Consew 756 R

[FredF]

Consew 756 R.

Is this a good sewing machine for thick leathers, and is $ 1800 a good price for a 20 yr old machine? Does this compare to the Artisan and Cobra 4's

Looking at one today.

Thanks for your imput.

Fred

[CowboyBob]

Fred,

I used to sell them 20 yrs ago as a lower priced alternative to Adler & they never held up like they should & no feet from any other machine will fit so you'd have to get them made special.

So for alittle more $$ you can get a machine that you can get feet & acc for.

The price seems alittle high.

Hope this helps you.

Bob Kovar

[FredF]

Fred,

I used to sell them 20 yrs ago as a lower priced alternative to Adler & they never held up like they should & no feet from any other machine will fit so you'd have to get them made special.

So for alittle more $$ you can get a machine that you can get feet & acc for.

The price seems alittle high.

Hope this helps you.

Bob Kovar

Thanks Sewmun,

Consew still seems to make this machine. Wouldn't they have the feet?

Fred

[TwinOaks]

for less than $500 more, you can get a NEW machine that includes most accessories and current customer support, and is set up for sewing leather.

Check the suppliers and the Ads up top.

[neelsaddlery]

FredF:

Consew used to buy the machine that they called the 756 from Seiko. Now that the partnership between Seiko and Consew has dissolved, (it did about 5-8 years ago) they now source a machine they call the 756 R-2 from a supplier in China. The 756 R-2 is exactly the same as the Cowboy 441, Artisan Toro 4000, Cobra Class 4, and some others.

The presser feet for the Seiko built version of the machine (and if the machine you are looking at is 20 years old it most likely is a Seiko machine) will not interchange with any offered by Cowboy, Artisan, or Cobra. They are totally different.

I am certain you can still buy feet for the Seiko version, but the selection will be extremely small, and the number of people selling them will be even smaller.

In my personal opinion, you would be much better off to buy a Cowboy or Cobra machine. These machines come with all of the presser feet and needle plates you would ever need, and the price is $2695.00 with a lifetime warranty.

We both are offering a special attachment package that has a left toe foot, right toe foot, assorted needle plates, needles and thread.

Yes, it is more money, but you are buying a brand new machine, and that machine will come with a lifetime warranty.

Is this a shameless plug for Cowboy and Cobra machines? YES!!!!! But, in all seriousness, please take some time to consider your options very carefully, as in the end you could pay as much or even more for the Consew by the time you get the needle plates and presser feet you need to make it work on sewing leather. With the Cowboy and Cobra machines, you get all this stuff right out of the starting gate!!!!!

Kindest Regards,

Ryan O. Neel

Neel's Saddlery and Harness

Cowboy Sewing Machines

1-866-507-8926

[FredF]

I really appreciate the help. I'm glad I didn't make that mistake. I had already decided on a Cobra Class 4, when at the last moment I saw a listing for that Consew on Craigslist. I figured that it was 1000 dollars less, and if it was as good a machine, then I was going to go for it.

Whew! That was close.

Thanks to all again,

Fred

FredF:

Consew used to buy the machine that they called the 756 from Seiko. Now that the partnership between Seiko and Consew has dissolved, (it did about 5-8 years ago) they now source a machine they call the 756 R-2 from a supplier in China. The 756 R-2 is exactly the same as the Cowboy 441, Artisan Toro 4000, Cobra Class 4, and some others.

The presser feet for the Seiko built version of the machine (and if the machine you are looking at is 20 years old it most likely is a Seiko machine) will not interchange with any offered by Cowboy, Artisan, or Cobra. They are totally different.

I am certain you can still buy feet for the Seiko version, but the selection will be extremely small, and the number of people selling them will be even smaller.

In my personal opinion, you would be much better off to buy a Cowboy or Cobra machine. These machines come with all of the presser feet and needle plates you would ever need, and the price is $2695.00 with a lifetime warranty.

We both are offering a special attachment package that has a left toe foot, right toe foot, assorted needle plates, needles and thread.

Yes, it is more money, but you are buying a brand new machine, and that machine will come with a lifetime warranty.

Is this a shameless plug for Cowboy and Cobra machines? YES!!!!! But, in all seriousness, please take some time to consider your options very carefully, as in the end you could pay as much or even more for the Consew by the time you get the needle plates and presser feet you need to make it work on sewing leather. With the Cowboy and Cobra machines, you get all this stuff right out of the starting gate!!!!!

Kindest Regards,

Ryan O. Neel

Neel's Saddlery and Harness

Cowboy Sewing Machines

1-866-507-8926

[esantoro]

There is nobody who likes to pinch pennies more than I do. Most of the time I feel pretty good that I've gotten away with it. I research to the best of my ability any serious purchase and try to make the best possible decision. Buying a 441 clone from any of the dealers who have good reputations on this board is a no lose situation. Buy more than you think you can afford, and break out the rice, beans, and tortillas for a few months.

$1800 for a 20-year-old machine does not seem like a good deal. For only $800 more, you will be set. That is, you will be set until the need for a second and third industrial machine begins to loom on the horizon, but by that time you will have acquired a taste for the rice and beans.

Ed

[FredF]

This will be the second machine Ed, so I think the virus has already set in. But a third? What, like a post bed? Or one of those that sews up the cylinder? I already see that I could also use one of those!! and a strap cutter!! and a skiver!! and a clicker!! Where does it end!?!?!?!?! Rice and beans?? I think me and my family better learn how to survive eating leather scraps! Anybody know a good leather scrap cookbook?

Fred

There is nobody who likes to pinch pennies more than I do. Most of the time I feel pretty good that I've gotten away with it. I research to the best of my ability any serious purchase and try to make the best possible decision. Buying a 441 clone from any of the dealers who have good reputations on this board is a no lose situation. Buy more than you think you can afford, and break out the rice, beans, and tortillas for a few months.

$1800 for a 20-year-old machine does not seem like a good deal. For only $800 more, you will be set. That is, you will be set until the need for a second and third industrial machine begins to loom on the horizon, but by that time you will have acquired a taste for the rice and beans.

Ed

[amuckart]

This is an old thread, I'm mostly chucking this in here for the sake of the search function, the Seiko equivalent of this machine is the CH-8B. Campbell-Bosworth have feet and parts for them.