Consew CP206RL increase presser foot lift height

Add a screw on top of presser foot lift arm to increase height of presser foot to easily place thicker material under foot.
Copied idea from Trevor Haynes video • Consew CP-206R presser...

[@juliemorton5599]

My first comment is why the hell would they design a heavy commercial sewing machine that wouldn’t sew thick fabric? I bought mine 2 yrs ago and haven’t had a chance to use it till recently, tried to fix my husbands jacket, what a joke! I’m not very happy about this machine. I will try this mod, hopefully it will work enough to make buying it worth it. Thanks for the video.!

[@-AnEv942]

Ha, well it will sew pretty thick material IF you can get the material under foot. While this mod doesn't alter what machine can punch thru, it does allow easily getting material under foot. Possibly limiting foot height is an attempt to limit to what machine can handle? Who knows. For me its not thickness but combined density that stops machine. I can sew double webbing over a few layers of 600d poly but couldn't get it under foot. Hopefully your successful, good luck.

[@juliemorton5599]

@@-AnEv942 well I will try this hack because its very disappointing for sure, I’m glad you replied it gives me hope! I had that jacket material under the foot when it kept slipping and the needle didn’t move, so I have a lot to figure out on this machine. Thanks again!

[@russellstephan6844]

I've got an RX-607 clone that's in desperate need of having the presser foot lift height raised to accept thicker material stacks. This will do the trick perfectly! Thanks for making the effort and taking the time to share!

[@Dahna_]

why would you be going through all of this to increase the height of the pressure foot lift when all you have to do is unscrew the screw in the back and push it up and then tighten it back?

[@-AnEv942]

There is another means to change foot height but it can be a lot more involved. This mod changes lift height Without affecting or needing to readjust any other timing or possible range of motion adjustments. But I'd likely screw it up This simple one time mod took 10 minuets. It semi permanently, increases how much foot is lifted and clearance underneath each and every time the arm is lifted.

[@williamchapman2371]

I agree. He took an awful long time to make a simple screw adjustment that would have done the trick in 2 minutes tops.

[@-AnEv942]

If there is a simpler '2 minute' means to accomplish raising the presser foot most, myself included, would rather perform than having to make modifications. The Trevor mod is what I found and worked for me. However If someone would include a link showing how to do mentioned "just loosen a screw" on a Consew CP206R / CP206RL machine I would like to see and would gladly pass on.

[@ride3r]

Does needle bar hit the foot at full lift now!

[@-AnEv942]

Short answer, no, mine doesn't hit. It doesn't really 'hit' but if presser foot manually lifted and machine rotated so that needle travels down it does contact. However it doesn't stop downward travel of needle. I would not try to sew like that (presser foot lifted) and if needle not all the way up defeats purpose of higher foot lift. Which is only to allow putting thicker material under foot. Once foot released there is no contact. If, which is only scenario i can imagine, you placed materiel that was so thick presser foot didn't compress or held foot at maximum height, then you would have problem. I can slip a piece of paper between foot and needle bar, tight but can pull out. I suppose you cold use that, needle in down position as maximum presser foot lift height.

[@mchaves7663]

Thanks for the video. Someone came up with another idea, instead of screw just put in there a piece of magnet. Do you know if there is a mod to increase the stitches?

[@-AnEv942]

I recall a video using small magnet as spacer but read where some were having issue with magnet sticking but never tried. Your question though, if you mean more stitches per inch/shorter stitch length -no I've not seen any. If you mean less stitches per inch or longer stitch length, yes few ways. The stock stitch length plate limits travel, I made replacement to get full travel with adjustable stops. Sailrite makes a replacement "EZ stich " though unsure if it allows greater travel. Trevor made a video - in the end he basically flipped stock plate for longer stitches. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2XagIGjrL6IsKc