BigRig wrote: ↑Fri Jul 29, 2022 12:20 am
@Tackman , what do you like about the newer machines?
I'm talking about the Juki 1510N-7 class and it's trimmed down sisters. Vertical bobbins. They have higher foot lift, sew with amazing control, smooth running being made in Japan and many other things.
Look I understand the market is full of "upholstery/canvas" machines with prices varying on a large scale. But if you really relying of a machine day to day to make a living go with the Juki vertical bobbin types. And If you want the best performer and a machine that will make your sewing jobs faster,better,easier on you go for the LU 1510N-7. I bought one 16 yrs ago and used it fulltime. And only had one issue were I sewed 10 layers of heary upholstery leather and pushed the needle bar out of time.
I bought another one last year of the same model for my normal upholstery jobs and retired the other one for off beat jobs that might break needles or stress the machine. I also put rollers on the stand so I can roll out the machine to any where in the shop to do large tent repairs and other off beat jobs.
Like I said a good machine isn't cheap but it holds it's value in the long run.
A list of machines I've owned Singer 16-41, Singer 111w-155, 211w, Consew 226 ,Consew 206, Brother B837 (2 of them) Juki 563. Like I said the sLU 1510N-7 is by far the best machine out of all of them put together.
I was tempted to buy the Juki 2810-7 made in China but a well known canvas shop in Massachusetts told me he had one and sold it as it gave him problems and went back to Juki's made in Japan model. 1508 ? I think.