Mini Walking Foot Vs Industrial Walking Foot Sewing Machine Sailrite and Juki Compared

Nice indepth comparison, thanks. What servo motor and reduction gearbox did you install? Im looking for a good drive train for my pfaff 1445 :) thank you

I love that Juki. It's quieter than my Bernina.

I love it., nice job.

You are a wealth of knowledge and information!! Thank you!!

I have an old 132K6 and it will sew anything from 2 layers of calico (very nicely) to 6mm plywood + carpet and vinyl. I can sew the material straight the door panel on the older cars. It is so old it doesn't have reverse and they still make the same machine today with reverse being the only difference. I am now looking at a Sailrite due to portability and your video has helped and also created some questions. Are the newer ones a little smoother sounding? Anyone had experience with a newer model with the new motor? I can pretty much use any machine and am still wondering if the Sailrite will sew Biminis and Dodgers with ease or is it asking a bit much?

Nice video . The little LSZ has its limitations and a place in many of small home shops and boats . For a person with more space and a greater workload , the larger units are the way to go .

What is the bobbin size?

Did you use the piping foot when you attempted to sew the piping on the Sailrite? I’ve not had any issues with variation using it so it’s odd that you did.

Sailrite is a loud machine

Will this machine do lightweight cargo nylon strap with 92 or heavier thread

Thanks for sharing. Can you tell me what model is the Juki? It looks better and easier to sew.
I could not find what model is for the Juki.

I wish you could do a comparison between the Juki 1541 and the Sailrite Fabricator! That might be a closer comparison!

Nice video.

For materials such as Sunbrella, sail cover canvas or sail cloth (upholstery weight, v92) which models of Juki or Consew provide zigzag stitching, walking foot as well as straight stitching?

The true value of the Sailrite LSZ is being a Walking-Foot with Zig Zag; the only other usual suspect with that configuration is the Consew-146Rb/Seiko/STAGER....I've had a couple Sailrite's already and couldn't really get past the Class 15 bobbin lol

I had wondered about the Juki. I heard a lot of good but vague comments. Thanks for this!

Wow!! an amazing review.. You are the man. I think that if you are investing that amount of money you need the best and Juki certainly delivers. Is very difficult to find a Juki available. What is the difference between Juki DU-1181N? Is this capable of Zigzagging?

Do you think one can buy the Chinese version of the Sailrite and have someone do the upgrades in the UK to get it to work like the Sailrite. I simply can justify spending that sort of crazy money. I found the Juki DU-1181N but don't know if this is the equivalent to your JUKI LU563

Well, thats a totally myth, sailrite are exactly they same chinesse machine You can Buy for they less than under 4 times it's price, is Made in china, only painted different, with the only purpose to cheat customs in México and Canadá with NAFTA benefits of the free trade agreement, where china it's not a member, so, are a pull of small farmers taking advantage of the good faith of américas partners, and american people. Don't Buy any sailrite machine

If you put the Sailrite on a table with a servo motor and a speed reducer, it becomes a true mini industrial. The only drawback to the Sailrite is that it’s not at all designed for manufacturing, like a full size is — which makes it an absolutely perfect prototyping or one-off fabricator. With a full setup, it’ll exceed expectations for its size. 👍

I wish sailrite made a cylindrical arm machine with flat bed attachment.

That was a good presentation and evaluation of the Sailrite and it's limitations.

I've watched several of these videos and am suprised no one has used a thread conditioner of some kind, which would improve the sail rites performance, also no one mentions the knee lift...if you are making cushions a knee lift is must have. I have a sail right and a Singer industrial walking foot, that's forty years old and still sews like a dream! I refer to the sail rite as my on site machine, and he trusty Singer as my best friend. Don't forget needle type an size isn't mentioned and can and will make a big difference in the machines performance.

I'm curious what defines "mini". The "minis" that I have seen are much smaller than a Sailrite. The LS & LSZ machines are comparable to most other regular sewing machines, plus they are portable & can be used manually, without electricity.

Juki, Consew, Jerome, Husqvarna, and the like are larger machines. The Sailrite Fabricator machines are on par with these other brands mentioned. That would present a more relevant & meaningful comparison. Juki vs. LSZ is an 'apples to oranges' comparison. Find another mid-sized machine to compare with the Sailrite. Or, compare some true "mini's" to one another.

Everything about this appears biased, right from the start.

I got rid of all my clutch motors and went to servo, much much more better control, and no noise

I came across a cell rate SZ – one a while back, and I absolutely love it. I use it to repair sails, webbing, Fabric it can handle just about anything. I also installed a worker B motor on mine.

Is the Juki that was compared a zig zag machine? I’m looking for a really good industrial zigzag

Why does it have plastic handles and dials and knobes. Looks so cheap. Stop with all the damn plastic.

