Ancient Consew

[Pinsplitter]

Anyone know anything about this old Consew?

what can it do, thickness etc.

thanks

[Wizcrafts]

You bought a bar-tacker, not a sewing machine. It is driven by a cam to sew a single pattern that is usually about 3/4" long and about 3/32" wide. They are often used to attach Velcro or makers' tags onto garments, or pull tabs onto shoes, or belt loops on pants. Bar-tackers are made in various sewing configurations and are not alterable, other than by changing the pattern cam.

Thickness-wise, I would say that it's "foot" may lift about 1/4 inch or more. The usage is to thread the machine, lift the clamping foot, place the work under it in position, lower the foot and hit the throttle pedal once. One second later it has sewn a perfect bar tack, halted and cut the bottom thread..

Edited June 26, 2012 by Wizcrafts

[Pinsplitter]

Aha... ok thanks

luckily i haven't bought it,

just had no clue what it was.

saw it going cheap on ebay.

[Gregg From Keystone Sewing]

You bought a bar-tacker, not a sewing machine. It is driven by a cam to sew a single pattern that is usually about 3/4" long and about 3/32" wide. They are often used to attach Velcro or makers' tags onto garments, or pull tabs onto shoes, or belt loops on pants. Bar-tackers are made in various sewing configurations and are not alterable, other than by changing the pattern cam.

Thickness-wise, I would say that it's "foot" may lift about 1/4 inch or more. The usage is to thread the machine, lift the clamping foot, place the work under it in position, lower the foot and hit the throttle pedal once. One second later it has sewn a perfect bar tack, halted and cut the bottom thread..

Wiz,

Tiz' a Consew model 261-2 (Made by Seiko, Japan) and is a single needle, single thread chainstich (no bobbin) button sewing machine. Also very commonly used for spot tacking on drapery workroom applications.

Either way, your correct, no reason to use this unless your sewing buttons or spot tacking with it.