Ankermann Report post Posted February 19, 2011 I have a friend who is looking at buying an Artisan 4400-25 walking foot machine. She is a professional upholstery/ boat cover sewer for the last 20 years. Are these good machines or should she buy a Consew or juki or ? I know this is not leather related, but I know there are some sewing machine guru's on this site. I would like some feed back. Thanks Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Art Report post Posted February 19, 2011 Hi Mike, That machine looks to be a Highlead GC20698. This is a great machine from probably the top factory in China. They make a lot of the Mitsubishi machines for them. The GC20698 is a little overkill for the upholstery/canvas trade as most shops use the GC0618-1sc machine from Highlead, Singer 111w, 211w, Consew 255RB, Juki LU-563 and others which are a tad smaller and don't have that big arm on them. I am not so sure the GC20698 is fully automatic lube, I suspect maybe just the bobbin, but it is a while since I have seen one. If you have the money, go for it, it is a very good machine. Art I have a friend who is looking at buying an Artisan 4400-25 walking foot machine. She is a professional upholstery/ boat cover sewer for the last 20 years. Are these good machines or should she buy a Consew or juki or ? I know this is not leather related, but I know there are some sewing machine guru's on this site. I would like some feed back. Thanks Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
