Members Anne Bonnys Locker Posted June 10, 2012 Members Report Posted June 10, 2012 A CB250/GA5/45K25 will handle any thread thickness you want up to 415 (maybe even 500 at a stretch) Yes, the 441 clone is the ducks guts but it comes at a price. When people come to me looking for a machine I start by looking at what they really need to do and their sewing experience. If they are just starting out and really don't know how much work they will eventually do then often I will suggest the GA5 route as an inexpensive way into the game. While most saddlers I know have a Pearson 6 or a 441 clone they all have a 45k25 in the workshop that gets used on a regular basis it isn't as if it will be wasted. On the other hand, if it has been been set up properly from day one, it will always have a good resale value. A flat bed has a lot of limitations but a cylinder bed can always be fitted with a flat bed attachment - even if you make it out of plywood. Just my 2 cents worth. Quote Darren Brosowski
Members BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted June 10, 2012 Members Report Posted June 10, 2012 Watch Craigslist in your surrounding areas. I have picked up 2 Adler patchers that way. One guy also had a beautiful 441 clone-for IIRC $1,200. Quote You laugh at me because I am different. I laugh at you because you are all the same.
Moderator Wizcrafts Posted June 10, 2012 Moderator Report Posted June 10, 2012 WizMy question was regarding the Chandler 406rb and if it would be able to consistently sew double layers of 8/9. This machine is limited to #207 thread?Thanks D Here's your answer, as sewn on my National equivalent of the Chandler 406. The leather is 9-10 ounce bridle leather. The needle is a #24 leather point and the thread is #207, top and bobbin. The last one shows the back, which looks much like the top. 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 D Fingers Posted June 10, 2012 Members Report Posted June 10, 2012 1339354117[/url]' post='251996']Here's your answer, as sewn on my National equivalent of the Chandler 406. The leather is 9-10 ounce bridle leather. The needle is a #24 leather point and the thread is #207, top and bobbin. The last one shows the back, which looks much like the top. Wiz I appreciate the pictures. That answered all my questions including what does #207 thread look like. Thanks D Quote
Members ChimeraKennels Posted June 10, 2012 Members Report Posted June 10, 2012 What is the difference between the 206 & 406? Quote
Moderator Wizcrafts Posted June 11, 2012 Moderator Report Posted June 11, 2012 What is the difference between the 206 & 406? Two hundred 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.
Moderator Wizcrafts Posted June 11, 2012 Moderator Report Posted June 11, 2012 Two hundred I meant two hundred dollars. The Consew 206 has a push button stitch length lock over the knob, while the 406 doesn't. It just has detentes behind the knob, like my National. You'd have to ask a dealer for more specific details about any differences. 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.
stelmackr Posted June 13, 2012 Report Posted June 13, 2012 What is the difference between the 206 & 406? I can't resist. The difference between the 206 & the 406 is 200 ;-) Quote Bob Stelmack Desert Leathercraft LLC Former Editor of the, RawHide Gazette, for the Puget Sound Leather Artisans Co-Op, 25 years of doing it was enough...
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