Members DanaStanley Posted August 17, 2022 Members Report Posted August 17, 2022 I just finished working on my Consew CP206RL. It was a portable machine with a built-in motor. I built a table for it, bought a stand, and servo motor now it runs great, and as slow as I want. I wanted a walking foot flatbed for occasional work, for lighter stuff wallets chaps etc. but I didn't want to spend $1500.00 on one. The machine was $450.00 table $135.00 motor $156.00 belt material $ 14.00 Smaller pully $ 10.00 Knurled walking foot $ 29.00 Plywood for table $15.00 So, $815.00. Better than $1500.00 Maybe not as great of a machine, but for what I need it will be fine. Plus, it was fun building it. The week link is the belt. The reduction pully on the machine is cogged, and the pully on the motor is a v belt type. I used a poly belt that you cut and fuse together. I did slip when I jammed up the thread, but that's probably a good thing. The machine is a Sailrite clone, they get $750.00 for one like what I bought, and 1350.00 plus shipping souped up similar to what I have now. Any comment or suggestions would be welcome! Thanks' Dana Quote
kgg Posted August 18, 2022 Report Posted August 18, 2022 8 hours ago, DanaStanley said: The machine is a Sailrite clone, they get $750.00 for one like what I bought, and 1350.00 plus shipping souped up similar to what I have now. Any comment or suggestions would be welcome! Nice job. It will be a lot more convenient and functional mounted in the table. A couple of other options would be a better stitch length indicator and belt drive bobbin winder. If you find you are having problems with the thread move your spool of thread down under the table top. You may also find that if you want to install a binder / folder attachment or straight edge guide the two bolt holes to the right of needle that are drilled into the bed may have to be tapped to accept the hold down screws for the attachments. kgg Quote Juki DNU - 1541S, Juki DU - 1181N, Singer 29K - 71(1949), Chinese Patcher (Tinkers Delight), Warlock TSC-441, Techsew 2750 Pro, Consew DCS-S4 Skiver
Members DanaStanley Posted August 18, 2022 Author Members Report Posted August 18, 2022 (edited) 17 hours ago, kgg said: Nice job. It will be a lot more convenient and functional mounted in the table. A couple of other options would be a better stitch length indicator and belt drive bobbin winder. If you find you are having problems with the thread move your spool of thread down under the table top. You may also find that if you want to install a binder / folder attachment or straight edge guide the two bolt holes to the right of needle that are drilled into the bed may have to be tapped to accept the hold down screws for the attachments. kgg Do you know where I can get a different stitch length adjustment plate? It is kinda hokey. It doesn't drop off evenly, and there is no way to match the forward stitch to the reverse stitch length . Edited August 18, 2022 by DanaStanley Quote
Members NealLeather Posted September 3, 2022 Members Report Posted September 3, 2022 I recently bought this same machine. I was looking to do the same upgrades myself, but I don’t really know where to start. Do you mind sharing where you bought your upgrades? I would like to buy them myself. Thanks! Quote
Members DanaStanley Posted September 4, 2022 Author Members Report Posted September 4, 2022 (edited) 23 hours ago, NealLeather said: I recently bought this same machine. I was looking to do the same upgrades myself, but I don’t really know where to start. Do you mind sharing where you bought your upgrades? I would like to buy them myself. Thanks! Clutch Motor Pulley for Industrial Sewing Machine, Diameter 45MM (Amazon) Amazon.com: Clutch Motor Pulley for Industrial Sewing Machine, Diameter 45MM Polyurethane Belt, Green Rough Surface PU Polyurethane Round Belt for Drive Transmission (8mm x 5m) (Amazon) Polyurethane Belt, Green Rough Surface PU Polyurethane Round Belt for Drive Transmission (8mm x 5m): Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific Adjustable Industrial Sewing Machine T-Leg Assembly (Jacksew)Adjustable Industrial Sewing Machine T-Leg Assembly (jacksew.com) Consew CSM550-1 Sewing Machine Servo Motor, 3450RPM, 110 Volt, Quite Running - Walmart.com (WalMart Knurled Foot for Ultrafeed® LS-1 & Leatherwork® (sailrite.com) Edited September 4, 2022 by DanaStanley Quote
Members esty Posted October 27, 2022 Members Report Posted October 27, 2022 among other machines, i have a consew 255 and i just bought this machine for lighter work and want to do the exact things you did...the belt that you linked to baffles me...it appears that it is just a straight piece of material from the picture...i ordered the table, servo motor and pulley but held up on the belt until i can get some clarification also what is the difference in the presser foot you listed and the one that came with the machine finally does any know how to or can it even be done, raise the presser foot height... the factory 1/4 inch setting is not quite high enough for a lot of work i do... BTW, i'm in northern mississippi, just across the road from memphis, i'm a legal secretary, at my job for 28 years and have a 18 years old internet business, making interior carpet sets and other stuff for BMW 2002's, 320's and several other early models...if interested see www.estcarpet.com Quote
Moderator Wizcrafts Posted October 27, 2022 Moderator Report Posted October 27, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, esty said: if interested see www.estcarpet.com Hmm. We’re having trouble finding that site. We can’t connect to the server at www.estcarpet.com. I recommend getting a Consew 206rb-5 which sews up to 3/8 inch. It has a larger M size bobbin and easily handles #138 thread. The bobbins are horizontal axis, inside the left end, instead of dropping in vertically from the top on the right. Edited October 27, 2022 by Wizcrafts I merged my two replies into the first one. Quote Posted IMHO, by Wiz My current crop of sewing machines: Cowboy CB4500, Singer 107w3, Singer 139w109, Singer 168G101, Singer 29k71, Singer 31-15, Singer 111w103, Singer 211G156, Adler 30-7 on power stand, Techsew 2700, Fortuna power skiver and a Pfaff 4 thread 2 needle serger.
