Quest For A Pulley
I bought a used Consew 206RB-5 about three weeks ago. It is my first leather sewing machine, and I know just enough to know that I need to know a lot more.
Thanks to the forums here, once I got some thread I was prepared to be unhorsed by the speed of the machine on my first attempted project. I believe the current pulley is 3". However, I discovered there is also some problem with the lower thread. The stitches were loose and got tangled. I don't know if it's a knob I should adjust for the tension, or if the bobbin wound too slack (it looked like it but I wasn't sure how it should be, or how to change it). I don't even know where to start on that problem.
This morning, though, I'm going to the local business that sold the machine originally, to get a 2" pulley. From what I have read, my understanding is that 2" affords good control; however, the proprietor of the business suggested on the phone that they could get me and even smaller pulley. I'm not sure what to think of that! Unless he talks me into smaller, I'm going for the 2".
Suggestions, thoughts, and words of wisdom are very welcome!
Wish me luck -
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