Members 1sam16 Posted March 30, 2014 Author Members Report Posted March 30, 2014 Wiz, that's fantastic news....thank you! I ordered a new feed dog and tensioning discs from Bob Saturday. When I get them installed I'll fine tune until I get it right. Greg Quote
Members Gregg From Keystone Sewing Posted March 31, 2014 Members Report Posted March 31, 2014 Parts book for Consew 206RB-1, as requested; http://keysew.com/webpages/Owners&PartsBooks/PartsBooks/206RB-1.pdf Quote Industrial sewing and cutting, parts sales and service, family owned since 1977, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA, 215/922.6900 info@keysew.com www.keysew.com
Members Gregg From Keystone Sewing Posted March 31, 2014 Members Report Posted March 31, 2014 BTW, if you are making adjustments on any 206RB series, this is the book use here; http://www.keysew.com/Webpages/Owners&PartsBooks/PartsBooks/Consew206RB-5_SeikoSTH-8BLD-3.pdf Quote Industrial sewing and cutting, parts sales and service, family owned since 1977, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA, 215/922.6900 info@keysew.com www.keysew.com
Members 1sam16 Posted March 31, 2014 Author Members Report Posted March 31, 2014 BTW, if you are making adjustments on any 206RB series, this is the book use here; http://www.keysew.com/Webpages/Owners&PartsBooks/PartsBooks/Consew206RB-5_SeikoSTH-8BLD-3.pdf Perfect timing Gregg..I'm really amazed at how generous all of you are with your advice! Thank You! Quote
Members Gregg From Keystone Sewing Posted March 31, 2014 Members Report Posted March 31, 2014 (edited) Perfect timing, no pun intended??! Sorry, I can't help but squeeze some sewing machine humor in here, it's all I got! Really, glad to share, and it's a two way street, I learn a lot from folks here on the leatherworker. You can't replace decades of experience using this equipment that many carry with them here. In addition, I learn what speed bumps and obstacles people have getting up and running with their equipment. Folks that don't anticipate a learning curve with a new machine, new operator, etc., well that's just not realistic. Edited March 31, 2014 by Gregg From Keystone Sewing Quote Industrial sewing and cutting, parts sales and service, family owned since 1977, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA, 215/922.6900 info@keysew.com www.keysew.com
Members Zenbaas Posted June 10, 2014 Members Report Posted June 10, 2014 (edited) Good day all. Looked up this thread instead of creating a new one. I am looking for a leather sewing machine and I see the consew 206rb recommended from time to time. I have the opportunity to purchase a rb-1 model for roughly $300 although in our local currency it amounts to a bit more. I have also seen it mentioned that it should be able to sew up to 3/8". My question is can it sew up to that unaltered.? Would this be a good deal? All input appreciated. Edited June 10, 2014 by Zenbaas Quote
Techsew Ron Posted June 16, 2014 Report Posted June 16, 2014 Good day all. Looked up this thread instead of creating a new one. I am looking for a leather sewing machine and I see the consew 206rb recommended from time to time. I have the opportunity to purchase a rb-1 model for roughly $300 although in our local currency it amounts to a bit more. I have also seen it mentioned that it should be able to sew up to 3/8". My question is can it sew up to that unaltered.? Would this be a good deal? All input appreciated. Yes that's a good price for the 206rb-1. If you're sewing up to 3/8" thick (the maximum) you'll want to be using a size 23 or 24 needle and make sure to use a powerful enough motor. Ron Quote Techsew Industrial Sewing Machines Call toll-free: 866-415-8223 Visit www.techsew.com
Members Zenbaas Posted June 16, 2014 Members Report Posted June 16, 2014 Yes that's a good price for the 206rb-1. If you're sewing up to 3/8" thick (the maximum) you'll want to be using a size 23 or 24 needle and make sure to use a powerful enough motor. Ron Thank you Ron. I doubt I would ever sew that thick it's simply to have some headroom and not having to push the machine too hard when sewing normally. Will look into getting a servo motor at a later stage probably or doing a gear reduction done if I'm having too much trouble. Quote
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