Consew CP206RL Portable Walking Foot Machine

Machine was just ok out of the box, easy to thread. Sewing through vinyl was good until you tried to slow down or stop, then it would act erratically groaning (not moving) causing you to hit the pedal harder. Then the machine takes off at almost full speed. The addition of the Sailrite Monster 2 Flyweel helped, but the gamechanger was adding the Worker B motor / controller assembly from Sailrite. Now the machine preforms flawlessly, it's a powerhouse of a motor and starts as slow as I want. At its slowest speed it about 1/2 stich per second or slower.

I gave it 4 stars because of the lack of a good manual and accessories. I purchased it for doing vinyl boat seats. If you are doing basic cushions, then it will do the job but if you want it to do cording or piping then you have a problem. I have not found a piping foot for it so you cannot do piping or cording. I found that some of the Sailrite items would fit but not the cording foot. Someone on Amazon said they found one, but I could not. It is a tough machine and very heavy. You can download the Sailrite manual for a good manual and their videos work well. Good, Low Cost, but not for the person that gives up easily like me. I purchased a Sailrite machine so I can get on with my project.

It’s a great iron

The pulleys from the the motor to the wheel do not line up very good so the belts are always binding to one side causing a lot of extra drag on the motor. The whole unit seemed like it was put together without oil. The stitch length and direction lever could not be moved without tipping the whole machine over. When it runs, the whole machine seems like it is working way to hard and very rough. The first time I used it, the motor got very hot and started smoking. The walking foot is very rough on fabric and not smooth in it's action at all. There are a bunch of fixes online you can do to these machines to fix these problems but I feel like I should be able to pull a brand new machine out of the box and have it work at least moderately well. At first I thought I could work with this machine by oiling and getting it broken in but have since decided that it is worse than the thrift store older machines I have which just work.

The walking foot part of the sewing machine did operate good but you could not get it to actually engage unless you got on the pedal more than need be to get it moving. And then as soon as it starts moving, it takes off. I tried the whole break in procedure. Made no difference. But the biggest issue was that no matter how I adjusted the thread tension it would continuously snap and I was using very heavy duty thread. Took it to a repair shop for them to look at, but still was not much to do for directing problems ultimately returned nova

This machine is a beast. Out of the box, it was very tight. Had to take off the covers, oil it, run for 8 minutes (with varying speed), let it sit for an hour, repeat (oil each time) apx 8 times before it started to loosen up. I was able to put an 8 tooth gear on the motor (stock is 11) and that allows it to move nice and slow. After one rather complicated auto seat (bench, buckets, center console) it is thoroughly broken in and runs very well. Be aware that there are no 'set-it-and-forget-it' protections on this.. you have to adjust presser foot tension and thread tension with changes to material and thickness. I used DEX 90 thread with the included needles with good results. It's not fancy, it's not easy.. just a strong, simple work horse. Overall, I am very happy with it.

It’s definitely heavy duty! It is loud! But it works great. I used it right out of the box as soon as it arrived. It does sew fast but that’s ok, I have no problem with the speed. And mine did come with a bobbin case as well as extra bobbins and a small tool box and thread stand Edit... No spring load shank, had to really work on getting the pressure right so that it would hold the fabric in place. I agree the manual is awful. There are two feet included but I have no idea what size they are. Overall I am getting the job done. I will post when I’m finished with my project.

Found this to be the least expensive walking foot for leather and vinyl sewing. This is the same design of other walking foot sewing machines: REX-607, Reliable 2000U-33, 200ZW, Family Sew, Omega, Tuffsew, Sewline and Sail Rite LS-1 Machines - all made in China. This is a portable model - which means it has a smaller motor. You can mount this to a table and add larger motor w/belt - that would make this perfect! Starting with the smaller motor requires some "hand" assistance...if I was doing a lot of work i would change the motor, but this does great job through 5 layers of vinyl as well as heavy leather. I removed the handle, as that is in the way when threading the bobby evenly (see picture) - not sure why they put that in the way... you can leave it and manually help the thread evenly up and down on the bobby. I did purchase a separate presser foot welt online to do piping or welt (search on any of the other manufacturers) - this walking foot is a bit different than other walking foot models, so make sure to order the correct one (see picture) I would decide if i want table mount or portable. Then shop around for any of the models listed, they are all identical.