Members Burkhardt Posted October 27, 2022 Members Report Posted October 27, 2022 3 hours ago, esty said: among other machines, i have a consew 255 and i just bought this machine for lighter work and want to do the exact things you did...the belt that you linked to baffles me...it appears that it is just a straight piece of material from the picture...i ordered the table, servo motor and pulley but held up on the belt until i can get some clarification also what is the difference in the presser foot you listed and the one that came with the machine finally does any know how to or can it even be done, raise the presser foot height... the factory 1/4 inch setting is not quite high enough for a lot of work i do... BTW, i'm in northern mississippi, just across the road from memphis, i'm a legal secretary, at my job for 28 years and have a 18 years old internet business, making interior carpet sets and other stuff for BMW 2002's, 320's and several other early models...if interested see www.estcarpet.com I just went through the headache of belt hunting, here's what I found out. For a 3/8ths pulley get a piece of 3/8ths rope and put around both pulleys to get the length. Here's where it got stupid. Went to Napa and the 3/8ths belt in the right length was actually a 1/2in. wide. Went to Auto Zone and guy looked up 3/8ths belt got home because it said on package in the part number and yup, 1/2in belt. Went to O'reily's same thing, watched the guy enter into computer and ordered in got home and another 1/2in belt. By now pissed off and went onto Oreily's site and started digging, now the really stupid part, you can check the site for any of them to save you the headache. The 3/8ths belts listed on their site if you look are 1/2in wide(13mm). The 7/16s belt are actually 3/8ths(10mm) wide. Somehow the wider belt(7/16) is narrower than the (3/8ths)belt. I stumped all the employees when I told them and they tried to make sense of it and couldn't. Hopefully this can help you Quote
Moderator Wizcrafts Posted October 27, 2022 Moderator Report Posted October 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Burkhardt said: By now pissed off and went onto Oreily's site and started digging, now the really stupid part, you can check the site for any of them to save you the headache. The 3/8ths belts listed on their site if you look are 1/2in wide(13mm). The 7/16s belt are actually 3/8ths(10mm) wide. Somehow the wider belt(7/16) is narrower than the (3/8ths)belt. I stumped all the employees when I told them and they tried to make sense of it and couldn't. Hopefully this can help you You can avoid all these hassles by simply finding the closest length between the pulleys and ordering a Type 3L v-belt from an industrial sewing machine dealer. Your motor should allow for plus or minus 1/2 inch of adjustment. The reason your measurement showed 1/2 inch is because these are V shaped belts, with a cut off on the small side. The top may well be 1/2 inch, but the inside taper will fit the 3/8 inch inside the tapered pulley groove. Quote Posted IMHO, by Wiz My current crop of sewing machines: Cowboy CB4500, Singer 107w3, Singer 139w109, Singer 168G101, Singer 29k71, Singer 31-15, Singer 111w103, Singer 211G156, Adler 30-7 on power stand, Techsew 2700, Fortuna power skiver and a Pfaff 4 thread 2 needle serger.
Members esty Posted October 27, 2022 Members Report Posted October 27, 2022 8 hours ago, Wizcrafts said: We can’t connect to the server at www.estcarpet.com. my bad, it is www.estycarpet.com Quote
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