Members Appalachiancowboy38 Posted 1 hour ago Members Report Posted 1 hour ago I came across a Consew 289rb-1 locally and I’m not really finding much about these machines anywhere. I sew mostly tack so 10oz+ Vegtan, bridle, and harness, and Ive currently got a Cowboy Outlaw and a Sailrite but I really need to upgrade. Will this handle what I need and is $1k a good deal? Thanks in advance! Quote
Moderator Wizcrafts Posted 1 hour ago Moderator Report Posted 1 hour ago 35 minutes ago, Appalachiancowboy38 said: I came across a Consew 289rb-1 locally and I’m not really finding much about these machines anywhere. Did you try searching our forum? I did and got this first hit: 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 Appalachiancowboy38 Posted 1 hour ago Author Members Report Posted 1 hour ago 3 minutes ago, Wizcrafts said: Did you try searching our forum? I did and got this first hit: I did but that one didn’t really answer my question as far as the capabilities of it with heavy leather. Quote
Moderator Wizcrafts Posted 23 minutes ago Moderator Report Posted 23 minutes ago 30 minutes ago, Appalachiancowboy38 said: I did but that one didn’t really answer my question as far as the capabilities of it with heavy leather. The 289 is still an upholstery class machine. As such, it can handle #138 thread with a #23 needle, or possibly #207 thread with a #24 needle. The maximum thickness would be the same 3/8 of an inch of soft to medium temper leather. I might be able to sew two 8 ounce pieces of bridle leather, but not hard veg-tan or latigo. I own a similar machine made by Singer. I use it to sew patches onto vests and hats. When I first got it I tried running #207 thread in it. The machine struggled and tended to jam up. It has no trouble with #138 thread. But, it didn't like hard veg. 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 Appalachiancowboy38 Posted 3 minutes ago Author Members Report Posted 3 minutes ago 19 minutes ago, Wizcrafts said: The 289 is still an upholstery class machine. As such, it can handle #138 thread with a #23 needle, or possibly #207 thread with a #24 needle. The maximum thickness would be the same 3/8 of an inch of soft to medium temper leather. I might be able to sew two 8 ounce pieces of bridle leather, but not hard veg-tan or latigo. I own a similar machine made by Singer. I use it to sew patches onto vests and hats. When I first got it I tried running #207 thread in it. The machine struggled and tended to jam up. It has no trouble with #138 thread. But, it didn't like hard veg. That’s all I needed to know! Thank you! I’m gonna keep hunting for a Class 4 or a CB4500 then. Quote
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