Servo Motors On Needle Awl Machines

[pcox]

Take the clutch motor off mount the servo to the bottom of the table run the belt to the big pulley on the jackshaft.

[sbrownn]

I put a Reliable Sew Quiet 6000 SM on my old Champion 30. The motor speed is programmable and it can be set up to make one stitch at a time with the awl/needle stopping in any position desired. I am not running any type of speed reducer as the motor running at its slowest speed is slow enough. To make a single stitch you just tap and release the motor control pedal and the machine makes one stitch and stops. I have my machine set to stop with the awl just above the work so I can check its position if I need to. This feature works good for going around corners of following intricate patterns as you can position and align the work piece after every stitch.

[steadybrook]

Thanks for the replies, I did put a servo motor on the needle awl machine and it works great, one perfect stitch at a time!