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NO! The needle should be inserted into the needle clamp with the ribbed side facing to the left and the cutout over the eye facing to the right. Then pass the thread through the eye from left to right.

A Consew 206RB-5 will do the job of sewing fur and leather.

If you're sewing through layers of soft or empty space between the layers, increase the presser foot pressure and the throw of the check spring. The effect of more foot pressure is to help compress the layers. The longer check spring travel tightens the stitches and keeps the top thread taut as it penetrates the layers. You can also move up one needle size.

If your bobbin basket doesn't have an anti-backlash spring, and bobbin run-on is a problem, you can either buy one to drop in or insert the bobbins against the direction of the hook's rotation. In the case of a top loader, you'd insert the bobbin with the thread coming off the left and making a sharp turn into the slot in the bobbin case. This is my standard method of loading bobbins in most of my machines. It keeps backlash to a minimum and keeps the thread firmly in place under the bobbin tension spring.

@DerekWeaver; Get the top thread off of the positioning pin on the top disks! It doesn't go around that pin. It's only job is to hold the disks steady.

This is not the machine for those jobs. This is more of a leather garment or upholstery sewing machine.

@marjo From the video, it appears that the stitch length/direction lever is set to reverse! Move it the other direction and see it it sews in the forward direction. If reversing the lever direction solves it, but the marking on the direction plate says the opposite, the feed gears are out by 180 degrees. I can't help you, but a good Adler 67 service manual can. Adler 67-72, -73,-372, -373, -GK373, -FA72.pdf

Order the ROUND POINT needles at the same time. DO NOT USE LEATHER POINT NEEDLES ON WEBBING! It will rip the fibers apart. I recommend getting a few sizes, like 25, 26 and 27. One size will be just right and the knots will get pulled up into the webbing, out of harm's way.

I recommend using #346 bonded polyester thread, top and bottom, due to its better durability in long term exposure to the Sun. Otherwise, use high quality bonded nylon. You will need a #26 round point needle.

I think they were called AlphaSew, or something like that. The foot controllers were solid state, unlike the originals that moved a metal rod inside a coil. The motors drew 1.5 amps if I recall correctly, which was about triple what the original motors drew. This translated into more power from the motor the the balance wheel pulley. They were bought online. The machine power plugs were either universal or specific to one machine model. Send me a private message if you want a link to them.

All I have to offer at this time are some manuals for the Singer 211g166 and related models. I looked them over and the larger service manual has a section that deals with adjusting the reverse stitches. 211g165 manual.pdf 211G165_166_265_266.pdf Singer 211G155, 211G156 Service Manual.pdf

You should probably mention that you are located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Have you contacted your local industrial sewing machine dealers? That is your best option vs importing one across the border.

Domestic sewing machines were a major part of the industrial revolution. They made it possible for the average person to make and repair their own clothes. I used to buy, repair and resell old iron body Singer sewing machines, some of which were built in the late 1880s through the early 1900s. The ancient oscillating bullet shuttle mode 27 and 127 outperformed the later models 15 and 66 when it came to sewing leather. I upgraded the motors and foot pedals. I would use some of those machines in my leather shop when I needed to sew thinner work that my walking foot machines tended to consume inside the hole in the feed dog and its throat plate slot.

Jack, you're gonna need to use a diamond point needle on that machine to penetrate the stingray skin. A slicing leather point needle will cut through, but might get deflected sideways. Use one size larger than normal for the thread to get a big enough hole for the lockstitch knots to pull up. Add more foot pressure to hold down the skin as the needle ascends.

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