Another Upholstery Job

[Patfromny]

Sounds like a case of MSMS Wood.

 

[bruceb58]

Did you know that a lot of the internal parts in the Consew are made by Seiko, the watch folks?

I did not. One hell of a machine! That's for sure!

EDIT: Now I see Seiko sewing machines that are identical to Consew so makes sense. A Seiko STH-8BLD-3 is identical to a Consew 206RB

 

[Jerry200LX]

I bought my Consew new about 15 years ago. It has been through a lot of jobs and has performed flawlessly. Just have to top off the oil reservoirs every now and then and oil the few parts that aren't self oiling.

 

[JASinIL2006]

After reading this thread, I'm seriously thinking of getting one of these machines and trying my own hand at upholstery for the boat. I can get a Juki Lu-55 for about $300 (with motor and stand). Would that machine be up to the task?

 

[bruceb58]

After reading this thread, I'm seriously thinking of getting one of these machines and trying my own hand at upholstery for the boat. I can get a Juki Lu-55 for about $300 (with motor and stand). Would that machine be up to the task?

Only problem with it is that it has no reverse. If you are looking at Juki's, look for the 562 or 563 that are basically the same machine but with reverse.

EDIT: You have to make sure the 562 or 563 you are looking at has reverse. Apparently they came both ways. You can tell if it has reverse if it has a lever near the base on the right side.

No reverse

Reverse

 

[Woodonglass]

The LU 562 is a small Bobbin.machine which neccitates changing the bobbin much more often. The 563 uses the Class "M" large bobbins. Much better to have the large bobbins.

 

[Corjen1]

My Juki is a 562 w/reverse.Absolutely love it. From what I understand the difference is the 563 has the larger bobbin/carrier assembly.

 

[bruceb58]

The LU 562 is a small Bobbin.machine which neccitates changing the bobbin much more often. The 563 uses the Class "M" large bobbins. Much better to have the large bobbins.

Agreed. My Consew 226R uses small bobbins and wish they were bigger. Having said that, it's not a huge issue. I make boat covers which uses way more thread than upholstery. If I have a really long seam, I will switch out my bobbin before I run the seam. I have many bobbins pre-filled with my thread color I am using ahead of time. I also use one spool of thread for my machine and one spool for my bobbin winder so I never have to re-thread the machine.

 

[bruceb58]

I bought my Consew new about 15 years ago. It has been through a lot of jobs and has performed flawlessly. Just have to top off the oil reservoirs every now and then and oil the few parts that aren't self oiling.

Which model do you own?

 

[Corjen1]

Agreed. My Consew 226R uses small bobbins and wish they were bigger. Having said that, it's not a huge issue. I make boat covers which uses way more thread than upholstery. If I have a really long seam, I will switch out my bobbin before I run the seam. I have many bobbins pre-filled with my thread color I am using ahead of time. I also use one spool of thread for my machine and one spool for my bobbin winder so I never have to re-thread the machine.

Well there ya go....why have I not thought of that with the 2 spools.... for petes sake!! I also have many many bobbins....will wind up 10 or 15 if I know Ill be using the same color for a while. Thanks for the tip!

 

[Jerry200LX]

Which model do you own?

It's a 206RB-4.

 

[bruceb58]

Well there ya go....why have I not thought of that with the 2 spools.... for petes sake!! I also have many many bobbins....will wind up 10 or 15 if I know Ill be using the same color for a while. Thanks for the tip!

Of course with my 1lb spool of $200 SolarFix thread, I only have one spool since the stuff is so darn expensive. Using SolarFix on my next project.

 

[Jerry200LX]

Of course with my 1lb spool of $200 SolarFix thread, I only have one spool since the stuff is so darn expensive. Using SolarFix on my next project.

And people complain and want to know why marine upholstery is so expensive.

I had a guy come in the shop a couple of weeks ago with the seat bottom off a side by side ATV. Wood was rotten and needed new vinyl. Gave him a price and he said he knew someone that could do it cheaper. I said fine but it won't be done with marine grade plywood, marine vinyl, sewn with thread made for the outdoors. Sent him on his way.

 

[bruceb58]

And people complain and want to know why marine upholstery is so expensive.

Have you used the SolarFix thread or Tenara before? I heard Tenara is tough to work with since it twists so I went with SolarFix.

 

[Jerry200LX]

Yes, I use SolarFix now. I haven't tried Tenara but have heard about the twist problem. I also use SunGard especially when I need the color to match the vinyl when I do top stitching or other decorative stitching. This happens a lot doing the antique wood boats.

 

[sphelps]

Just have to top off the oil reservoirs every now and then and oil the few parts that aren't self oiling.

Just looked at my 206rb manual .... Didn't see any oil reservoirs ... Haven't had time to get to know this thing yet ... Ya'll are making me want to go sew something !

 

[Jerry200LX]

If it has the oil system it will have it printed under the model number on front of the machine.

 

[sphelps]

The model # is missing .. I don't know if it is an 206rb or rb-1