Who uses a Pearson #6

[Singermania]

 If you need any help with your no 6 let me know, I might be able to help, bobbins winders are hard to find apart from a machine, though we did sell 3 recently, none at the moment.   Treadles are also hard to find on there own.  I have a flywheel, but the cost of shipping it to the us is not going to be reasonable.

 

[plinkercases]

Thanks Singermania for the kind offer.

I am a short drive from Aaron Martin Harness and they are all over these machines since they were the mainstay of the Mennonite harness industry until recently when I hear they have switched to more modern machines. There is also a fella Henry on the Forum who is a short drive from me and they all have parts such as bobbins (not too expensive)  and shuttles (very expensive) plus various springs and plates etc. Ivan Martin said I can drop it with them and they will give it a once over.

I am also close to an Amish harness maker and will ask them if they are familiar and can hep with this machine.

In place of the fly wheel fro now will go either a servo or the old clutch off my 335... or I may crank for a while to get some exercise!

An I have a fella checking his "shed" for a winder.

[Singermania]

Yes mate, Henry Veenhoven is a great guy, he'll help.   A clutch motor will most likely be a bit quick for a Pearson, a 750watt servo running thru a speed reducer is the best way.... I think.

[plinkercases]

Yes I have heard they are wobbley at speed so even with the clutch I would build a reducer as I have on my 95K.

Edited September 25, 2018 by plinkercases

[Singermania]

Again I have a number of original Pearson no 6 clutches here, however they are heavy and probably too expensive to ship.   A lot of people think the no 6 was never motorised but they were.

[plinkercases]

wow I would like to see a picture of an original motorized one.

[Singermania]

 

[Silverd]

I'd like to see photos of leather stitching placed using a Pearson #6; top side and bottom side and a Landis #1; top side and bottom side.  I'm considering the purchase of one of these machines and that visual difference would be very meaningful.   Any chance a collaborative collection could be assembled to this end?

Silverd

[atexascowboy]

Does anyone know if the Pearson no. 6 will sew with waxed 7 cord Irish linen thread ?

[catskin]

Well at risk of ticking off some strong opinioned people.  Here goes.  I waited 60 years to own a Pearson #6  now I do.  It is a wonderful machine. I believe it might be among the best original machines around, meaning it has NO welds on it, the needle plate is clearly original and one end is still like new, not beat out like the machines I see in harness shops. No built up rollers.  BUT I also have owned a Cowboy 4500 for a few years and it will make a stitch as good as the Pearson, BUT you have to know how to use and set it .  Unless I just got lucky there is no reason to claim that the 441 clones can not do good work..  Today I sewed 35 feet of stitching with the Pearson and I can tell you that my arm feels it.  But it never missed a stitch.  So I am looking at finishing putting a motor on it.  I talked to a guy recently and he asked why, he always cranked his by hand.  And I believe him, but I doubt many would be sewing 50 or more feet of stitch in a single session without needing a rest and their arm feeling it. To keep it going it seems to need to  be turned at about 70 stitches a minute.  When I get the motor on I hope to have it at about 60.  Speed is not what I am looking for but a nice steady run.

I think my opinion is shared by a fair number of serious users since I have read that people are buying Pearsons from saddle makers that are going to 441"s and copies ( clones )

I had to build a bobbin winder which I finished yesterday ,it is not hard to do. I hope to be able to post a picture soon.