Juki DDL-555

[Burkhardt]

2 hours ago, Ezik said:

TFHadley,  what model consew do you have?

You have to use the @ when tagging someone like @Tfhadley or @Ezik then they will get a notice to respond.

[Northmount]

1 hour ago, Burkhardt said:

You have to use the @ when tagging someone like @Tfhadley or @Ezik then they will get a notice to respond.

Pick the username from the popup list.

[Burkhardt]

17 minutes ago, Northmount said:

Pick the username from the popup list.

So you shouldn't do it the way I said too?

[Northmount]

10 hours ago, Burkhardt said:

So you shouldn't do it the way I said too?

My comment is an addition to your instructions.  After typing the @ plus the whole username, if I don't pick it from the popup list, it doesn't work for me.  Example @burkhardt, the tag doesn't complete or work.  Might work with other browsers.

 

[Burkhardt]

11 hours ago, Northmount said:

My comment is an addition to your instructions.  After typing the @ plus the whole username, if I don't pick it from the popup list, it doesn't work for me.  Example @burkhardt, the tag doesn't complete or work.  Might work with other browsers.

 

Gotcha, the picking from the list is what I didn't get. Never noticed it wouldn't pick it up from not using list before. Learned something new.

[girlscout4]

You’re going to want to look more for the heavier models based after the 111. With Juki and consew for leather. There are a prevalent amount of 31-15’s and models similar if we’re using singer as the basis. But that I believe the 31-15 model should be the starting point for 8 oz leather and down. If you’re looking for heavier than that always check Facebook marketplace or offer up. Then google the exact machine you are looking at. Model number not serial. 

[AlZilla]

That's about an 18 year old zombie thread, @girlscout4 

Doesn't hurt. Sometimes it stirs up a little conversation.

[girlscout4]

On 10/7/2025 at 1:46 PM, AlZilla said:

That's about an 18 year old zombie thread, @girlscout4 

Doesn't hurt. Sometimes it stirs up a little conversation.

I ended up finding this one from a random google so I just tried to input a little knowledge I thought might be helpful for someone later on down the road. 

[Wizcrafts]

On 10/17/2025 at 3:23 PM, girlscout4 said:

I ended up finding this one from a random google so I just tried to input a little knowledge I thought might be helpful for someone later on down the road. 

When I bought my first industrial sewing machine, to sew a leather vest I was making, I didn't know my ass from a hole in the ground when it came to machine capabilities! I was sold a tailoring 96k40 machine as a leather sewing machine. The dealer either lied, or wasn't aware. I ended up with a walking foot machine to finish sewing the vest. Most folks who do sew at home use a plastic body domestic sewing machine that was made to sew cloth. Cloth glides easily under the flat presser foot. The take-up and tensioning mechanisms are strong enough to tension #50 cotton or polycore thread. When such a person tries to sew leather, it drags on the top because the feed dog teeth aren't aggressive enough to claw into the flesh side. When they hunt for an industrial sewing machine, the first results are usually tailoring machines, many of which are meant to spin at high speed to distribute the oil that's fed by a sump pump on the bottom. These machines and speeds are no good for sewing leather.