Hard To Turn Consew 206 By Hand.

[chris989]

Everything turns freely, The wooden wheel is more for the ease of my hand to grab. I have loosened the presser foot tension screw 7.5 turns and the machine turns easily. Is it normal for there to be so much room to adjust that setting??

I found some 69 thread and ran it through some layers of vinyl i had and it sews nicely.

It is 100% better than when it arrived

I have never messed with foot pressure before but i will continue to feel it out.

[Wizcrafts]

I may be that the machine has an extra heavy coil spring for the presser foot. Backing it off made the machine turn over easier. You only need to apply enough foot pressure to keep the material from lifting with the ascending needle. That's all.

Some walking foot machines also have an adjuster over the inside foot. If your machine has one, there will be a narrower coli spring around the shaft for that foot, plus there will be a screw adjuster on top, directly inline. This spring can also be backed off for easier action. My National 300N has two pressure adjusters as described.

Replace that 4L v-belt with a suitable 3L.

[Wizcrafts]

If you are going to be sewing with #207 thread, the maximum for your machine, a #22 needle makes too small of a hole. Use #23 or #24 needles for easier action. Your needles should be system 135x17 for cloth, Sunbrella and vinyl, and 135x16 for leather.

Needle size becomes much more critical when sewing leather, rubber, wood and webbing, which are hard materials. In these materials, the needle must be large enough to poke a hole that allows the lockstitch "knots" to get pulled inside the material. If the needle only clears the top thread, your knots may sit under the bottom layer, or be visible on the bottom and not fully buried.

Edited September 14, 2014 by Wizcrafts