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these work pretty well. https://durston.com/product/ring-shank-bender/

my mother once put a needle through her thumb nail. very gnarly. i always wear safety glasses while using a machine. never know where broken needles might go.

this guy makes some excellent parts: https://heprecision.com/shop/ols/products?page=1

better to get your last machine first.

these are oil wicks for Consew 206: https://parts.jacksew.com/oil-wick-consew-18110/?searchid=227348&search_query=18110

on my 206rb5, the reverse lever shaft is on the right side of the head. there is a hole near your bobbin winder in a similar spot.

looks similar to the original motor on my 206rb5. Consew_CS-1001 (1).pdf Motors-Con-Serv1000.pdf

this craft, 2 machine minimum.

on my Cobra 4, they are 11/64-40. got some on ebay.

tig weld with nickel rod. pre-heat & post heat. cool slowly in insulation. we do this alot at work.

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Check out Bruce Johnson's web page

$15 a foot at McMaster-Carr.

nice. this is 6061 aluminum.

made loop stick as seen in J.H. Leather video: amazing leatherworking skills on display in her videos! it is 1"x1/2". taper is 8" long. 3/16" to 1/2". cut piece on table saw, tapered on mill & rounded edges on router table with 1/32" radius round ov

@brucejohnson sells bleed knot tool.

nice to have extra feed dogs to experiment on.

bought a Towa tension gauge. think it was more for embroidery or something. gave it away. just go by feel now.

https://www.thethreadexchange.com/miva/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=TTE&Category_Code=sewing-machine-bobbin-style-info some bobbin info

the underside. had to mill the standoffs to get the right height & levelness.

made one out of 304 stainless. recommend buying one from Patrick1. this was a total PITA.

thanks for coming up with this great mod! may put some reference marks on the visible side some day.

made a @RockyAussie adjusting nut. the detent ball is a bastard to get back in. used small tweezers & a toothpick to push it back in its home.

no, it was a very snug fit on the stock Cobra bobbin. fyi, it was 600 revolutions to fill bobbin with #277 Amann.

it is one like this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/326258473298?_skw=bobbin+winder&itmmeta=01JAQKF50DSB1BMDAB33K5AE6W&hash=item4bf6853952:g:fjEAAOSwEFpmMF~R&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA0HoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKmiOV2Dtfen4bbj%2FZEM989stGDqKzt%2F63vyM8AQSD137QgkXEXH3OqMFlVG815a71hIPxCrZHtGvCL3ZbRivUKq23UVr48lzUoBvGfZO6I0RQTM5C%2FIzQosRW%2BBTzgZGcPjcRTek%2BN71NkIQFFurFUguXwW0ELkykRXKTwE2MiOBnN1UqBVPi0Ib4w%2Bn6160tFDoRUlEqynWUCYxIVie5k5bH%2B7YAweitpsR4QckI5TCkdkc0kNhPvDx9MhdqFowik%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR6bQvPPVZA made a frame out of aluminum to hold the tensioner the same distance from spool as the one on the Cobra. tensioner was off the winder that came with my 206RB5.