Members dikman Posted January 22, 2020 Members Report Posted January 22, 2020 Can't help wondering about the competency of the dealer who set that up.......... Quote Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500. Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)
kgg Posted January 22, 2020 Report Posted January 22, 2020 The main question, did it sew correctly right out of the box? kgg Quote Juki DNU - 1541S, Juki DU - 1181N, Singer 29K - 71(1949), Chinese Patcher (Tinkers Delight), Warlock TSC-441, Techsew 2750 Pro, Consew DCS-S4 Skiver
Members Bert51 Posted January 22, 2020 Members Report Posted January 22, 2020 I have all my knee lifters out as far as I can get them. I have one little overlocker that needs a longer lever, but sadly, no room to do it and can't get a foot peddle to work very well either. Bert. Quote
kgg Posted January 22, 2020 Report Posted January 22, 2020 2 hours ago, pattysoup said: I just completed the fix and used a combo of all guidance. As an additional suggestion I would try using only one point of connection of the plastic coated wire to the presser foot lift lever to remove the need for twisting of the wire, improve / reduce lifting pressure caused by the rubbing of the twisted wire as it moves through the table and improve the appearance / performance. To do this I would remove the wire bolt connector closest to the needle on the presser foot lift lever and reuse it at the other end of the wire too form a smaller tighter loop around the small hook-like rod at the knee lift connecting rod just under the hole for the wire in the table while also changing the angle and length of the small hook on the knee lift shaft. That should help with getting the wire to travel more in the centre of the hole in the table. kgg Quote Juki DNU - 1541S, Juki DU - 1181N, Singer 29K - 71(1949), Chinese Patcher (Tinkers Delight), Warlock TSC-441, Techsew 2750 Pro, Consew DCS-S4 Skiver
Members pattysoup Posted January 23, 2020 Author Members Report Posted January 23, 2020 Thank you kgg - re: The main question, did it sew correctly right out of the box? Yes, I live near the dealer he set it up and I tested it and it sewed well although I did feel a little resistance with the presser foot - moving forward to setting up at home the presser foot was awkward ie: I had to push my leg out quite far to get it to work. I tried tightening. (33T5-008 BRACKET made of cast iron) it craked so I returned to the dealer and purchased a new bracket made of stainless steel. re: try using only one point of connection of the plastic coated wire to the presser foot lift lever Okay, I will try that. Question: Is my current set-up for the presser foot lift uncommon and possibly problematic? Kind regards Quote
kgg Posted January 23, 2020 Report Posted January 23, 2020 20 minutes ago, pattysoup said: Question: Is my current set-up for the presser foot lift uncommon and possibly problematic? I think your present setup should work fine but think it could be improved for performance and appearance. Having a knee lift is not uncommon nor is a foot pedal activated lift. If I am not mistaken the Juki 341 and 1341 both use a cable connection to the presser foot lift lever while I have seen chain and solid round metal rods also used. The object of any configuration is to pull down on the presser foot lever to lift the presser foot up to it's highest point. The less resistance to the movement of the lever the better. Personally I think the pivot bolt connection on most machines that use your type of lift lever and pivot bolt connection could be greatly improved by incorporating a flat round bearing seated in the lever at the pivot point. That way there would be less resistance / rubbing between the pivot bolt and the lift lever. In my opinion it's just poor engineering to save the cost of a proper bearing, about a cent for the manufacturer. kgg Quote Juki DNU - 1541S, Juki DU - 1181N, Singer 29K - 71(1949), Chinese Patcher (Tinkers Delight), Warlock TSC-441, Techsew 2750 Pro, Consew DCS-S4 Skiver
kgg Posted January 23, 2020 Report Posted January 23, 2020 As a side note what was the approximate cost of the machine as I am sure others who are thinking about buying that type of machine would like to know a ball park number. kgg Quote Juki DNU - 1541S, Juki DU - 1181N, Singer 29K - 71(1949), Chinese Patcher (Tinkers Delight), Warlock TSC-441, Techsew 2750 Pro, Consew DCS-S4 Skiver
Members pattysoup Posted January 23, 2020 Author Members Report Posted January 23, 2020 hi Kgg, re: In my opinion it's just poor engineering to save the cost of a proper bearing, about a cent for the manufacturer. Yes, I agree. re: kgg's As a side note what was the approximate cost of the machine Total Cost - $2700 CA included -- machine, table, motor, light, 3 topstitch feet, 2 zipper feet, one pair of scissors, 2 spools of thread and a few tools plus replacement bracket extra $30.00 plus stitch guide extra $20.00 Quote
kgg Posted January 23, 2020 Report Posted January 23, 2020 That is good price info for anyone looking to purchase a 1341/341 class clone gives a nice comparison. To break the price down it would have been about $2350 CA plus 13 percent tax. Don't you just love taxes. So for our US people on the list it would be about $1790 US. Quote Juki DNU - 1541S, Juki DU - 1181N, Singer 29K - 71(1949), Chinese Patcher (Tinkers Delight), Warlock TSC-441, Techsew 2750 Pro, Consew DCS-S4 Skiver
kgg Posted January 23, 2020 Report Posted January 23, 2020 7 minutes ago, pattysoup said: plus stitch guide extra $20.00 I didn't see a guide in the photos what style? If possible a picture would be nice. kgg Quote Juki DNU - 1541S, Juki DU - 1181N, Singer 29K - 71(1949), Chinese Patcher (Tinkers Delight), Warlock TSC-441, Techsew 2750 Pro, Consew DCS-S4 Skiver
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