My chinese cobbler patcher arrived

[nylonRigging]

28 minutes ago, SilverForgeStudio said:

True- but for those of us who are learning and would like the ability to speed up from hand stitching and get a feel for threads and such it is a good threshold machine (albeit hand powered). It is not a replacement for hand stitching for me- just a way to keep going after hands are sore or I have a time crunch and would like to finish a batch.

Being new and on a budget- it offers a bit of speed and familiarization- and a decent lower budget intro for the ability to sew thicker belts and sheaths (for me anyway)

Your mileage may vary- I am time rich and money poor for the hobbies department. An even trade- a bit of labor to get it functional, and now I know a few things about what I like (and dont like) about  this style of machine.

 

it is a rough machine . But I do see your points . there is something to be said for the truth of.. " less is More " . Less complicated purity .

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Edited March 15, 2019 by nylonRigging

[Yankee63]

I have spent enough time reading of how the "pig" can sew.

It may take a few adjustments, or improvements but I am handy so I will work through it.

Thanks for the pointers SilverForgeStudio.

Doug

Edited March 16, 2019 by Yankee63

[KDR]

Hi Yankee, I'm curious how you are getting on with your Hu Ji 43?  I'm looking at maybe picking one up.  Is yours still going strong?  Any problems with it?

thanks!

Kristina

[fredk]

On 3/16/2019 at 11:04 PM, Yankee63 said:

I have spent enough time reading of how the "pig" can sew.

It may take a few adjustments, or improvements but I am handy so I will work through it.

I'm interested on how you've got on as well

[MikeRock]

Can someone take a photo of the shuttle with the two covers slid back out of the way, and maybe the shuttle out of the machine?

God bless

[Gregg From Keystone Sewing]

I've seen some popular reviews on this machine.  They are interesting to say the least.

[CowboyBob]

On 6/23/2020 at 7:56 AM, MikeRock said:

Can someone take a photo of the shuttle with the two covers slid back out of the way, and maybe the shuttle out of the machine?

God bless

If your on Facebook you should join the group called Chinese Patcher there is a lot of good info on it that will help you.

 

[Gymnast]

A normal sewing machine have a hard point in the sewing cycle, when the needle is on its way up and the eye is in the middle of the fabric. Then the friction to the thread is high from needle and fabric. At the same time the hook pulls down the thread, and the local thread tension to do this can be very high. With a needle too small it can cause the machine to stop or the thread to be damaged. I think this is taken into account, when you use tables from internet, that suggest needle sizes for threads.

But this patcher is different, because the needle bar movement is controlled by a cam. The needle remains down with the needle eye below the fabric while the hook pulls down the thread. Therefore this machine might be able to handle a thicker thread for the same needle size that you normally will see for other machines.

I link to this youtube video from a guy, that expects to use a V207 thread with a size 22 needle. https://youtu.be/Vv9eZbRR2z8

[JHLeatherwood]

On 6/23/2020 at 7:56 AM, MikeRock said:

Can someone take a photo of the shuttle with the two covers slid back out of the way, and maybe the shuttle out of the machine?

God bless

There's a guy with a series of videos about these machines, including setting them up, disassembling for cleaning, top five questions, etc.

Mainely Acres is the channel name 

 

[DrmCa]

On 3/14/2019 at 1:02 PM, Yankee63 said:

HU-JI, looks like model 43-6.

Doug, do you mind sharing a link to the seller of this machine? I am on the market for a desktop/portable patcher too.