TwoBrothersLeatherWorks Report post Posted February 12, 2020 Just purchased my first Consew 226R-1 and got it running last night. Looking online, I noticed that most of the pics i see have the handwheel oriented so that the belt is on the inside of the wheel, and have also seen many comments that there is a stitch length guide between the belt and the machine itself. I have a handwheel that does NOT have the stitch length part, and in order for the belt to align with the motor, and the bobbin winder, the hand wheel needs to be installed backwards, with the belt to the outside of the larger diameter handwheel. is this correct? it seems very difficult to use the handwheel in the current orientation, but when i flipped it around, the belt is far too close to the machine and not aligned with the motor (rubbing the table) and not in line w/ the bobbin winder. looking online, i can't find a handwheel that has the stitch length guage, so i don't if i have a bastardized machine or is this how it's supposed to be. flipside, i ordered a servo motor with syncronizer and super excited to get that installed this weekend! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikesc Report post Posted February 12, 2020 (edited) Picture..of your machine..and close up of the stitch length / flywheel area that you are describing? Edited February 12, 2020 by mikesc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pintodeluxe Report post Posted February 13, 2020 The regular Consew 226 had the belt on the far outside (right side). The 226 R-1 model moved the belt to the inboard side of the handwheel. You can try shifting the motor left of right to keep the belt from hitting the table. On the standard 226 you look through a sight hole to see your stitch length. On the 226R-1 there should be numbers on the handwheel. Either way works fine, but sometimes you need a flashlight to see in the sight hole of the old 226's. A couple pictures would help us see what's going on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