I rather wish i had come across this comparison before today, as it may have impacted my overall decision. I ended up purchasing a Sailrite straight stitch machine last year after hemming and hawing between a used industrial and the SR.
I'm not upset with the Sailrite. The newer versions of machine appear to have addressed some of the clearance issues you demonstrated in this video, and getting 4 layers under a new machine is not as difficult as you showed. I think it comes down to the mechanical lift was adjusted to capture some of the manual extra you showed near the end of the video.
The challenge is in doing some DIY upholstery projects for automotive, adding a backing foam now takes up all of the increased clearance in the new machine and I return to having similar frustrations overall. I think if it was anything more than a hobby level endeavor, i'd be going back to the bowl of fruit and sampling something different.
I remain curious how the Sailrite fabricator machine compares to the likes of newer Consew and Juki machines. It seems the real quality machines for upholstery have all cheapened over the past decade and those of us shopping now are faced with the conundrum of what level of frustration we want to deal with. There don't seem to be many slow speed truly high quality options buying new.

The difference in noise level between them is astounding. The Juki sounds like a Rolls-Royce, very smooth and quiet. The Sailrite was very rough, almost grinding sounding.

Great video. I own a latest version sail rite with worker bee and it's powerful and compact which is what I bought it for. I made a new bimini and enclosure on my boat with it for about $2500,(machine and materials) versus $12,000 quoted. I love having it on the boat with me. Sailrite video's taught me a lot which I am grateful for. if only at home for heavy duty, leather etc I would look for a Juki or comparable.

What a fine video. Well done clear camera work and intelligent informative commentary. A rare combination. Thank you.

This is a great video. Thanks for making it.

I just put a consew and a juki in flight cases,,
Case is for amplifiers,
,a 6 unit. 22"x11x 32 tall. Has a lid at each end. Built head into lid. Throttle cable for motor ( servo), mounted on head. Had a barracuda/ sailrite, awesome junk. Hook timing slipped on a blue jeans. Seam..
Set it,sold, it....best boat/ catamaran. machine a juki1508, or similar consew/ Seiko..
135needles and v207 threads.

Aqui no Brasil onde encontrar essas maquinas? Obrigado

Never knew they had room under that plate for a “U” bobbin, mine in Juki and Singer (all the same frame/body) can use only “M” bobbins.

Thank you very much for your video...I am looking for a machine just like the Yuki but with the zig zag stitch!! Does it exist? Can you suggest one?? Thank you 😊😊😊

Why didn’t you test with the right sides together?

Sailrite is just a rebranded Consew machine. Much like many Baby Lock machines are just more expensive rebranded Brother machines...

Sailrite and Juki??????????????????? there is no comparison.........

Love these reviews! -- QUESTION -- My last issue is Zig Zag stiches.. I notice that most of these industrial machines do straight stitch only. The Sailrite does zig zag for sails I guess.. But it is unclear to me whether zig zag is a stronger or better stitch. Some articles say it is not. Any thoughts on that Is there any downside to the zig zag? Can you get modify this Juki or the Cansew 206RB to do a zig zag?

Great video makes setup a breeze.

I've had a Sailrite LSZ1 (no monster wheel) for about 10 years and I do my own Sunbrella console covers, seat covers, motor covers, etc. I've been fighting with this machine it seems like since day 1. The latest problem is that it keeps fraying thread at the needle and I can't figure out what the problem is. I usually hear a clank and then I look and the thread is frayed and sometimes it is frayed without the clank. Any idea what might be causing this issue? It usually happens when I am going through several layers of sunbrella, I don't see any barbs anywhere that could be cutting the thread. I'm about to move on from this machine to a Juki or Consew I think.

I have been a service tech for over 43 years , to put it bluntly , that sailrite is a piece of junk.

I've had my sailrite for a couple of years, and use it all the time. When building or repairing sails, a zig zag stitch is needed/preferred, to handle the stresses on the fabric. An industrial zig zag would cost about $4500 or more (Consew 146RB) so the sailrite is a bargain. That said, I am in process of ordering a Juki 1541 or 1508 for my canvas and leather work but am keeping the sailrite.

Oh man you read my mind. I have been struggling to find a sewing machine that fits my living space and what I want to do with it which is mostly leather.

Thanks very much!

So the juki is more of a needle feed than a walking foot

Thank you so much for this video! I have been debating between a full size industrial vs the sailright and this pointed out the shortcomings of the portable machine and has helped me confirm my decision to get the fullsize machine! Great video!!

Ok, I know this is kind of antithetical to it's intended function but is is it possible to fit a Sailrite in a treadle table, or is it too long?

Great info thanks