Ferdco 6/6

[Trox]

You have threaded it right true the take up spring disk, so the spring works. One and a half turn and up over the spring (second disk). This is not a chap machine, use some more under its foot. Everyone has tension problems with new machines. Just get familiar with it, and use it in its comfort zone until you get it right. The jump foot should just get clear of the material, put more under its foot and it still will.

Tor

[wyomingcowboy]

Thanks guys. I'll make a few adjustments per your instructions and give it a shot with lighter thread tomorrow. I just about have the tension figured for the 2 layers of light chap leather. It's a little inconsistant, but like you say, this machine isn't for the light stuff. It will get the job done.....it sure beats the crap out of hand stitching!

I can adjust the tension for the 8-9 0z./chap leather combo pretty easliy and it does a pretty good job. The only trouble I have there is the tight corners and the back stitching. I'll have to use the crank handle more but like I just said....it beats the crap out of hand stitching!

The lack of instructions in the ferdco manual is quite frustrating. They made fine machines but they needed to hire a teacher to write the manual!

Edited July 22, 2013 by wyomingcowboy

[Trox]

Hold your thread tight when you start sewing (top and bottom for the first four stitches or so). When you lift your foot to do a corner, make sure your needle is down (just past the bottom dead point and catched the bottom thread) before you lift your foot. Or else you will get loose stitches in the corners. Adjust the tension mainly using the top tensioner, keep the knot in the middle of the material and a tight stitch. When you back stitch to lock the seam; hold your thread ends tight ( like in the start of the seam). You might have to adjust both the bottom and the top tension, try to avoid the bottom unless you have to use it. Remember it probably was set up fine from before, when you forget to hold down your thread ends tight at the start; you will get loose stitches and it looks like the tension is wrong.

[Singermania]

HI, I think Luberto made 3 machines, the Cub, the Classic and the no 9. This machine has to be one of those models. Clearly its not the 9, so it would therefore be one of the other two. Plenty of people on leatherworker own these models and would be able to help. Les was right in what he said about the no 6 Pearson, however this is not the same machine that he is thinking of, it has a completely different shuttle and underdrive system. Needle feed is usually very accurate, this machine I believe has needle feed and a jump foot/walking foot? so should be excellent. Its not made for soft materials though, you need a decent piece of leather under it to get proper stitch lengths.

[Trox]

This is a needle feed with a jump foot, and the strange looking front top foot is Ferdinand JeanBlanc patented upper needle guide http://www.google.com/patents/US5762014.

He pimped allot of machines in to leather stitcher's, like the Bull machines. He took a Juki TSC 441 and made it in to the pro 2000 twenty years ago. The todays 441 leather clones are all based on his machine. Before that he used Adler's 105 and 205 needle feeds, Singer 45 B6BC (needle feed) or Seiko Ch/ Consew 754 needle feed to make the Ferdinand 900 Bull.

I remember I have seen this Ferdco 6/6 on the Ferdco website some years ago, now I cannot find any info on it. I do not know what machine its based on. However it looks the same as a Luberto with a upper needle guide added.

Luberto writes on his website he received the rights to produce several machines from Ferdinand JeanBLanc. Ferdinand JeanBlanc is the man behind the no closed Ferdco company. I know we have members who can tell this story, so far they have not posted anything. To bad the Ferdco company is closed, They made allot exiting new stuff for the leather business.

[wyomingcowboy]

Here is my latest project. You can see some stitch length variation in sposts and how I missed the groove in a few places. The machine does pretty good! I just wish I knew how the stitch length gets off the way it does and how to fix it. This is with 207 top thread and bobbin. I got my 138 thread in the mail but have yet to try it out. Not sure I like the white color with this project, but that's another topic......

[wyomingcowboy]

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I know this isn't the show off forum but I'm open to critique/ help/ hints. Especially when it comes to machine setup.

Thanks guys!

[Wizcrafts]

Your square drive machine is not square driving, or else the needle is flexing too much. Check the needle feeding system for excessive slack. Make sure that the presser foot lifts completely off the leather until the feed motion comes to a halt. It must not be down as the needle is feeding.

Edited July 24, 2013 by Wizcrafts