Typical Tw3-S335B Cylinder Machine Any Good?

[Bigfoot]

Hi all,

Any advice would be great as I'm thinking of getting a (hopefully) decent compound feed cylinder arm machine in the near future. The small amount of sewing i have done so far has been either by hand, with a Singer patcher or with Junker and Ruh SD28s (which I love and I think I will always use Junkers for some jobs)

I would like any advice on the "Typical TW3-S335B" machine if possible.

I guess it's a clone of something else so does anyone else have experience of these or know if I can change parts like the feed dogs to smooth so that they don't mark the leather and get other parts for it or is it just a waste of money? Also the synchronised binder thing.... what is that and can you sew like normal with it on a machine?

Ideally I'd like a machine that will sew from approx 3mm to 12mm'ish and with a lovely slow servo motor for a novice like me!

I've attached the pics to give some idea of what I'm normally trying to sew so if anyone knows of a great machine that will do it or has one that they want to trade for 2 or 3 Junker SD28s then let me know please!

[Narvi]

Looks like a clone of the Pfaff 335, complete with binding attatchment. I may be wrong, but I think Typical machines are made by Highlead. This is a light to medium duty machine - 12mm is probably more than it can handle. You might want to look into clones of the Juki 441 which will sew heavier material.

[Bigfoot]

Thanks for the reply Narvi,

Is Highlead a good make...I think i read somewhere that it is and you can get parts?

Does the binder effect normal stitching if you're not using it?

Any idea what a cloned Juki 441 is called so I can look it up?

Very sorry if these are stupid questions but we all have to start somewhere!

Thanks again

Bigfoot

[Wizcrafts]

Any idea what a cloned Juki 441 is called so I can look it up?

Thanks again

Bigfoot

The Juki TSC-441 is built for sewing heavy webbing tow ropes, car wash cloths, buffing wheels, tactical gear, parachutes and other very thick material goods. While they can sew leather, they are not optimized, or normally setup to do so. There has been an increasing demand for heavy duty sewing machines built to sew thick leather, with thick thread, out of the box, with an easy learning curve. This buyer demand led to the modification of the Juki TSC-441 design, sold as the Cowboy, Cobra and Techsew leather sewing machine brands advertised at the top of every page on this website. These brands are maintained by a very few dealers who have a huge vested interest in servicing and helping to improve their machines.

Here are some model numbers for your research:

• Cowboy cb3500, cb4500 and cb5500 and very recently, the cb3200
  
• Cobra Class 3, Class 4 and Class 4-25
  
• Techsew 4100 and 5100
  

All of those machines have triple (compound) feed, with special harness feet, smooth feed dogs, custom shaped throat plates for holsters and stirrups, powerful servo motors, speed reducers, large, heavy balance wheels and in several cases, built in bobbin winders. All feature a single up/down stitch length lever that raises for reverse sewing and stays where you put it, in either direction. They have been modified from the Juki spec to sew a solid 7/8 inches of real leather, with thread as thick as #415 (with a #27 needle).

The harness feet come in three forms: double toe, left toe and right toe.

These machines are priced competitively, at about 1/2 the price of a Juki TSC-441 and are fully supported by our dealers who are members of this forum..

[CowboyBob]

Highleads model#GA2688-1,is the same model as 441

[Gregg From Keystone Sewing]

Thanks for the reply Narvi,

Is Highlead a good make...I think i read somewhere that it is and you can get parts?

Does the binder effect normal stitching if you're not using it?

Any idea what a cloned Juki 441 is called so I can look it up?

Very sorry if these are stupid questions but we all have to start somewhere!

Thanks again

Bigfoot

Actually, these are good, basic questions that you should have answered before, not after you purchase equipment.

[Bigfoot]

Thank you all,

More research to do then...it's a big investment for a little business so i just want to get it right!