Members agteachr Posted June 14, 2011 Members Report Posted June 14, 2011 Anyone have any experience or opinions on the Techsew GA 1-5R with the servo motor and speed reducer? I am making holsters- never more than 8-9 ounce leather, doubled over. Most of the time, it's 6-7 ounce. It has a clearance of 1/2" under the walking foot, which is just barely clearance for my heaviest leather projects. I like had sewing, but am getting behind on orders, so am looking for a reasonable sewing machine. I wouldn't being using it continuously- only about once or twice a week for a few hours at a time. Quote
Techsew Ron Posted June 15, 2011 Report Posted June 15, 2011 (edited) Anyone have any experience or opinions on the Techsew GA 1-5R with the servo motor and speed reducer? I am making holsters- never more than 8-9 ounce leather, doubled over. Most of the time, it's 6-7 ounce. It has a clearance of 1/2" under the walking foot, which is just barely clearance for my heaviest leather projects. I like had sewing, but am getting behind on orders, so am looking for a reasonable sewing machine. I wouldn't being using it continuously- only about once or twice a week for a few hours at a time. Hi agteachr, The Techsew GA5-1R is suitable for tack and heavy leather work projects up to 7/16" thick. It would be fine for 8-9oz leather doubled over, however the GA5-1R could leave some foot marks on the bottom side of your leather which are removable. If this is an issue for you, I recommend you check out the Techsew 5100 which is a triple feed machine that can sew up to 7/8" thick and offers various smooth presser foot options which leave no foot marks. It includes the same SmartServo motor and speed reducer as the GA5-1R. You can see more information here: http://shop.raphaels...products_id=330 You can contact us any time if you have any other questions about the machines we sell. Thanks, Ron Edited June 15, 2011 by Ronnie Quote
Members steve hansl Posted June 18, 2011 Members Report Posted June 18, 2011 I've had mine since March and I think it is a good machine.I had a bobbin thread tension issue but a little tweaking the spring solved that.Other than that it runs real smooth and I like the reverse. Quote
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