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Title: Typical walking foot
Post by: Allan on September 22, 2012, 12:39:29 am
Has anyone had anything to do with a Typical GC 0302 walking foot machine??

What machine is it a knock off of?

Will it be suitable for canvas work?

http://www.sewingmachinesaustralia.com.au/shop/machines-we-sell/horse-rug-machinery/typical-gc-03022012-05-16-04-19-16

Allan
Title: Re: Typical walking foot
Post by: needles eye on September 22, 2012, 05:58:25 am
Got any pix mate? ta

i've a Typical 4 thread overlocker - actually it was used in bali by a lady who had a baby clothes biz based from their and perth - it's a beauty and runs like a charm

a bloke here, steve from blackmore and roy, sells Typical machines and that says a lot, have found him very good, certainly knows his stuff

i imagine it's a good machine and prob a copy of a juki or seiko

as you may appreciate it should fly through anything like leather and  charred possum skin [prob could even chew gene's ear off too]

cheers
Title: Re: Typical walking foot
Post by: Allan on September 22, 2012, 01:59:00 pm
Needles
I have added a link to my post

Allan
Title: Re: Typical walking foot
Post by: sofadoc on September 22, 2012, 05:52:48 pm
Is compound feed a big deal to you canvas guys? This model doesn't appear to have it.

BTW: You were asking what brand the Typical is a knockoff of. Apparently, their compound feed machines too closely resemble Juki:
http://www.juki.co.jp/jm_int/magazine/vol/vol007/jmv007p14.html

I also read that US distributers couldn't convince the Chinese company that the name "Typical" doesn't exactly conjure up a lot of consumer confidence in English speaking countries.

I think I'm going to change my business name to Average Upholstery. :D
Title: Re: Typical walking foot
Post by: Allan on September 23, 2012, 04:02:20 am
Needles

Do you have anything to do with Needle Eye Industries in Perth?

Allan
Title: Re: Typical walking foot
Post by: gene on September 23, 2012, 06:46:11 am
I'm going to change my company name to "Just so so Upholstery". Or how about "Nothing Special Upholstery".

gene
Title: Re: Typical walking foot
Post by: Allan on September 25, 2012, 02:19:02 pm
Can anyone throw some light on a Mitsubushi LY2-3300?

I believe they are the same as the Highlead GC0318

Allan
Title: Re: Typical walking foot
Post by: needles eye on September 27, 2012, 05:16:40 am
hi allan

i know evan and brian of NEI
they had needles eye industries in malaga for a coupla years only
after buying the name earlier
as think frank passed on
RIP
believe they have since folded and closed shop
and brian now sells parts on line as NEI Spares
it was a big business over here in years gone past
died a natural death i believe 'though

hey i just like the name in my own little haystack
i'm a stitcher, technician / mechanic
and i'm still kickin' on

whilst there is life there is hope
Title: Re: Typical walking foot
Post by: needles eye on September 27, 2012, 05:28:41 am
part 2 of 2
would be inclined to say that the chinese highlead is a clone copy of the japanese mitsubishi, and, better metal used in the gutsier older mitsi
highland reasonable, better than most chinese stuff, on par with typical, say
a nimble search on google should ascertain the facts on the particular models

hey note that  i have a near new automatic walking foot machine
auto trim, auto cut off, auto back tack, servo motor, computer etc
$2.5k firm
japsew brand
juki clone
check out for freight if you are keen
i can pallett up and drop at depot

mate at extreme sails in freo has same one [but no computer auto stuff fitted]
he'll prob buy it if you don't

can post pix too if interested
let me know

cheers
Title: Re: Typical walking foot
Post by: Allan on September 27, 2012, 01:09:45 pm
Needles

Thanks for the offer but i am looking at the mitsubushi over here

Thanks

Allan
Title: Re: Typical walking foot
Post by: needles eye on September 27, 2012, 04:44:16 pm
cool, that's what it cost to get the machine here from china anyway, good luck
Title: Re: Typical walking foot
Post by: Allan on September 28, 2012, 01:31:57 am
Needles

Not sure this is a used machine from the town where i live

Just waiting on photos to see if i will take it further

Allan
Title: Re: Typical walking foot
Post by: needles eye on October 08, 2012, 03:07:05 am

"to achieve, one must heap up small things"

"perseverance furthers"