TrustCommunicationConsent Posted May 2, 2010 Report Posted May 2, 2010 Any one know what this machine can do? Is it a walking foot and can it sew 1/4" of veg tanned leather/ Quote website: http://mandtnoveltytreasures.com/ Facebook: Mike Whips Twitter: Whip_Flogger Myspace: Whip Flogger Collar FetLife: TrustCommConsent
Moderator Wizcrafts Posted May 2, 2010 Moderator Report Posted May 2, 2010 (edited) Any one know what this machine can do? Is it a walking foot and can it sew 1/4" of veg tanned leather/ The Juki DDL-5550 is a high speed, self oiled garment sewing machine, with a straight needle and a fixed pressor foot. It is absolutely NOT a leather sewing machine. They are usually equipped with a higher than standard speed motor and a large pulley, to get the most speed for factory use. Don't even think about using such a machine with veg-tan leather. It is also not equipped to use heavy thread. See my post showing close-up photos of a walking foot mechanism. Edited May 2, 2010 by Wizcrafts Quote Posted IMHO, by Wiz My current crop of sewing machines: Cowboy CB4500, Singer 107w3, Singer 139w109, Singer 168G101, Singer 29k71, Singer 31-15, Singer 111w103, Singer 211G156, Adler 30-7 on power stand, Techsew 2700, Fortuna power skiver and a Pfaff 4 thread 2 needle serger.
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