Members Woodbender Posted December 1, 2023 Author Members Report Posted December 1, 2023 On this machine, reverse is the 'up' position of the stich length lever. Mine is spring loaded, so the lever goes back down, into forward, by itself if you just let go. Hard to believe how smooth she is with obviously a LOT of use - must take a million miles of thread to wear the paint off of the table. Another question - Is this a clone of the consew 206rb-1 or a different variant of the 206? Quote
kgg Posted December 1, 2023 Report Posted December 1, 2023 37 minutes ago, Woodbender said: Another question - Is this a clone of the consew 206rb-1 or a different variant of the 206? This a Seiko design. They were market in North America by Consew as the 206RB and the Singer 531 same machine just a different badges. 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
Uwe Posted December 6, 2023 Report Posted December 6, 2023 (edited) Yep, I’m also putting my money on your Singer 531-8BL being a relabeled Seiko STH-8BL. The later models had a rotary stitch length dial with a separate reverse lever. This machine should do reverse, just like all the others with this type of combination stitch-length-and-reverse lever. It’s very likely a Seiko Design manufactured by Seiko in Japan and sold with various badges around the world. Consew was the marketing brand that Seiko used to distribute their machines in the USA. Here’s a picture of the original Seiko STH-8BL: Edited December 6, 2023 by Uwe Quote Uwe (pronounced "OOH-vuh" ) Links: Videos
Members Woodbender Posted December 10, 2023 Author Members Report Posted December 10, 2023 Yup, sure does look like the two machines are identical except for the label. Quote
Members msampson Posted April 22, 2024 Members Report Posted April 22, 2024 Hey, not meaning to high-jack this thread, but looking at buying this exact same model. Just wondering how thick/what weight of leather you would be able to sew with this? Quote
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