Sailrite LSZ-1 Review: Best Heavy Duty Sewing Machine for Your Projects?

🔍 In this in-depth review of the Sailrite LSZ-1 sewing machine, we explore why it's considered one of the best heavy-duty sewing machines on the market. Whether you're tackling thick materials or delicate fabrics, the Sailrite LSZ-1 is designed to handle a diverse range of sewing projects.

🧵 Key Features:

- Durability and Build Quality: Robust construction designed for longevity, even with heavy use.
- Power and Efficiency: Exceptional power for handling thick materials like leather, denim, and canvas with ease.
- Precision and Control: Adjustable tension and stitch length for perfect seams on various fabrics.
- Versatile Sewing Capabilities: Equally adept at sewing lighter fabrics, providing flexibility for all your sewing needs.

💡 Why Choose the Sailrite LSZ-1?

- Professional-Grade Performance: Delivers consistent, high-quality stitches, suitable for both professional and home use.
- Ease of Use: User-friendly design, ideal for beginners and experts alike.
- Customization Options: Offers a range of accessories and settings for tailored sewing experiences.

👍 User Experience:

- Reliable and Consistent: Users report high satisfaction with the machine's performance and durability.
- Enhanced Creativity: Allows for a wider range of projects, from crafting heavy-duty outdoor gear to delicate apparel.

👗 Sewing Capabilities:

- From heavy materials to light fabrics, discover how the Sailrite LSZ-1 adapts to different sewing needs. Perfect for both beginners and seasoned sewing enthusiasts!

🛒 Where to Buy:

🔗 Other Mentions:

📌 Timestamps:

- 0:00 Introduction
- 0:15 Sewing Machine Montage
- 0:28 Test Overview
- 1:27 Test 1
- 3:42 Test 2
- 4:14 Fail & Feature Requests
- 5:05 Test 3
- 6:45 Test 4
- 9:01 Test 5
- 9:39 Test Overview
- 10:46 Machine Overview
- 13:26 Recommendation?

Sailrite is a great family owned company and their customer service is on point.

[SlipSlidinAway]

I want to see you build a backpack that's fully lined and uses urethane foam interfacing. I really want to see you build something that's overengineered: a bunch of extra hidden pockets, this-or-that, and just generally sick. I want to see you bind it as well. And I want to see it all done on the LSZ-1...all the ups and downs, all the foibles, all the moments you may have to go back and adjust the tension, address skipped stitches, rip stitches and re-sew. I want to see what real sewing looks like by a professional.

It may not be the video we deserve, but it's the one we need.

Good to see you making content again.

[markbaxter]

Thanks for your review. I'm just looking at buying one of these and your comments and testing has really helped me make a decision. Great video, cheers 👍

[tess]

I have this machine and the one thing it's missing is a knee lift. It was not designed to even have one. Even my Singer S18 has a knee lift as does my industrial Juki. When you use a knee lift you wonder how you ever sewed without one! It's a vital feature!
Great video...thank you for taking the time to post it.

[DanRansom]

Good stuff Stephen, good to see ya making vids again.

[kir]

When i came to buy a something more portable than industrial sewing machine for different types of items, i set a few promts: walking foot, ability to stich thick an thin fabrics, plastics, layers with straps and so on. After research i`m googled this Sailrite. BUT. What i really dont like. is a bounds of a walking foot and its mechanism. They not allow to work with small radius and something that a not flatten, some mid and hard formed shapes. Comfy work with just flat layers of fabrics.
I found very good for home a old Pfaff 1548. She can take any of the fabrics and have a walking foot also. I sew a layers of a thick, thin plastic and thick cordura, mid range fabrics and very thin nylon without stretching. Pfaff seems to be a very versitile machine.

[benleibham]

I've had my LSZ-1 for 4 or 5 years now and it gets used 4-5 times a week to make all sorts of heavy duty bags and soft goods. Upgraded it with the Worker B and the drop-in table. The biggest issue I run into with the LSZ-1 is when finishing off the final internal seams on backpacks or bags with lots of foam inside. Tough to actually get the seam under the presser foot and sew it (design alterations can work around this). Other than that, I've almost never come across materials it can't sew through. Has been a great first 'industrial' machine for me.

[mikekollross]

Another limiting factor is the distance from the needle to the machine by body

If you sew large projects any seam in the center requires you to roll/fold/cram the other half in this gap

Just something to be aware of

[Deeegeeee]

I wind all my bobbins on a seperate machine. I have 5523 😁 on the side i use for thinner projects and bobbin winding while my MC400 is hammering away and my main project is on the main machine.

[Literature-ftru]

If I can make a vest thats waterproof with a parachute built in and added cargo pockets and belt clip attachments to hang your measuring tape, and what not I want to make clothing to be the equivalent of being a walking swiss army knife and being protective against viscious dog attacks.
With sewn on self defense non lethal slightly heavy led cord tip straps for fending off perpetrators of assault.
And finally having a sewing machine strong enough to poke through diamond braided reinforced water resistant canvas.

Installing buttons to pop open for breathable flexible strong fabric for hot locations so it can breath.

Super strong magnets embedded into the fabric to hold anything you want. A wrench, a hammer, a shovel on your back. An axe on your back with an ejection clip to release whatever you attached to your back like a video game character.

You know, clothes you can wear to go to grab a hot coffee and have it spill all over you and feel nothing and have no stains.

[dag]

Great video. I'm considering getting one of these but can't decide between the LS1 or LSZ1. I generally don't need the zigzag feature and can always use my home machine if I need to. One difference between the two machines is that the LS1 has a narrower foot, and at Sailrite they mention it's better ant getting into tight corners. Do you think the rather wider foot on the LSZ1 is in any way a hindrance, especially if you will be sewing something on the smaller side?

[getcraft]

how would Singer CG590 compare to this machine?

[elaacosta]

What needle are You using most OS My binding issues are needle issues?

[Youknowthebo]

Awesome video. I'd love to own and learn a sewing machine. But I don't have any space at home.

[ezone]

Remember the Sailrite is a portable machine meant to go out to sea. Frighteningly powerful in a small package. It's built to sew up a dacron sail and get you back to the dock.
Presser foot height is the biggest limitations of that machine. If you are making Tactical gear, Backcountry gear or equine gear, you'll hit the wall in foot height.
If you lower the needle bar height a slight and step up to a #22 needle, you can sew the max thickness you attempted. Try sewing with PTFE and you may run out of cuss words.
She is a fussy little sewing machine, and you will trash a dozen cap springs learning to sew with it. Crashes and drop stitches are most always operator error. It is not built for production sewing like a Consew or a Juki but there are some jobs in the shop it does best.

[lilianisramon]

hey, how are you? I just found your videos. I would like to know wich sewing machine do you recommend for a fashion student? Like an Industry sewing machine (like the one you use(I don't know wich it is)) or something more normal like the heavy duty from singer? Or maybe you can tell how I can search for the machine that fits me. If you have the time to answer my question. It would be great! Greetings Lia

[michaellarson]

Hi Stephen, late comment but I was wondering how the LSZ handles sewing materials right on the very edge of the fabric? Like 2-3mm off the edge. Do you think this machine is capable of reliably sewing in that circumstance?

[steviep]

A backpack that will work for taking kids to a theme Park, to Hold snacks, juice, toys, electronics, and keep them safe and secure.

[Whatsnormal]

I named mine "Drako" the blue dragon.
You get it under, it will sew.
🤺💐

[kahanlikhaha]

does singer hd 4423 can sew zigzag stich to join 6mm or 7 mm cotton braided rope?