RickPleasant Report post Posted Sunday at 07:57 PM (edited) Can anyone help me ID this machine? A buddy here is moving back from Texas to Arizona and didnt want to carry this back.... so they gave it to me. It was given to his wife... only info was that it was out of an upholstry shop in Phoenix that at one time made parachutes for the govt/ Have a "made in Japan" tag so Im guessing prob 60's/70's? Cant find a model number anywhere. (only has a SN# tag) Came with a brand new in the box variable speed dc servo motor just like the one I have on my Cobra class 4. Im hoping this eventually may be a good lighter weight machine for flat goods. They had someone clean, lube and check timing about 2 yrs back and she used it for a while for some upholstery and bags...said it was FAST. Then the original motor bit the dust and they bought the new servo motor but never installed it. Its been gathering dust in the garage ever since. Dirty and used but looks like a solid unit Anyone have an idea of a model number? ( and no I havent sent an email to Consew customer service yet) . Gonna need some cleanup and paint, but I have high hopes for it. Particularly interested in what kind of bobbins it needs ( she wasnt sure if she had the right ones but it seemed to work) Edited Sunday at 08:00 PM by RickPleasant Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlackDragon Report post Posted Sunday at 08:18 PM Doing a google image search with the SN# it comes back as a Consew 255RB-2. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RickPleasant Report post Posted Sunday at 08:31 PM Cool... thanks. Have had enough time to get into the house and take pics... no time for research yet lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RickPleasant Report post Posted Sunday at 08:46 PM Awfully glad this had a new variable servo motor.... not sure I could handle a 3400 rpm origional motor lol. Would be nice to sew a wallet in 1.5 seconds, but I suspect going around corners could be challenging ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DieselTech Report post Posted Sunday at 09:13 PM That machine has seen a lot of sewing. Great old machine thou. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RickPleasant Report post Posted Sunday at 09:21 PM price was right lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dikman Report post Posted Sunday at 09:44 PM Looks very similar to some of the Singer 211's. Whatever it is it looks like a good solid machine but yeah, needs a bit of a cleanup! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
