Moving a Juki DLN-9010A-SH

[JJN]

I am picking up a Juki DLN-9010A-SH machine with a CP-180 control panel this weekend. It is new and unused but the seller is not a dealer. It was bought for a project that never happened about a year ago. It is about a 7 hour drive from here. I will need to remove the head from the table. I have no knowledge of how easy it is to disconnect the electronics. Any advise, tips or precautions will be much appreciated. Thanks.

[DrmCa]

Hopefully you do not need to disconnect the electronics, but pneumatic hoses only. Mark them beforehand with tape and take pictures of the current setup.

I would approach this differently: rent a van and strap the whole machine to its side.

[JJN]

DrmCA, I don't think this machine has any pneumatic hoses. I am hoping all the electrical connections to the head have connectors so all I have to do is unplug them.

 

[brmax]

Sounds really nice. 

Some of the connections can be tricky, so calm and a couple tiny flat screw drivers to help with them to release. 

Not sure but alwsys a grest idea for some side cutters for them plastic ties, they may be a pain. Also you know to have some small metric and standard wrenches snd a cresent.

I always like them moving blankets for wrapping the machine head for a road trip. If any oil is there a couple good ways to keep that dry should be top of the list  

Good day with the trip

Floyd

[dikman]

It's a direct-drive unit, so I would assume that all the electronics are mounted in that housing attached to the head and shouldn't need to be removed? Gottaknow (Eric) is probably the only one who could clarify this.

[AdamPCain]

Great find you will have to post pictures of what you make.

[Constabulary]

Hope this is the right machine for your project - have you googled the specs? Machine is mainly used for apparel..

http://www.juki.co.jp/industrial_e/products_e/apparel_e/1needle_e/dln9010a.html

[gottaknow]

8 hours ago, Constabulary said:

Hope this is the right machine for your project - have you googled the specs? Machine is mainly used for apparel..

http://www.juki.co.jp/industrial_e/products_e/apparel_e/1needle_e/dln9010a.html

Yep, great apparel machine. Direct drive needle feed with Juki’s dry head system. The CP180 control panel is very user friendly but you’ll need the manuals for all the programming capabilities. All the cables are plugged into the control box, pretty straightforward connecting using process of elimination. Adjustable speed control at your fingertips, very smooth and lots of torque. T90 bonded nylon max. Needle sizes 12-21, but will require hook adjustments. It will sew waxed canvas, heavy wool, denim, and garment weight leather. Forget veg tan. The feed dogs will mark leather for sure. These machines replaced the Juki 5410’s. The heads are really heavy because of the motor. Do not, and I repeat, do not remove the motor. The foot lift should be electric. Have fun! I had 30 of these units in my last factory.

Regards, Eric 

[JJN]

Thanks Eric and everyone else who responded. We had a successful trip and the advise offered here really helped. We drove from southern Oregon to SF Bay and got 3 machines. The 2 that were bought new and never used are the 9010 mentioned above and a LS-1341 cylinder bed which was my main reason for going. Also picked up a really nice, cosmeticly perfect 206RB-1. The 9010 was no problem to remove from the table. Just had to unplug like gottaknow said. I'll post some photos when they are running. It was a long drive, but an incredibly fantastic deal found on Craigslist.

[dikman]

At least the trip was worthwhile! Those machines should keep you busy while you get used to them. The 206's are nice machines.

[JJN]

I got the machines home and set up. The Juki dln-9010a was not the machine I was originally after but was offered at a price I couldn't refuse. This thing is awesome. It should really speed up the repetitive production work. You will see in the video my speed is still in learning stage but the machine is like magic.

 

Edited August 12, 2018 by JJN
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