Stitch Regulator?
#1
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Stitch Regulator?
I have been playing around with my Juki98E on a Grace Frame.
I do have a speed regulator which has helped me a lot.
I do pretty good when meandering the stitches. Everyone once in a while I catch myself getting carried away.
The question I have is it worth the money to spend $500.00 for the stitch regulator?
I don't know anything about them.
Hoping someone can advise me on this.
Thanks everyone.
I do have a speed regulator which has helped me a lot.
I do pretty good when meandering the stitches. Everyone once in a while I catch myself getting carried away.
The question I have is it worth the money to spend $500.00 for the stitch regulator?
I don't know anything about them.
Hoping someone can advise me on this.
Thanks everyone.
#2
The problem is that not all stitch regulators are created equal. Some do a very good job of keeping your stitches even, and others not so much. A domestic machine can only go so fast (in terms of stitches per minute), so chances are you will always be able to outrun a stitch regulator.
#6
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Chapel Hill
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I chose not to pay the $1,000 for the Tru Stitch with my Sweet Sixteen. That is a whole lotta fabric instead. I'm happy to spend the time practicing and playing. For me it is more about moving the quilt comfortably around the table.
Cheers, K
Cheers, K
#8
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Location: Southern California
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It just takes a lot of practice to learn without one. If you can find that comfortable speed on your DSM, observe the speed that the foot feeds the quilt thru then hit that speed when doing free motion so you know the speed in which to move the quilt thru at a constant speed. Always be sure to look ahead of where you want to go NOT at the needle. Try NOT to stop on a curve but plan where to stop and reposition. Just like driving.
#9
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Posts: 1,012
Like CorgiNole, I passed on the Tru Stitch when I bought my Tiara this past weekend. I didn't like the sound of it or the surge of it. If I have to practice to use the regulator, I'd rather practice without the regulator and save the $1,000. It seemed rather "hokey" to me. I can't wait to get my new machine, but I have to wait for my husband to get back into town next week to help me get it home and set it up.
#10
With stitch regulators you have to keep a consistent speed but they do work, Its doesn't make your FMQ look like a professional did it but it does make your stitches look uniform, but it is not necessary but I am learning to love mine little by little, to me they are better at when you are doing an overall design but if you are doing intricate work, not as much to me
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