used to modify them by grinding off sides and bottoms of feet.I also always removed finger guard. I once saw a man in Manhattan who was using a wheel on right side of foot to feed leather.I dont think it was a walking foot.Anyone ever seen one like this?I'd be interested in buying one.I need to buy a lightweight hi post(I will make a plexi table to convert it to a flat bed) Any help or suggestions or machines I can buy will be great.My husband swears by an Adler, . Anyone have any thoughts or suggestions? Please? I need to get a machine. I have an ols singer flat bed straight stitch 95-10. The feet are tiny and delicate which I love however the stitch length adjustment no longer works and , of course, I only get short stitches(too short, as it turns out). I'd love something like this in a high post.

Gioia

[Art]

Hi Gioia,

Artisan had something like that on display at the IFoLG show in Ft. Worth. Adler makes good machines too, extremely high dollar now with the Dollar so weak against the Euro. The Yuan is indexed to the Dollar right now so Chinese hardware will be less expensive. Call Dave at Artisan to ask about the foot with the presser disk, they are good folks.

Art

Hi All,

Heres the story. I had a small handbag shop and used to use Juki 563 walking foot ,and Nakajima narrow cylinder walking foot.Both machines used same feet and bobbin , so it was easy. They were both overkill for lightweight leather. Isn't there a high post machine that has finer feet? I used to modify them by grinding off sides and bottoms of feet.I also always removed finger guard. I once saw a man in Manhattan who was using a wheel on right side of foot to feed leather.I dont think it was a walking foot.Anyone ever seen one like this?I'd be interested in buying one.I need to buy a lightweight hi post(I will make a plexi table to convert it to a flat bed) Any help or suggestions or machines I can buy will be great.My husband swears by an Adler, . Anyone have any thoughts or suggestions? Please? I need to get a machine. I have an ols singer flat bed straight stitch 95-10. The feet are tiny and delicate which I love however the stitch length adjustment no longer works and , of course, I only get short stitches(too short, as it turns out). I'd love something like this in a high post.

Gioia

[broncobuster]

i use my upholstry machines. for a lot of light weight stuff. there heavy duty. they are singers n one is an anker. they go through a lot of leather. the singer walking foot i use to put 8oz wear leathers on the wool blankets. goes through like nothing. tried to find numbers on them but tags are gone. my anker i sew rodeo chaps sometimes 3 thicknesses of 4oz so I use my upholstry machines a lot. I do have a post but just got it. havent set it up yet. I know around here the upholstry machines are in the paper usually less than 500.00.