New Tandy Craftool Pro Stitch Master made by Sailrite

[Matt S]

6 hours ago, chrisash said:

Received tandy newsletter today, the price in UK for Pro Stitchmaster is £1727.99 plus vat at 20%= £2072 converted to USD =  $2193+vat = $2631

 

2 hours ago, hwinbermuda said:

Even at business rate its £1555.20 + £311.04 vat totalling £1866.24.

That's significantly more than what you'd pay for a new Chinese or used premium flat bed W/F upholstery-weight machine from a brick-and-mortar dealer.

[jcuk]

Hello

 

I went to the UK website and went through the process of purchasing - but didn't pay! And from what i could see the VAT was already included. 

 

Hope this helps

 

JCUK

[chrisash]

Yup your right i miss read it, it is vat inclusive

Soooorrrry

[bermudahwin]

6 minutes ago, jcuk said:

Hello

 

I went to the UK website and went through the process of purchasing - but didn't pay! And from what i could see the VAT was already included. 

 

Hope this helps

 

JCUK

Good spot, but it only says that in very small letters.

[Ardenmare]

I tried out the demo model at the Essex/Baltimore Tandy a couple of weeks ago. It's a nice machine, it was powerful enough to chew through 2 pieces of 5oz veg tan, although that's probably extreme for it. Really nice speed control. Just wish it could take a bit heavier thread sizes. 

I just checked out the Sailrite web page-the Tandy Stitch Master looks like a beige colored version of the Sailrite Ultrafeed LS1 portable that's been installed into a nice little table with their workhorse servo motor.  I like the smaller Tandy table, but for close to the same price, the Sailrite Fabricator sounds like a better deal with more capability. The site says it will take up to V-138 thread.

Edited February 6, 2019 by Ardenmare
updated info

[Yetibelle]

3 hours ago, Ardenmare said:

I tried out the demo model at the Essex/Baltimore Tandy a couple of weeks ago. It's a nice machine, it was powerful enough to chew through 2 pieces of 5oz veg tan, although that's probably extreme for it. Really nice speed control. Just wish it could take a bit heavier thread sizes. 

I just checked out the Sailrite web page-the Tandy Stitch Master looks like a beige colored version of the Sailrite Ultrafeed LS1 portable that's been installed into a nice little table with their workhorse servo motor.  I like the smaller Tandy table, but for close to the same price, the Sailrite Fabricator sounds like a better deal with more capability. The site says it will take up to V-138 thread.

Here you can see a Sailrite in action!

 

[devon22691]

So.... I'm looking to buy another machine for holster making so I can make holsters and sheaths at the gun shows. Obviously I don't want to transport my cobra 4 and I'm not into the tippman boss.  Would this machine be good for this application ? Has to sew  up to 3 layers 6-7 veg. 

[Wizcrafts]

36 minutes ago, devon22691 said:

So.... I'm looking to buy another machine for holster making so I can make holsters and sheaths at the gun shows. Obviously I don't want to transport my cobra 4 and I'm not into the tippman boss.  Would this machine be good for this application ? Has to sew  up to 3 layers 6-7 veg. 

The Sailrite Ultrafeed machines are good for about 1/4 inch, or 16 ounces of combined leather or vinyl. The maximum thread size is #92 (T90) bonded nylon or bonded polyester, which only has 15 pounds breaking strength. It will not safely sew a holster that can withstand any serious force on the gun. Quarter inch thick pancake holsters need to be sewn with #277 bonded thread (44 pound test per stitch), for security against stress on the stitch lines, which is way beyond the capacity of a Sailrite. You will need to look at harness and holster machines that are built to handle such heavy thread and the huge needles they require and extra strong pressure and tension springs that tension and pull up very strong thread into very dense leather.

As for portable heavy stitchers, there is the Cowboy Outlaw, the Tippmann Boss (both hand cranked), and the Artisan Toro 3200BT bench mounted motorized heavy stitcher. You can also sew holsters with a sole stitcher, like the Junker & Ruh sole stitcher or a Gritzner or Frobana hand cranked sole stitcher (rarer than hen's teeth)

[koreric75]

20 hours ago, devon22691 said:

So.... I'm looking to buy another machine for holster making so I can make holsters and sheaths at the gun shows. Obviously I don't want to transport my cobra 4 and I'm not into the tippman boss.  Would this machine be good for this application ? Has to sew  up to 3 layers 6-7 veg. 

as Wiz said, i've played with it some and it tops out at 10oz and the thread size limit would be a nogo for holsters, probably sheaths as well.  For the shows, you'll need something that will handle the size of leather and thread you need, other than hand-stitching there aren't many options for a lightweight transportable solution...even the boss and outlaw need a sturdy mount to keep it from jumping all over, you may as well carry the cobra with you unless power is an issue...

[bikermutt07]

This may be an ok or even good machine for what it is designed to sew.

The up and coming problem I foresee?.......

Tandy selling this to any newcomers with more scratch then knowledge about what they are buying. They will Shell out cash for a machine that probably won't suit their needs and wind up having to sell it for a big loss to fund the machine they need.

Also, these folks probably can't roll it back into their local Tandy when they have a problem with it. I wonder if that gets disclosed up front?

I haven't seen any comments about what pressure feet and such are available. I'm assuming they would be something from sailrite that comes with a hefty pricetag.

And another thing, I watched the video from stock and barrel leather (maybe the name is wrong)?  And this guy just couldn't say enough paid good things about this machine. Even went as far as saying it was looking like a better fit for his wallets and bags then his Juki. Really?

I commented and unsubscribed to his channel. I'm all for getting paid, but come on.

To tell the truth, I have no dog in this fight. But, I just see a lot of newcomers getting taken to the cleaners by Tandy on this one. And it puts an itch in my craw.

Just my .02.