Members Gregspitz Posted December 21, 2016 Members Report Posted December 21, 2016 cut out the pressor foot on my Techsew 2750 pro and it worked great for edge sewing. I can see the needle like I wanted to! Quote Greg Spitz MD,FACS Custom Watch Straps 922Leather Gregspitz@922Leather.com
Members Constabulary Posted December 21, 2016 Members Report Posted December 21, 2016 I see you are using titanium needles - are they really so much better? Quote ~ Keep "OLD CAST IRON" alive - it´s worth it ~ Machines in use: - Singer 111G156 - Singer 307G2 - Singer 29K71 - Singer 212G141 - Singer 45D91 - Singer 132K6 - Singer 108W20 - Singer 51WSV2 - Singer 143W2
Members Gregspitz Posted December 21, 2016 Author Members Report Posted December 21, 2016 someone here recommended them so I went with it...best I can say is that I have not had ANY issues and they sew great... Quote Greg Spitz MD,FACS Custom Watch Straps 922Leather Gregspitz@922Leather.com
Moderator Wizcrafts Posted December 21, 2016 Moderator Report Posted December 21, 2016 I use only Titanium System 135x16 needles on my Singer walking foot and 2 Singer patch machines. They penetrate Venture Tape without gumming up in the eye. Regular steel needles always gum up from Venture Tape. They are available in sizes 18 through 24. I use numbers 19 through 23 with the walking foot 139w109 and either 18 (#69 thread) or 19 (#92 thread) on the 29k patchers. Quote Posted IMHO, by Wiz My current crop of sewing machines: Cowboy CB4500, Singer 107w3, Singer 139w109, Singer 168G101, Singer 29k71, Singer 31-15, Singer 111w103, Singer 211G156, Adler 30-7 on power stand, Techsew 2700, Fortuna power skiver and a Pfaff 4 thread 2 needle serger.
Members mixmkr Posted December 21, 2016 Members Report Posted December 21, 2016 I'd try some 135x17 #16 or #14 ...but the smallest I could ever find where the #18. I use a lot of basting tape. That watch band looks great!! :-) Quote JUKI LU562, Singer 107 W1, Thompson PW201 mini walker, a couple of plastic fantastics for light duty "home stuff".... ya know...fixin' and altering clothes.....
Members dikman Posted December 21, 2016 Members Report Posted December 21, 2016 Good one, Greg. Cutting off the pressor foot hadn't occurred to me. Quote Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500. Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)
Members mixmkr Posted December 21, 2016 Members Report Posted December 21, 2016 (edited) I kinda have a similar setup on my LU562, so I can swing my right angle binder in and get it close. The presser foot plate is ground out a bit too. Edited December 21, 2016 by mixmkr Quote JUKI LU562, Singer 107 W1, Thompson PW201 mini walker, a couple of plastic fantastics for light duty "home stuff".... ya know...fixin' and altering clothes.....
Uwe Posted December 22, 2016 Report Posted December 22, 2016 I made an in-line walking foot for a Pfaff 545 a few weeks ago: Quote Uwe (pronounced "OOH-vuh" ) Links: Videos
Members mixmkr Posted December 22, 2016 Members Report Posted December 22, 2016 Uwe...Your JUKI LU563 vid was fantastic. Besides the exceptional quality, VERY useful. I have one question. Since it appears stitch lengths can be independent of each other in forward or reverse, I assume the forward stitch length could be increased to a max of 7.5mm (or more), not worrying about matching up with reverse? I have no need for matching holes in detailed leather work, but in my marine canvas, the longest stitch length up to 10mm is desirable. Backstitching is only for locking and appearance is a LOW 2nd in this small area. I'd love to increase my LU562 (assuming it's the same as the 563) to the machine's maximum. Currently I'm getting about 6mm. I'm going to need to spend some quality time and match your video to my JUKI. Great work and thanks!! Quote JUKI LU562, Singer 107 W1, Thompson PW201 mini walker, a couple of plastic fantastics for light duty "home stuff".... ya know...fixin' and altering clothes.....
Members mixmkr Posted December 22, 2016 Members Report Posted December 22, 2016 Never mind...I read in the YouTube comments that answers my potential 10mm forward stitch length. Hoping on this end that I don't have the "factory set length" type of machine.. but I do have reverse on my 562 Quote JUKI LU562, Singer 107 W1, Thompson PW201 mini walker, a couple of plastic fantastics for light duty "home stuff".... ya know...fixin' and altering clothes.....
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