Any idea which Seiko this machine is?

[sparky20006]

Any idea guys as to which model this Seiko is? It's just up the road for me and wanted to investigate before deciding.

Cheers fellas.

 

Paul

 

[mikesc]

What ever it is , it looks a lot like a clone of a Juki lu 563..
found it ..Seiko STW 8B..
https://www.google.com/search?q=seiko+clone+of+juki+lu+563&biw=1432&bih=665&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjlnpfe1rLNAhUIfiwKHX8rBNcQ_AUICCgD#tbm=isch&q=seiko+stw+8b+walking+foot+

Single needle walking foot machine.. Seiko are solid machines..could be a good find depending on condition and price..

Edited June 18, 2016 by mikesc

[brmax]

If you need a machine I would get that one, and up the street that's cool.

Looks like it has had some touch up painting, so take it for a Run!

Seems to have a Singer look also so one of the 111-157 experts can explain

Good day

Floyd

[SARK9]

Seiko STW-8 or STW-8B, much the same machine as the Consew 226 judging by the casting.

-DC

[mikesc]

@SARK9 do you know what size bobbin the 8B comes with?..Is it large or small ?

Belay that question or perhaps not ..

Just found a thread in which Greg from Keystone posted a link to the original manual ..

But it doesn't say what size bobbin is in there..as a manual goes it is pretty Spartan ..

 

http://keysew.com/Webpages/DemoImages/Seiko_STW-8B_226R_Owners.pdf

Edited June 18, 2016 by mikesc

[CowboyBob]

Small bobbin, "G" style.

 

[sparky20006]

Cheers fellas. It's got a servo motor on it as well. It's at £200 but nobody bidding on it and it's only 30 minutes away from me.

 

Bit of a no brainer I thought if I could get it for around the 300 quid mark.

 

What do you reckon?

 

Paul.

[mikesc]

Yes..especially with a servo motor already on it..worth well more than £300.00 if it isn't worn, and even if some minor parts are, they are plentiful and cheap  ..

ps Thanks @Bob for the info on the bobbin size:)

[sparky20006]

Is it possible / easy to change up to a larger bobbin? 

 

(Show's how much I know!).

With my wife being a commercial embroiderer you'd think I'd know something!

[brmax]

It would require a different Hook assembly and is what carries the bobbin case and then this carries the bobbin.

So not with out $$ and some extensive tech work if the L size bobbin Hook setup "could?" be used as other clearance is needed.

A good decision can be answered and maybe ask with what you are making and is the stitch seam a certain length with such n such thread size worth it or more importantly needed.  Going on just the machine that has this G bobbin setup a 138 thread size is normally max in that bobbin and probably better with a smaller actually like 92 and below. I will say some techs on here can build it to do some amazing things but is this job in need of that mod.

Ninety two thread can go a pretty good distance, I would really like to see a laymen chart of distance and know many have made a few, if nothing else than penciled on a wall.

Good day there

Floyd