ken sungela

I'm in NJ, 1 mile from NY border.

Please offer any opinions on a Sewtrong GC-4400. I see one for sale locally used for $750 with table and servo motor. I want to use it for leather auto upholstery. Alternatively, I see a Consew 206RB5 for $1100 new. Thanks in advance.

Thanks for the feedback. 5 years ago I would have bought the double needle and tried to make it work like the other fella ...I think I'll listen to your advice and get a single needle to start. What do you think of a Sewstrong GC-4400 with a SS-550 servo motor? Again, I'm not doing large volume, maybe a couple of interiors per year at most, but I want to be able to do stuff when I want and not leave the car a shop for weeks.

Hello, I'm a beginner wanting to purchase my first machine for leather auto upholstery. My focus is making low volume, but high quality auto upholstery like what's shown below. Looking at a refurb. Consew 206 RB5 with a servo motor for about $1000. Or, I found a brother b838 double needle walking foot with servo for $1900. Is it practical to do the double stitching with a single needle machine, or would I need the double needle? I understand the double needle is faster. I'm told by the seller of the Brother B838 I can remove one needle to do the single stitching if needed. Is this also practical? If so, I would have my bases covered with the double needle machine being able to do both single and double stitching. Any opinions?