Brother Db2-B791-415A

[pitchdev]

Hi All,

Wondering if I could get opinions and info on this machine.

I've found the manual here: http://needlefeed.com/the-first-3-pages/

I'm using it to connect pieces of 1" wide .07" thick nylon webbing together, and to add 1.0mm leather on top of this webbing in some locations.

I see that it can go up to a 22 needle, so it should be able to run 138 thread -- which is as big as I'll need -- might go smaller.

Please let me have your thoughts.

What is a good price?

Will this fit my needs?

Thanks!

[gottaknow]

I had 20 of these in a factory. Pretty solid and the needle feed should do what you've listed. It will likely have a problem with 138 thread. On a horizontal hook machine, you can't get near the latch opening as you can with a verticle hook. The heavy thread will hang up somewhat as it passes around the floating latch opener. You can cheat a little bit by opening up the gap a bit, and crank down the needle tension, but not really enough to produce a nice stitch. It will do a really nice stich with Tex 90 and even 105. Setting timing is easy and overall I had few chronic issues. You may want a servo motor if it doesn't have one for speed control. Have fun.

Regards, Eric

[pitchdev]

Thanks Eric, you seem to be pretty damn knowledgeable about the stuff I'm trying to do and I see you're just north of me a bit in WA.

Would you have any interest in mentoring me in my sewing pursuits?

What kind of stuff was the factory with 20 of these machines making?

[gottaknow]

We sewed mainly outerwear. These machines are quite versatile. We used them for making the small parts, top stitching, zipper setting, etc. If you're ever driving through Idaho on I-90 let me know. The factory is about 20 minutes east of Spokane.

Regards, Eric

[freedragonfly]

Is it a walking foot?

[Wizcrafts]

Is it a walking foot?

This topic is now 8 months old, since the last update. But, to answer your question, no, it is not a walking foot machine.

[freedragonfly]

Thank you!