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Originally Posted by cigrocket (Post 4726070)

We picked up an old school Consew 206RB. Heavy duty industrial machine about 10 years ago. It can sew through anything, it has a walking foot. No Frills, Forward Reverse and like the Energizer Bunny. Just keeps going.

This is an example picture, it came mounted to table with Motor, "Hot Foot Throttle"...lol.

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...e6159adb3f.jpg

Excellent heavy duty machine.

Padraig

I picked up an old Singer machine from around 1920, I’d guess, to do the boat upholstery. I haven’t used it yet but the guy I bought it from said it worked great. It looks real cool too

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Originally Posted by cigrocket (Post 4726070)

That's what you call a really good one!
Back to the topic, from what I've learned Consew, Juki's and metal Singers (though are not that easy to maintain) are the best options.

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Originally Posted by Shah Mat (Post 3120358)

What kind of machine should I look for?

And please, don't even try to use so-called newer HD machines - these are crappy built and won't sew through several layers of jeans, not to mention they're completely useless for a vinyl. Been there, done that, so I won't ever try to use m'lady's machine for upholstery.
Though I wasn't so lucky with used "vintage" units, so I got Sailrite in the end (the basic one). And it works perfect for me.

A couple of additional points. Make sure you have good quality thread and needles. Good needles are vital.

Padraig