chris989

Negative, the adjustment i made was a small screw near to the presser foot lifting arm. To lift the presser foot the vibrating foot must be pushing down onto the bed/material. This action then puts upward presser on the presser foot bracket. My bracket was to low on the shaft and as a result when the vibrating foot would contact the bed, there was no more upward movement available.

Figured it out this morning, hope this might help someone in the future. My machine always had a slight bind on the down stroke. The bell crank arm would strike the presser foot shaft. Finally the presser bar lifting bracket slipped (but still tight to the feel). Anyway, once adjust the presser bar lifting bracket the machine lifts the foot and has zero bind. http://www.consew.com/Files/112347/PartsBooks/206RB-5.pdf pages 5-8 Hope this saves someone some headache

Hello everyone, I have a consew 206 and I have been through the manual, parts book and google but can not locate an answer. Just tonight, my presser foot, not the walking foot, no longer lifts. I have inspected everywhere and can not find anything broken but i also can not understand what mechanism lifts this foot under normal conditions. everything lifts with the knee lift. In the past i have adjusted the lift of the feet by using the 10mm hex bolt on the rear of the machine. the one that can change the relation of the feet to each other, But something big happens and now it is just dead. Any help is appreciated. Chris

Everything turns freely, The wooden wheel is more for the ease of my hand to grab. I have loosened the presser foot tension screw 7.5 turns and the machine turns easily. Is it normal for there to be so much room to adjust that setting?? I found some 69 thread and ran it through some layers of vinyl i had and it sews nicely. It is 100% better than when it arrived I have never messed with foot pressure before but i will continue to feel it out.

Thanks Sark, I am not sure of that exact mark now as I have made my new Ghetto wheel. When i find what works best i will mark my wheel. But is certainly has a sweet spot or there is no way to get it in. I guess i will get more use to it in time. As for the binding, As of now I can not find anything visually. It is much easier to turn with the foot pressure lessened. With the feet up there is zero binding. I will see if it sews better when i get thread this week. All i have now is 207 and 22 needles. Here is my hand wheel for everyone's amusement. With the 10 inch hand wheel it turns effortless

Wiz, I forgot to mention one other issue. The tolerance to install or remove the bobbin is a few thousandth. maybe more but i find it almost impossible to remove the bobbin let alone install it. I have yet to get the bobbin in with the head down, I have to lift it and visually install it.. It is so close to the feed dog arm it takes incredible finesse to slip it in or out. Could the feed dog lever be bent or a poor casting causing both of my issues? Or is the 206 bobbin super finicky? Thanks again for helping me, I wish i could just take it to a shop but where i live that is like playing russian roulette.

Wiz, I bought from a brick and mortar shop in southern california. When i called him, and sent the same video, he said all of his machines are like that. .. I was going to buy at my local shop but the man insisted that no one makes a speed reducer pulley. It was at that point i thought i better look elsewhere. I removed the throat plate, it is not that, It is when the presser foot strikes the feed dog. If i leave the foot raised, I can turn the machine easily. Foot down,,, it binds at the moment they touch. I am not sure what the downward pressure on the foot should be. I already loosened the setting, not sure if i should keep going. I do not want to go to far and have something pop put of place???? Thanks, Chris

Here is a short video of what i am talking about. If anyone can comment on this i would appreciate it. With it this way it is impossible to control the needle position. http://s1338.photobucket.com/user/cecil989/media/7781%20radcliff%20st%20las%20vegas%20nv%2089123/consew/MOV06625_zps1f1769f0.mp4.html

Thank you for the suggestions, The machine was set up from the dealer and oiled well. I am not sure how well they tuned it? With zero belts installed the machine cranks easily unitl the presser foot touches the feed dog. Then it takes a full grip to and effort to turn the machine. Almost like it is binding somewhere. I only have a floor model to compare it to but mine is harder to turn than the floor model withe thread, fabric and belts installed. THe wheel is already moved back as you suggested. My only other machine was a small Sailrite. I never noticed this kind of binding in that machine, but then it had a much larger wheel on the machine that was easy to grip and the size gave me a mechanical avantage over the motor. Can a larger wheel be installed? the belt are could remain the same but something larger for my hand to grab?

I just bought new consew 206. I searched but could not find a post about this so I am sorry if this is a duplicate. I bought it online and not local because my local shop wasn't very professional and I did not trust it. I call back to were I bought it and I am told all machines are hard to turn. At first the machine was so tight it could not roll pass the timing marks (when the needle and presser foot is on a down stroke) when running slow. it would bind and the belt would just spin. I noticed the presser feet were only rising about 1.5 mm so I adjusted that to the max height. Next I loosened the presser feet adjustment six full turns. I cannot rotate the machine by hand with the belt not in place. Prior, I could not rotate the machine without a full grip and a ton of effort. My biggest issue is, with the belt installed, ( I have a family 550 servo and a 5-1 reducer) I can barely turn the machine to position the needle. I am a semi novice so sometimes I still hand crank that last stitch at a corner. Question, Is this the nature of all servo motors to actually feel like it is braked when not running? It is hard to turn just the servo by hand not even hooked to the machine. I have not tried it without the reducer,,, I am guessing it is making it that much harder to turn the tight servo motor. Is there an accessory wheel that is larger? At my fabric store they have a 206 and it is super easy to turn but it is a clutch motor. Would a sew quiet 5000 be the same? This is only my second machine so sorry for the simpleton question. Thanks in advance, Chris