Mr Whippy
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| posted on 22/3/07 at 11:54 AM |
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aahhh! I'm drowning in sawing machine specs!!!
I got a load of stretchable vinyl for making seats and interior covering for a few cars plus rather a lot, probably too much hood material. Now I have
to saw the whole lot together only prob is the spec's I'm finding on the websites do tell me what the machines will cope with, just how
many weird stitch patterns they can do. All I'm after is a simple bombproof machine so has anyone used one that they could recommend?????
ta.
off course I'm also hard at work
[Edited on 22/3/07 by Mr Whippy]
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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BenB
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| posted on 22/3/07 at 12:00 PM |
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Please let me know what you find out!!!
I'm thinking about DIYing my own hood...
I suspect a normal sewing machine isn't up to the job. If you look at industrial sewing machines they have different machines for different
tasks- I suspect the "universal" nature of the domestic machine goes against it being able to power through the thick material used for
roofs, let alone the webbing used to hold it taught....
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tobymack
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| posted on 22/3/07 at 12:02 PM |
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in my experience these are pretty good....
;link ....
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 22/3/07 at 12:08 PM |
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 you may laugh but I have one of those and it is bombproof. If I could find out how to set up the bottom bobbin I would use it. I have tried it out
(without thread) and it will easly cope with the hood material and I like the way I have total control over how fast works.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 22/3/07 at 12:16 PM |
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aha! had a brainwave and look what I've found
http://www.singermachines.co.uk/Parts_&_Ser/Inst%20book.htm
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 22/3/07 at 12:33 PM |
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unbelievable I've now got it's 31 page manual!! for free.
I'll get the little sucker up and running tonight and have a go
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BenB
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| posted on 22/3/07 at 12:49 PM |
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Yup- I did actually wonder about going all old-school on it..... Presumably unless you bend the needle the only limiting factor is how much weight you
can put on the treddle...
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tobymack
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| posted on 22/3/07 at 01:09 PM |
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quote:
you may laugh but I have one of those and it is bombproof.
Indeed, my suggestion was serious, despite the smiley.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 22/3/07 at 01:31 PM |
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I wish I could find one of those beasties - just right for what I want to do (especially if it's cheap!)
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 22/3/07 at 01:42 PM |
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Look in charity shops, picked ours up for 10 quid... The only problem is it's very heavy and I nackerd by back!
Cheers
Dan
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BenB
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| posted on 22/3/07 at 01:51 PM |
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Quite a few on Fleebay..... Look for "Singer Treadle"
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 22/3/07 at 01:58 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tobymack
quote:
you may laugh but I have one of those and it is bombproof.
Indeed, my suggestion was serious, despite the smiley.
I know
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 22/3/07 at 02:05 PM |
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Let me give it a go guys and see what these machines can really do and I'll let you know. I am a bit wary of an electric one and I can see me
blasting all over the place and making a right mess, fine if you are used to them but I’m not. At least with hand or foot powered one you can take it
at a very slow pace. Don’t knock the technology these machines coped for a very long time on much thicker clothes fabrics than we use today and it’s a
testament to their strength that you can still buy and use them.
Can't wait to get home
[Edited on 22/3/07 by Mr Whippy]
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ned
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| posted on 22/3/07 at 03:30 PM |
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forgive me for being pedantic but I'm assuming that you want to sew and not saw your fabric?
beware, I've got yellow skin
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ukbaggio
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| posted on 22/3/07 at 04:19 PM |
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Singer-591-C00A-Industrial-Sewing-Machine-Leather_W0QQitemZ260097692076QQcategoryZ75565QQtcZphotoQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
[Edited on 22/3/07 by ukbaggio]
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Peteff
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| posted on 22/3/07 at 05:14 PM |
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I bought an electric machine (Newhome) for £5 from a flea market and it sews vinyl upholstery 3 layers at a time. We have a collection of 3 treadle
machines of various makes, they make nice tables but they are all still in usable condition. One of them still had locked drawers when we bought it
and when I opened them there was all the original tools and oilcan in there along with the HP payment books paid off at 1/11d a week, £28 fully paid.
My wife still sews with that one despite having a bells and whistles machine that embroiders and everything.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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robinj66
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| posted on 22/3/07 at 06:37 PM |
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I used a normal domestic sewing machine to do some alterations on my tonneau. However it would only comfortably deal with two layers of material at a
time . The important thing is to get the thickest needle you can - get down to your local wool/sewing shop and tell the nice lady what you want to
sew
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ayoungman
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| posted on 22/3/07 at 09:43 PM |
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I use sewing machines a lot at work. They are normally very reliable. Most people have dificulty in 2 things. threading the top thread and setting
the tension of the threads. Both are quite simple if you read the manual carefully.
The tension of the two threads should be about the same. A simple way to check this is to pull both threads away from the machine and
'feel' the tension of the pull. Usually they can be adjusted by a simple screw on the bobbin and adjustment knob on the top. My CNC Toyota
machine will embroider a design into car mats, just ensure the needle is the correct type first though.
[Edited on 22/3/07 by ayoungman]
"just like that !"
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