New from the Midwest

[weldtoride]

Tom, thanks for taking the time to post pictures and dimensions of your table and machine.  The table looks very comparable to the one offered in Chicago.  Somewhere, likely here, I read that the "K" style legs are to be preferred over the "T" legs.

I will be calling Industrial Sewing Systems in Janesville tomorrow with a few questions.  If we go new, that definitely looks like the best vendor for us.  I see that he offers extensive service and repair, should we require warranty or repair down the road.  

This thread on here advises, wisely, to buy from a dealer who will offer good service:  https://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/73741-sailrite-servo-motor-vs-sewquiet-6000sm/

Anecdotally, to read reviews about the various motors, among the sites I used was used Amazon.  Sadly, I read several Amazon reviews about various motors arriving DOA or damaged and very poor subsequent exchange servicing.

 

[weldtoride]

I know this is an old thread, but it's my thread, and I'd like to tie it off properly.

I am remiss in telling the end of our sewing machine hunt.  Thanks to TomWisc here, our hunt ended happily not long after my last posting in Janesville, WI, at Industrial Sewing Systems,  https://www.sewone.com/AboutUs.asp 

We bought a new Seiko sth-8bld-3 there.   We not only got a much better price than either Milwaukee or Chicago markets, but we got extensively tutored on the use of the machine.  I highly recommend this seller. We saw his repair shop, and he also has an inventory of quite a range of used industrial machines.  As I have an infinity for all things mechanical, it was a real treat to see all the different sewing machines dedicated to specific production sewing tasks.

Shortly after our purchase life seriously got in our way for a while, consequently we are still very green with this machine.  Time is ripe for getting on with things now, however.

A related aside: Shortly after our Seiko purchase, a Singer 111W155 jumped out in front of me while I was walking around a church sale, it looked well cared for but unused for a while, as oil pan was dry, and not a lot of oil to be seen, but no flash rust was evident anywhere, they plugged it in for me at the sale and in car mechanics' vernacular it "ran like stink" ( "runs like stink" is good thing).  Complete with Singer table and a drawer of odds and ends they were asking $125, which I paid. 

It sat in my basement until last week, when I got around to tinkering with it.  After oiling and re-oiling and replacing the broken thread guide nearest the needle, I can now sew with it by turning the hand wheel.  My right foot has had years of finessing a TIG welder control pedal, but that is completely different than controlling the wide open throttle of this clutch motor, which so far is beyond my skill set.  I can feather and make it crawl for maybe a half dozen stitches at best and then it's off to the races....  Once I am more sure that this machine is worth another bit of investment, a servo motor is in the picture.