CowboyBob

I don't know of any we have sold the Alpha-Sew & alot of inmates like them & use them alot & they don't seem to have alot of problems.We also have found a way to prevent the topshaft from getting bent in shipment.It probably takes us a good hour or more to go through one & get it ready,there's alot of little things that need to be done & if you get a machine from ebay that hasn't been gone over I'm sure you'd have some issues with it. Bob

Wiz, The Sailrite is just an Alpha-Sew w/a large wheel & different color paint.And they also give you a big sales pitch about it. Bob

Marty, Here's a pic of our stand @ almost the highest the table top measures 44" & will go down a good 10".You would have to remove the bolts on the column & move them to different holes to go from sit to stand & adjust the chain for both the motor & foot lifter also. Bob

I've been in the sewing machine biz 31yrs & haven't seen one of these yet,Does anyone have a pic they can post.Of course this machine was made in UK so maybe they never imported many. Bob

The feet that mount the other way are for 111w style of machines that have the 2-pc walking feet here's a listing of the feet we have for your machine which is called a needle feed. The file is too big to put here if you want to send me a pm w/your email address I'll send it. Thanks, Bob

Ok, is there thread lube in the pot?

Yes,they are great machines & for a better looking stitch you can use a #20 when sewing w/#92 thd. I have some customers are even using#138. What's nice about the 31-15 is that parts are still available & all kinds of different feet too. Bob

Welcome to the board & I hope to see some pics of your projects,this is a great site full of info. Bob

Well you found a great site to learn from here & it sounds like your hands are plenty strong enough to do alot of hand sewing! Bob

Quick question what kind of thread is on it? Bob

What make & model of machine do you want to put on this stand? Bob

Looks Great !!

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Chris, You mentioned about the lift pumps that's problem is on the 98.5 & up to I think maybe 04 & that's on the 24 valve when they go out the usually take the injection pump with it.The older 12valves are really bullet proof.I have 2 of them & get 22 empty & around 12-13mpg w/a total weight of 17K towing. Bob

Welcome to the board,you've have a great spirit just try again & learn from ur mistakes. Bob

Looks like your doin pretty good there!Welcome to the site. Bob

Dobrý den, jak se máš? Welcome to the site,both of my grandparents on my Fathers side came from around Prague area in 1916 they came in through Wisconsin. Your leatherworking looks very good. Bob

Hello Mike, Welcome to the site,you found a great place w/a alot of great people willing to help you. Bob

Welcome to the site,it's a great one w/a alot of great people that'll be willing to help you. Bob

The Consew 226 is no where heavy duty enough for you,I'm in Toledo & if you want to talk I know I can help you. Bob 1-866-362-7397

Another item to look at is to lower the needlebar down all the way & look up on the left side & check the spring & make sure it's pushing on the thread,if not that'll make it skip too. You also have the t/u lever adjustment the should be turned out for thicker material.

There is an adjustment to adj the needle,it's the screw above the screw that holds the needle in,and you want to adj it so the needle is as close to the shuttle as you can w/o touching it.You might also try tightening down your foot pressure,the larger the needle & thread combo your trying to use will need more foot pressure to hold the leather down because if it doesn't hold down it can skip,loose gears & timing can also cause skipping,but you might as well start with what I mentioned & le me know what happens. Bob

Yes,all patchers have 2-pulleys on them,but I've never seen one w/a v-belt pulley,To be honest w/you the best motor would be a D.C.Servo w/a builtin speed reducer this'll make that machine run slow & still have alot of power,the smaller one I was talking about isn't real strong.It has 3-mounting bolts just like a clutchmotor does & is made to mount under a table.They sell f/$165.00 + shpg Bob

Doug, Someone must of modified the pulleys ,I been working on patchers f/30 yrs & never seen one different size belt pulleys on it.We have a small motor kit that will fit by drilling a mounting hole on the side of it. Bob

Welcome to the board,your machine doesn't look to bad I seen alot worse.We work on alot of them so let me know if you need any help. Bob