ken sungela

The guy I bought the machine from used my carpet, leather, and thread to test out and was able to sew the binding(3 folds of leather) on the carpet with a 16 needle no problem I got the machine home and setup adding a servo motor, re threaded the machine and spent 3-4 hours trying to duplicate. I had one problem after another. Rethreaded the machine wrong, didn't get the thread started properly, broke the needle, kept breaking the thread. Finally went with 22 then a 24 needle to get it working and this was the first result.

So if the 225 has no reverse lever, can I manually turn the wheel to reverse stitch?

I just bought my first machine which is unlabeled. Comparing pictures it appears to be a 225 or 226. Can anyone confirm which model it is? The seller showed me how it sewed 207 thread using a #16 needle into 3/8" of leather. He said I should get a #20 needle though. My first task will be sewing leather binding (~1/8" thick total) onto some square weave carpet (~3/16" thick). What needle size would you recommend? Thanks in advance.

I'm in NJ, 1 mile from NY border.

Please offer any opinions on a Sewtrong GC-4400. I see one for sale locally used for $750 with table and servo motor. I want to use it for leather auto upholstery. Alternatively, I see a Consew 206RB5 for $1100 new. Thanks in advance.

Thanks for the feedback. 5 years ago I would have bought the double needle and tried to make it work like the other fella ...I think I'll listen to your advice and get a single needle to start. What do you think of a Sewstrong GC-4400 with a SS-550 servo motor? Again, I'm not doing large volume, maybe a couple of interiors per year at most, but I want to be able to do stuff when I want and not leave the car a shop for weeks.

Hello, I'm a beginner wanting to purchase my first machine for leather auto upholstery. My focus is making low volume, but high quality auto upholstery like what's shown below. Looking at a refurb. Consew 206 RB5 with a servo motor for about $1000. Or, I found a brother b838 double needle walking foot with servo for $1900. Is it practical to do the double stitching with a single needle machine, or would I need the double needle? I understand the double needle is faster. I'm told by the seller of the Brother B838 I can remove one needle to do the single stitching if needed. Is this also practical? If so, I would have my bases covered with the double needle machine being able to do both single and double stitching. Any opinions?