Vote/Advise
needlefeed is looking for people’s opinions on which categories, topics, ideas, confrontations, accumulations, materializations, digitizations etc, have been the most useful and/or the most interesting. As this site has been developing slowly it has turned somewhat away from technical advice on industrial sewing machines and instead towards technical notes on the things made on/with the Brother DB2-B791-015. We want to know – what about this site is making a difference to people, what is engaging the user, is the user engaged at all? Cast your thought now and maybe there can be a cool diagram as a result.
…well i think posting the entire manual after (was it after?) the request for help with a sewing machine problem was something pretty unique to this site. so just keep it organic (industrially organic that is).
I have a Brother 791-015 too. I love this machine. It really opened up doors for me in sewing heavier materials. Before the Brother, I used Necchi household machines and broke a lot of needles.
While I like the Brother, I have had a similar epiphany recently after getting a Consew 225 (Singer 111×155 clone) walking foot machine. This machine easily handles many materials that are difficult to sew on the Brother (like rubberized fire hose, truck inner tubes, and thicker leather). It holds small pieces together as you sew, and holds them well!
Compared to the silky smooth Brother, the Consew is an ugly brute. It needs regular oiling, and has no reverse. However, it makes up for it on the burly factor.
Still, after a few oily days at the walking foot, the Brother is a real cadillac.
I have mine set up with a homemade reverse pedal, and this is great for machine embroidery, bartacking, and general production, as I can keep both hands on the work. This is basically just a bike brake cable that runs thru the table into a hole that I drilled on the reverse bar, and a plywood pedal mounted onto my table next to the foot pedal.
Thanks for the repair manuals, they have been useful for ordering spae bobbin case and throat plate!
I have a tru-sewing machine. I need a manual on it. Can you tell me where I can find I?
After taking a gander across the internet, it looks like that particular manual is hard to find. You may be better off calling Alberoni in LosAngeles and asking for their advice. You can locate Alberoni’s info via this site in the “shops” section.
Thank you and goodluck,