Members pcox Posted October 27, 2014 Members Report Posted October 27, 2014 The gospel according to Eric. Thanks Eric, Been missing your post. Quote
Members gottaknow Posted October 27, 2014 Members Report Posted October 27, 2014 I do keep up on my reading here daily, but my time at the moment is scarce. Since going to work for Filson, I have been apprenticing a full time mechanic and adding additional equipment like crazy. I'm loving it though. I'm hoping to get more time to post this winter, I still love this forum! My favorite needle feed machine for light to medium weight goods is the Singer 281-22. They are readily available used for just a few hundred dollars and with a servo retrofit, well worth it. We still use these 60's era workhorses in the factory. Make sure if you find a 281, it's subclass is 22. The other 281's are drop feed. They will handle a very wide variety of materials that don't require a walking foot machine. Our newer needle feeds are the Juki 5410's. I've recently ordered 10 more of the Juki 9000 series heavy needle feeds for sewing heavy wool. And thanks for the kind words. Regards, Eric Quote
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