What are the best needles to buy for the Juki TL98Q?
Organ Regular Sewing 15x1 Sharp or Ball Point at the
Organ 15X1 Page
Organ Regular Sewing Titanium Coated Sharp or Ball Point last longer at the
Organ Titanium Page
Organ Regular Machine Quilting needles with larger eye at the
Organ Quilting Page
Schmetz Jeans/Denim best for Free Motion Quilting with cotton quilting thread at the
Schmetz 130705H-J Page
Schmetz Leather Needles with wedge point at the
Schmetz Leather Page
What are the differences between the new Juki TL98Q and the old TL98E?
The new Juki TL98Q "quilting" machine
has many improvements over the old TL98E "tailoring" but keeps all the features of the TL98E.
-2 heavy duty quilting feet 1/4" (for straight-line channel quilting) and 1/5" (for free motion quilting and embroidery). Measurements are from needle to outside of metal ring and have greater visibility.
-Built-in Automatic needle threader push lever threads the needle eye for you.
-Heavy duty, metal arm Even Feed Walking Foot attachment is less apt to break than the plastic arm model.
-Telescopic Thread Stand antenna allows height adjustment for threads and quilting frames (especially the Grace whose foot control table on top ran into the fixed height thread stand antenna on the TL98E).
-Thread cutting Knife Safety to prevent the thread trimmer arm from coming in contact with the needle which could cause breakage.
-Reduced thead trimmer noise (the clicks you hear when pressing the button on the machine or depressing the secondary thread trimming red foot control)
-Improved feed dog up/down control mechanism. Less apt to stick in the upper or lower position. More control in the knob.
-Parts availability increased for interchangeability without complete sub-assemblies.
All this for the same price that the TL98E sold for. Hope this helps. Thanks.
John Douthat, AllBrands.com Owner & Tech.
Will the Juki TL 98Q sew several thicknesses of leather as in a coat or purse-leather, not belt-leather? And, will it use heavy-thread suitable for the leather? Will the pressure foot lift high enough to place the already joined seams under it?
The Juki TL98Q will sew GARMENT leather with Organ 15x2 leather point needles up to size 18, located at
Organ leather point needles.
Thread size should not take up more than 1/2 the size of the needle eye, so you can use thread up to that size depending on the needle size (larger needles have bigger eyes and allow thicker apparel thread, but not upholstery thread).
Since the presser foot lever lifts 9mm and the knee lever lifts 12mm, it will generally sew whatever apparel fabric is under the foot regardless of the number of plys, but not hard leather, vinyl or upholstery fabrics.
To reduce ply slippage or uneven feeding on garment leather use an optional high shank screw-on Superior roller foot R2 or Teflon coated foot MT1. The heavy duty walking foot included with the TL98Q is primarily for softer fabrics than garment leather.
Hope this helps.
John Douthat, Owner & Tech
