Sailrite Leatherwork Machine

[kgg]

1 hour ago, ChipperBags said:

I hope my pictures make it.

Once you get the other photo's sized down please post so we can see the full thread path. We maybe able to offer some more suggestions.

What I see so far in the photo:

i) The top thread needs go in the top hole of the pin as you have done but it also needs to wrap around the pin and come out of the bottom hole so as to make a "S" shaped wrap around on the pin. This will help in getting the coils out of the thread and add a very slight top thread tension. It appears you are using a 8oz spool of white polyester thread and I assume the little 4 oz spool on the top cover is your N66 bonded nylon.

ii) Are you trying to use the little 4 oz spool of thread on the top of the machine or are you replacing the white polyester thread with the black N66 bonded nylon?

iii) The base of the top thread spool needs to be better secured so as not to move around on the table from machine vibration or accidental bumping of the spool. The center of the thread spool should be directly under the thread support arm. As the amount of thread on the spool reduces the easier it is for it to wander off and explore the floor.

kgg

[ChipperBags]

I got the Image Size app.

Sailrite Use Video

The video above is where I got my threading instructions.

What other photos do you want?

Chip

Edited November 5, 2022 by ChipperBags

[ChipperBags]

Okay, here is another photo.

 

[kgg]

3 hours ago, ChipperBags said:

The video above is where I got my threading instructions.

The instructions are good basic instructions. When doing the bobbin tension as the method shown in the video their method is a good starting point but the drop test will provide a better method or you could use a bobbin thread tension gauge to be even more accurate. To check the top thread tension a top thread tension gauge can also be used to adjust / set the top tensioner. In the end it is really going to come down to what and how thick/tough a material/leather you are trying to sew and choosing the right thread needle combination.

kgg

[Straycat62]

I started out on a Sailrite LS1. Bought used off CL. It had been sitting for a minute and had dried oil(varnish?) on the guide rods/needle bar and it wasn't functioning right. After a cleaning, started working well. Like others have said-They are good for what they are, a portable walking foot. Good for someone who doesn't have the space for a full size machine. 

They have it locked down customer service wise. Call and can talk to a person. Their owners manuals are spiral bound and easy to navigate. Nice glossy pictures for descriptions. Webste is easy to navigate to order replacement parts and accessories. I ordered smooth presser feet and feed dog for mine to sew leather. The day they arrived, I received a link for a Sailrite video depicting how to change out the parts. I thought that was classy. 

I moved up to a full size industrial triple feed but kept Sailrite also for now. 

[ChipperBags]

I need the left smooth foot and feed dog or the left zipper foot.

I wish the Leatherwork came with all the feet.  I’m trying to make 1/4” piping for my current project in vinyl, but I can’t get close enough to the cording… I might have to do that job on the Singer 128 with a zipper foot and some tape on the bottom of the foot so the vinyl feeds adequately.  I tested the Sailrite tonight using a #18 needle (leather) and #69 black nylon thread.  I sewed a test strip similar to the actual cording strip I’m gonna make.  The machine was flawless… the operator caused two alternating missed stitches.. I was pulling the fabric through and trying to turn it… Whoops!

I’m learning!

[Wizcrafts]

3 hours ago, ChipperBags said:

wish the Leatherwork came with all the feet.  I’m trying to make 1/4” piping for my current project in vinyl, but I can’t get close enough to the cording

Sailrite sells piping foot sets for their machines. Since you are using vinyl, feet with teeth won't be a problem.

[kgg]

10 hours ago, ChipperBags said:

I need the left smooth foot and feed dog or the left zipper foot.

This link to Aliexpress my help with finding odds and ends for your portable walking foot machine. The Chinese versions of the Sailrite are called 106-rp, the quality???. I just type in 106-RP in the search line:

https://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?catId=0&initiative_id=SB_20221118042012&SearchText=106-RP&spm=a2g0o.productlist.1000002.0

 

kgg

Edited November 18, 2022 by kgg

[ChipperBags]

Do you think I should get that one (for the last-1, of course) or the left zipper foot?

[ChipperBags]

Okay, I’m ordering the left zipper foot and the standard foot for the LS-1 (when I get a few bucks).  As of right now, I’m making a sewing machine cover out of vinyl.

Chipper