Pearson Or Landis Or New Chinese Saddle Stitcher?

[olroper99]

His name is John...at least that's what he says on his webpage.

I also have a very strong machinists background and understand machinery better than a lot of folks.

Umm...I just bought the same machine John sells for nearly $1000 less...and it has an upgraded servo motor with more power.

I asked him about a servo motor for my Mach1 and was informed that I didn't need it...that if the clutch was setup right on my machine it would sew as slow as I wanted.

That's almost true....it does sew slow sometimes.....but likes to burst into hi speed at the worst times.....like on a bridal right near a tight corner etc.

I've ruined enough things on that machine now.

I've built several cnc machines myself and understand the benefits of true servo motors and modern technology.

Yep...I agree...that machine out east is a good deal....but I'm not buying anything sight unseen anymore. Been burned before.

If it was close enough to look at...I'd own it already.

Russ

[bullrope braider]

Landis 3's are good if they are in good condition, Seen some awesome work done on Champion's, Pearson 6, Union lock, Campbell and Randalls. I have a luberto's Classic that does a really good job and have a Cobra 4 that is a good machine too. NOT ALL CHINESE MACHINES ARE CREATED EQUAL, NOR ARE ALL OF THEM SET UP THE SAME!

Just my opinion. Ken

Hey Ken, How's the saddle makin business treatin you? what are you using the Cobra 4 for mainly, I'm getting back into leather again and we have a Cobra 4 on hold with Steve for my business. I thought about a class 18 just for chap projects but decided I need to sew heavier stuff here N there so the Cobra machine is my choice. I'm sewing the leather wear strips on the bull ropes when ordered by the customer and it just takes too long, this machine will be a huge time saver for me.

take care,

John

http:www.jwebullropes.com

[tat2]

Cobra is a Chinese copied model correct? I need to clarify as some of my customer and asking about my thoughts on them and i have none other to buy Adler. I see the set up looks verymuch like the Adler 205-64. Anyone have info on Cobra?

[neelsaddlery]

The Cobra Class 4 is a clone of the Juki 441 series machines. Originally made by Nakajima in Japan, and then relabelled to Juki after Juki bought out Nakajima a while back. There are a lot of sellers of these 441 clone machines out on the market now. Cowboy, Cobra, Artisan, Sew Pro, Leightons, Consew, and many others sell the machine now. The biggest difference amongst all the sellers of the machines is what they offer in the way of parts, customer service, warranty, and price. The machines are all of very good quality. You will need to call and talk with all of the major sellers of the machines to see what they offer in the way of the points I mentioned above.

Hope this is of some help to you.

Cobra is a Chinese copied model correct? I need to clarify as some of my customer and asking about my thoughts on them and i have none other to buy Adler. I see the set up looks verymuch like the Adler 205-64. Anyone have info on Cobra?