Who uses a Pearson #6

[T Moore Medicine Hat Saddlery]

I use mine daily and am convinced it is far and away a better stitcher than any modern machine I've used  and I've sewn on most of them .   I wouldn't trade it for any of them 

[fivewayswelshcobs]

Just got back after picking up my new toy - a BUSM  no.6 with treadle, tomorrow I get to find space in my workshop and put it back together then play. I once said I was going to everything by hand, now I have 2 no.6's , 2 45k's , a skiver, powered splitter (as well as several hand splitters) , now I need to enlarge the workshop as no space to work everything ! 

[T Moore Medicine Hat Saddlery]

Owners and admirers of the Pearson #6 should have a group to share knowledge about these machines like the 441 people do 

[sandyt]

Why not just keep this this thread alive? Putting some picks, clips, issues in it once in a while. Finished work etc...

I would definitely like to see more pics and finished work on these machines. There is not a lot out there on the net.

Or is this against forum rules?

Sandy.

[T Moore Medicine Hat Saddlery]

I've been trying to get pictures of my pearson #6 and some of the stitching but so far I keep getting the picturesv th oo big and they won't post. I just changed phones and can't seem to get them to resize. Hopefully I can soon. I really like the stitch quality and simplicity of function as well as the precision you can sew with these machines

[ddp]

@T Moore Medicine Hat Saddlery hey my apologies its taken so long to get back to you about thread size. I've been using #277 thread with a 200 size needle, and a 230 with i think a #346 thread. If you phone the guys at aaron martin they know the thread sizing real well and are pretty darn great to deal with. ive been using polyester thread how ever my machine is set up it doesn't seem to like the nylon stuff but i could have an adjustment incorrect. 

 

on a side note i got a cobra motor rigged up to it here as i didn't have a treadle base with mine. it runs real nice. 

[Wizcrafts]

1 hour ago, T Moore Medicine Hat Saddlery said:

I've been trying to get pictures of my pearson #6 and some of the stitching but so far I keep getting the picturesv th oo big and they won't post. I just changed phones and can't seem to get them to resize. Hopefully I can soon. I really like the stitch quality and simplicity of function as well as the precision you can sew with these machines

Can you reduce the resolution of photos in your camera or phone? I set mine to the minimum resolution and have no problem uploading pictures from my phone to the forum or Facebook.The larger the resolution of the shot, the bigger the file size, and vice-versa.

If your camera or phone won't allow you to reduce the resolution enough to satisfy our limitations, try uploading your photos to an online photo resizer app. Then download the smaller image size and send it to us. 

If you own a computer, transfer your photos to it and find a decent resizer program to create smaller versions, more suitable for the web. I find that most online photos can be kept to a maximum of 1600 x 1200 or even 800 x 600 pixels and still have great details. The smaller versions you see in posts to our forum are more like 600 x 400, or even 300 x 250, which is similar to standard ad size. Those small picture sizes are about 10 - 20 kb or so, compared to 1mb for larger views.

[T Moore Medicine Hat Saddlery]

I will try that to get them resized

I've been using #346 thread and a 230 needle. Even used a little bit of #346 top and #277 bottom. Have a few needles of 25 and 30 size for bigger thread but haven't tried it yet  

Your machine is nice. Mine is on a treadle stand but I've only used it as a hand crank so far my floor is not level and it tends to rock a little. I may build a platform for it  

[Singermania]

Looks like you've done a great job setting up the no 6.   These machines run well on slow revving servo motors especially with a speed reducer fitted.  They are not really fussy with threads, but bear in mind they were originally intended for running non synthetic thread thru a wax pot.   I've never encountered a thread they cant handle, its more a matter of matching a needle to it.   Some of my collection.

[T Moore Medicine Hat Saddlery]

Ok hopefully that worked and I'll get more up. I'm still in the market for another machine and will hopefully get it within this next month or so