3Rd Party Walking Foot Parts Quality

[csteel24]

I got a tow sets of zipper feet for a Juki 1541S from eBay. $20.This is the first time I'm buying a walking foot from eBay and I'm really not happy with the quality of this feet. The needle foot does not meet the plate in a 90 degree angle and the foot seems to be to wide for the feed dog too.

Did you buy parts like this from e-bay and what was you experience? do you buy always original parts?

Cheers

Martin

[Anne Bonnys Locker]

Martin, there are two possible problems here.

If you have a genuine Juki then it is most likely that the feet are badly cast - a common problem.

OTOH if the machine is a clone then the presser foot bar may be poorly machined.

Buy parts from a dealer who will rectify the problem.

[csteel24]

as crazy as it sounds there a re not may places in San Francisco that have industrial swing machines and parts. I found only one place in the SF that I do not really like. Other wise I would love to go to a dealer and get quality products. I did order another foot set from ebay and hope that this one is better and I contacted Juki service. They sell parts too, maybe this is what I have to do even if the original Juki accessories are very pricy.

Cheers

Martin