Capabilities Of Highlead Gc2698-1B

[ashleyuk]

Hello

I am about to buy my first machine,after have a 29k. The 29k is a good machine but just isnt quick enough etc.

My search has led me to this machine... the highlead gc2698-1b.

I was looking for some help from you all,to see if you all think it would be a good machine to move onto from the 29k. I am looking for it to do the odd bag,gloves etc.(will i be able to do on this machine,what I can on the 29k? Apart from the 360 foot) I was hoping to use it without the binder attatchment and then when I need to do some binding ,put the attatchment back on.

I am hoping to have a servo motor fitted to it so I can go slow on corners or fingers etc

What do you all think ? especially if any of you have one of these machines !

Thanks

A

[coryleif]

Hi A,

I believe the Highlead gc2698-1b is pretty much a copy of the Pfaff 335, now made/owned by Mauser: http://www.mauser-spezial.com/ma-335.html

It should be fine for your applications. Though, I've never sewn on a 29k, so I can't compare.

The binding mount swings away so it's a snap to go from binding to regular sewing.

With a servo motor and a 2" pulley you should have no problem sewing slow. I can do one stitch at a time with my 335.

Hope this helps.

cory

[ashleyuk]

Hi A,

I believe the Highlead gc2698-1b is pretty much a copy of the Pfaff 335, now made/owned by Mauser: http://www.mauser-spezial.com/ma-335.html

It should be fine for your applications. Though, I've never sewn on a 29k, so I can't compare.

The binding mount swings away so it's a snap to go from binding to regular sewing.

With a servo motor and a 2" pulley you should have no problem sewing slow. I can do one stitch at a time with my 335.

Hope this

Cory,

Thanks for that.

I am going to the highlead dealership tomorrow to look at these machines and try them out. Will see how things go !

Thanks again

A

[Trox]

Hi,

You will have two versions of the machine, one with binder feed and one with the regular bottom feed. If you do not going to use a synchronized binder buy the one with the normal bottom feed. The Binder version has no bottom feed; the feed dog only goes back and forth to power the synchronic binder.

Trox