Cowboy 1510 (Hightex 7510) with speed reducing pulley

 

This is my Hightex 7510n (Cowboy 1510).  I needed more low end torque for sewing thick items at a slow speed.  So I just installed a 10.5" pulley on the head.    This coupled with a speed reducer and a servo motor turned this machine into a slow speed hole punching beast. 

HIGH TEX 1510

 This is my new sewing machine.  It's a copy of a Juki 1510, called a Cowboy  or Hightex 1510.

New 12" pulley for Singer 111W155

My father in law, who is a machinist, made an add-on pulley that mounts to the original 3 1/8" Singer pulley.  This new pulley is a whopping 12".  This coupled with my new 1.5" motor pulley lowers the ratio from 1:1, to 1:8 and drops the maximum head pulley speed from 3400 RPM to around 450 RPM.

Singer 111w. Thread

Thread colors

Singer 111w155

This is my old singer 111w155 that runs like a top.

Threads

I stock the following colors and sizes.

BLACK in sizes:
T135
T210
T270
T350

WHITE in sizes:
T270
T350

BROWN in size:
T350

These pictures show you black, brown and white in size T350 as composed to standard thread for your home sewing machine.

My Sewing Machine

This is my industrial sewing machine which is specifically designed for sewing through thick leather, up to 7/16".  It also sews through thick denim, webbing, canvas and biothyne. 

I have a range of sizes and colors of threads that I will post some pictures of.  As for thread size I stock 138, 207, 277 & 346.  These thread sizes or thicknesses handle everything from accent stitching on items to holding holsters together.

A couple of years ago (prior to my ownership of this machine) I had my local tailor replace the zipper in a heavy-weight denier nylon work coat from Cabela's.  She told me that she would try it; however, her machine was not made to handle thick items like this coat.  She did the best she could with her machine...but many of the stitches didn't go through the thick layers of the coat and the zipper-so I now have another project.  When I compare the thickness of her thread to the thread for my machine, my threads look like rope.  I mention this illustrate that every machine has its purpose and limits.  So if you need your pants shortened, go to your tailor. If you need something thicker than 3/16" stitched, contact me.

I included the 1 quart paint can in the pictures so you would have a size reference for the machine and the cones of thread.