Juki 1541

[CNHLeather]

Hello guys sand gals I just purchased a Juki 1541 at a reasonable price but it needs a servo motor as it has a clutch motor but what I would really like to know is what size of thread and needles I would need to sew leathers in the range of 1oz to 6 oz maybe even up to 10oz thanks for any input

[gottaknow]

I have 25 1541's in service at the factory. Mine have servo motors, with underbed trimmers and programmable functions. Overall a dependable needle feed machine. Because of the horizontal rotary hook, it won't handle what a 211 will, even though they use the same needle class. I'm talking about the 211's without the walking foot. Still, max needle size for these are 22's. Anything bigger, and you run out or room between the hook point and and basket finger. Even if you set the bobbin basket finger (I cheat and bend them a bit) wide open, it doesn't leave much room for thread bigger than Tex 105. Past that you'll run into tensioning issues as well.

That said, it will sew garment leather nicely with size 18 needles and Tex 69. That's this machines sweet spot. One thing I really like about these is they will handle really flimsy material clear down to a size 12 needle with Tex 27 thread. These are a decent, dependable machine. One note on the oil system. The pump will only push oil up to the top shaft if you run the machine at nearly full speed, even if it's just to wind a bobbin. There's a sight glass on the top of the arm that lines up nicely with an oil port on the top shaft. If you unscrew the sight glass, you can manually oil the top shaft. Have fun!

Regards, Eric

[gottaknow]

You can ignore what I responded with as it's actually referring to a Juki 5410. That's what I get for trying to think late at night after a long day. The 1541 will sew what you want and then some. It uses the 135x17 class needle (135x16 for leather). I still prefer verticle hooks, but the 1541 does have the large bobbin capacity hook.

Regards, Eric