Kustom Report post Posted August 3, 2009 There's a new Yamata GC0618 with a servo motor and table for sale on ebay "buy it now" for $912.95. Is this the same machine as the Highlead GC0-618-1? BTW, If you're a Chinese company do you really want to have "lead" in your name? Especially together with the word "high". At least they make sewing machines and not toys. Thanks, Steve Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cobra Steve Report post Posted August 3, 2009 Steve, there are many factories that copy the 618 style machine, if it doesn't have the -1 at the end of the 618, then it is the machine with no safety clutch. It still may be a copy. Thanks, Steve Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neelsaddlery Report post Posted August 3, 2009 This machine is in fact a copy of the Highlead GC-0618. This machine is not manufactured in a Highlead factory. It is made by Feiyue at their factories in Taizhou, China. Sometimes you will also see an "S" designation after the model numbers of machines. This also will indicate the presence of a safety clutch. There are a few companies in China that make the 0618 models. There are not tons of them, but I would estimate at least 3-4 different companies make knockoffs of the Highlead 0618 series. I can't tell you for sure if the 0618 machines that Feiyue makes are good or bad, but I do know that their drop feed machines as well as the 0318 walking foot machines they sell were not too good the last time I ordered from them, which was a few years back. Their quality could have gotten better, as it has been a while since I ordered any of these machines from them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kustom Report post Posted August 3, 2009 Thanks for the feedback guys. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
