Originally Posted by rivka
Well, I have the "stitch regulator" -- and I'm one of the ones that has been posting most recently on the Bailey Yahoo Group about having troubles with it! IMO, it is not truly a stitch regulator; I had a stitch regulator on my Juki, and it worked as expected -- when you moved faster or slower, the regulator would adjust as well, and your stitches would stay uniform.
My Bailey stitch regulator doesn't seem to do that; my stitches adjust in size based on how fast I'm going, which is not good. I've spoken to Mr. Bailey about it, and he's sending me a replacement (which will hopefully arrive soon). I'll post back here once I've gotten it, and let you know if I see any difference. I would really like for the regulator to work as expected!
That still sounds like a speed controller, not a regulator. A stitch regulator connects the information of where and how fast the carriage is moving with the speed of the machine in order to keep the stitches a same size. So, if you move the machine faster, it goes faster, and if you move it slow, the speed slows down.
A speed controller is just an on/off switch and has a dial to control the speed. It replaces the foot control.
That's how I understand it. That's why a stitch regulator is so expensive, and a speed controller is less expensive.
I have a Grace Speed controller on my machine.
speed controller on Right handle
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