Adler Cylinder Arm 49-2 Any Info, Manual or Singer Equivalent

[MtlBiker]

On 11/10/2023 at 11:58 PM, FizzyWizzy said:

Bags is my main focus but also belts and smaller items like wallets. I also would like to use it for upholstery projects. I wouldn't be looking to go over 3/8" even with two layers of leather. And my budget LOL I was hoping under $1000 but I also realize that I want the right machine for the job so I had better increase that to $2000. 

I don't believe that you'd only be sewing through two layers of leather.  Sure you may have an outer leather and a lining, but you're not going to leave raw edges (with exceptions) and you'll be folding the edges inwards to make them nicely finished.  That's four layers already.  Likewise if you're making leather straps, fold to the middle once, and then fold again... four layers.  I've had as many as six layers.  Now you could always also buy a bell skiver and thin down the edges, but that's another expense and if I do say so myself, also quite a learning curve.

I do a lot of bags, purses, totes, etc.  Leather and Cordura and webbings.  Small items I often sew by hand, depending on the item.  My suggestion to you would be a good cylinder arm machine with compound (triple) feed, as well as an aluminum flatbed table attachment for it.  I think that would give you the most versatility.  A flatbed table attachment came with my Techsew 2750 Pro, but it was so awkward and time-consuming to install and remove it, that I quickly stopped using it.  Then I bought an after-market aluminum flatbed table attachment and it attaches with ONE screw and can be done in under a minute.  If I'd have had that as my first industrial, very likely I would have never bought my flatbed Consew 206RB-5.

I see you're in Canada... check out the Kobe brand which is a really good machine.  I would have bought one if it didn't mean either a long drive to pick it up or costly shipping.  I bought my Techsew because they're right here in Montreal and I was able to pick it up myself.  Juki is another (although expensive) option but it's one of the best and is often copied by the clone makers.  Sometimes you can be lucky and find a good condition used one.

Good luck!