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  9. Posted · Report reply

    Just picked up a seiko sth-8bld-3 with a sewing package (servo motor / speed reducer / edge guide). The machine ran excellent in the shop, but having a few issues when I got it home. This is the first sewing machine I've ever owned and have never used a sewing machine in my life, so please bear with my beginner questions

    - It seems like the main belt on the machine is shredding a bit leaving rubber bits on the floor, it was squeaking too. I tried to manually adjust it by hand, and it made a little better. Should it be a very tight fit? How do you adjust the belt tension?

    - Should the threads point toward the back of the machine when starting to sew? That's what it seems like on youtube videos, but the gentleman in the shop said to pull the threads forward.

    - Is there a way to tell how much bobbin thread is left? How do you end/start stitching if it runs out in the middle of a run? 

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    All in all it seems to be working pretty well, don't think I'll stop hand stitching smaller items. It will definitely help tote seams and seams that wont be visible. 

     

    Thanks in adavance

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    Since you are new to the Sewing Machine game, I will recommend a new machine. The CowBoy 227R pretty much fills your requirements. I recommend a cylinder arm because frankly, those of us who have bought a flat bed eventually end up kicking ourselves in the butt for not getting the cylinder arm. The work you do now is light to medium duty (based on thickness) and the top end is medium to just about heavy duty. Giving for overlap on each end, the medium duty will cover most to all of it. The link I gave is for Toledo Industrial as you didn't put a reasonable location in your profile. Just make sure your dealer does leather machines, there are special setups for leather machines and special extras that make using the machine easier.

    Art

    Thank you, that is one that I hadn't looked at. What is the main difference between the 227r and the class 18? They seem similar to me, but again I'm very much a novice at sewing machines. What thread size would be most like 1.0mm tiger thread that I currently use?

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    I do everything you mention on my Consew 206 RB. Will sew up to 3/8" leather and uses up to 138 thread. Some say it can be adjusted to sew 207 thread. But the 3200 will sew much heavier leather with much larger thread. The cylinder arm design on the 3200 would be nice for sewing bags and things. You will want to check with Bob Kovar at Toledo to see if the 3200 will work with thinner leather like your wallets.

    Is the cobra class 18 a clone of the Consew? Looking at that machine as well. I've seen a few 206's on craigslist, but I'd like to buy new for warranty and some support if i have issues getting it set up

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    Ready to purchase my first sewing machine and I've looked hard at the Cowboy 3200, and think that may be the best route, just wanted some advice.

    I hand sew at present and typically work with ~4 oz leather, most of my leather goods are wallets, portfolios, notebook covers. Wanting to also expand into belts (2 ~7-8 oz layers)

    My products are sometimes 2 or 3 layers of 4 oz thick leather, and I need the machine to handle that, so it could go anywhere from a 4 oz. single layer to 3 4 oz layers on a single item.

    Id also like reverse so as to be able to backstitch

    Any suggestions?

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    It's a bit different, but works fairly the same, It's a bit "stretchier" but didn't have any issues cutting it, the edges took a bit different pressure to edging, it's def. not smooth like the cow leather I'm used to, it required firmer more consistent pressure with an edge beveller. It finished nearly the same, water/saddle soap/edgekote/beeswax combo worked really well.

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