MercilLeather Report post Posted December 16, 2020 I am looking at buying myself an industrial cylinder bed sewing machine. I mainly do small to mid sized projects like belts, wallets, bags, etc. I have been looking into buying a Cobra class 26 until recently I found a 10 year old Adler K269 single needle walking foot for sale for around $1700 for stand and everything. I am wondering if this is a good deal, and if it a high quality machine with similar capabilities as the Cobra class 26. Any information on this would be a huge help. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shoepatcher Report post Posted December 16, 2020 Yes the Adler 269-73 is a great machine. Comparable to the 26 Cobra which is a Juki 341 or 1341 clone. Juki will have a bigger bobbin but the Adler is built like a tank. I think the lift on the 269 is over 1/2". Both machines will handle #207 on top. I would always buy and Adler over a clone. Just me. I have 4 Adler's and two Juki's, a Consew, a Pfaff, a Singer. All are great machines!! glenn Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
