Originally Posted by
miriam
Newer Chinese clone. Plastic parts. Same manual as the Japanese clones. The japanese ones don’t have the plastic feed drop knob on the base of the machine.
I'm confused, both lonestardreams and Santiago machines sure look like clones to me. Santiago's Organ machine would be Japanese as the trademark is the same as the Organ needles which are Japanese. Granted the stitch length regulator is different, but the rest of it sure looks like a 15 clone. As well as the tension assembly. The feed dog drop looks metal to me.
Santiago, I can't tell from the pictures as to what you are referring to as "
top pressure assembly." The pressure regulator screws in and out to adjust the pressure, unless it was to have a "quick release" type.
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.