Consew 206RB-5 Speed Reducer?

[Constabulary]

You can also DIY speed reducers. There are many different versions on the forum. It just require some tinkering.

https://www.google.com/search?q=diy+speed+reducer+site:leatherworker.net/forum

[MtlBiker]

9 hours ago, MainiacMatt said:

I priced a box style speed reducer today.  $240 shipped. 
I suspect I’ll be buying it at the same time I buy the machine, and install looks like a no brainer. 

(I'm the guy who started this thread.)

If I may make this suggestion... Save your money and don't buy a speed reducer.  Instead, just get a smaller (like 45mm) pulley and new belt.  That's what I did with my machine and believe me, it's plenty slow that way.  And it's no less capable at slow speed than my cylinder arm machine which DOES have a speed reducer.  What I would like to have (that my cylinder arm machine has) is a needle positioner (NP) motor.  That can be disabled, or set to always stop with the needle IN the material assembly or out, as you prefer.  For me at least having the needle always stop in the down position makes things a lot easier for me, especially when it comes to corners.  And I don't have to take my hands away from holding the assembly, like I do have to do with my Consew.  I've got to turn the hand wheel slowly to embed the needle before turning a corner.  Much faster and easier with a NP motor.

[Frodo]

My lowest speed is great for tight corners

2” pulley on motor drives an 8” pulley on a jack shaft with pillow blocks. This drives a 3” pulley up to the machine on a 6” pulley which is sandwich mounted on the hand factory wheel

 

[Frodo]

Jack shaft, pillow blocks, 

[Frodo]

A trick for aligning pillow blocks do their is no bind no adjustment, set it and forget it

insert a 3/8”  nut into the shaft. Tap it in

insert a 3” long 3/8” allthread and a lock nut

chuck the all thread in your drill, as you are positioning the pillow blocks keep the drill turning at a low rpm the pillow blocks and bearings will align themselves.