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A Sewing Machine For The Workshop
On occasion I find myself needing to create items for the home
workshop that require a sewing machine. I am looking for recommendations in what to look for in a sewing machine that will handle a number of differnet materials (canvas, cotton, thin leather) Any suggestions? Any suggested machines? Thanks TMT |
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A Sewing Machine For The Workshop
Singer made a heavy duty machine that was designed for canvas and
leather, with a foot that rotates so you can aim the needle anyway you want. We bought one for $75. It is foot powered, but many of them were motorized. It is a very basic machine; no zigzag, etc.. Pete Stanaitis ------------------------- Too_Many_Tools wrote: On occasion I find myself needing to create items for the home workshop that require a sewing machine. I am looking for recommendations in what to look for in a sewing machine that will handle a number of differnet materials (canvas, cotton, thin leather) Any suggestions? Any suggested machines? Thanks TMT |
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A Sewing Machine For The Workshop
Too_Many_Tools wrote:
On occasion I find myself needing to create items for the home workshop that require a sewing machine. I am looking for recommendations in what to look for in a sewing machine that will handle a number of differnet materials (canvas, cotton, thin leather) Any suggestions? Any suggested machines? Thanks TMT Harbor Freight has a couple of nice machines. I have the single needle and it does a good job for my occassional use. Made the lifting slings for my new Smithy 1220 on it. Jim Chandler |
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On Sat, 30 Jun 2007 17:51:35 -0700, the renowned Too_Many_Tools
wrote: On occasion I find myself needing to create items for the home workshop that require a sewing machine. I am looking for recommendations in what to look for in a sewing machine that will handle a number of differnet materials (canvas, cotton, thin leather) Any suggestions? Any suggested machines? Thanks TMT You in a city with much schmatta trade? If you go to an industrial sewing machine place they'll fix you up with a used machine like a Juki that will run forever. (those machines actually have an oil pan). They often do this for young 'uns setting up as fashion designers. Best regards, Spehro Pefhany -- "it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com |
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A Sewing Machine For The Workshop
Singer made a heavy duty machine that was designed for canvas and
leather, with a foot that rotates so you can aim the needle anyway you want. We bought one for $75. It is foot powered, but many of them were motorized. It is a very basic machine; no zigzag, etc.. Pete Stanaitis ------------------------- Too_Many_Tools wrote: On occasion I find myself needing to create items for the home workshop that require a sewing machine. I am looking for recommendations in what to look for in a sewing machine that will handle a number of differnet materials (canvas, cotton, thin leather) Any suggestions? Any suggested machines? Thanks TMT Yup.... called a model 29.... Ken |
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A Sewing Machine For The Workshop
Spehro Pefhany writes:
If you go to an industrial sewing machine place they'll fix you up with a used machine like a Juki that will run forever. (those machines actually have an oil pan). Isn't the HF item a Chinese clone of that? Look at the machines for sailmaking sold at http://www.sailrite.com/ where they do the sorts of applications you describe. |
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A Sewing Machine For The Workshop
Spehro Pefhany wrote:
You in a city with much schmatta trade? If you go to an industrial sewing machine place they'll fix you up with a used machine like a Juki that will run forever. (those machines actually have an oil pan). They often do this for young 'uns setting up as fashion designers. Yep, my landlord has a bunch of industrial machines used to make motorcycle bags. Doubt he has a machine that is less than 50 years old. Also, if you are in an area that has some sailmakers, talk to them. Lew |
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On Sat, 30 Jun 2007 21:05:32 -0500, Spehro Pefhany
wrote: On Sat, 30 Jun 2007 17:51:35 -0700, the renowned Too_Many_Tools wrote: On occasion I find myself needing to create items for the home workshop that require a sewing machine. I am looking for recommendations in what to look for in a sewing machine that will handle a number of differnet materials (canvas, cotton, thin leather) Any suggestions? Any suggested machines? Thanks TMT You in a city with much schmatta trade? If you go to an industrial sewing machine place they'll fix you up with a used machine like a Juki that will run forever. (those machines actually have an oil pan). They often do this for young 'uns setting up as fashion designers. Best regards, Spehro Pefhany Or a good ConSew. Reliable Tool gets em in from time to time also. Gunner A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. Lazarus Long |
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A Sewing Machine For The Workshop
Ken Sterling wrote:
Singer made a heavy duty machine that was designed for canvas and leather, with a foot that rotates so you can aim the needle anyway you want. We bought one for $75. It is foot powered, but many of them were motorized. It is a very basic machine; no zigzag, etc.. Pete Stanaitis ------------------------- Too_Many_Tools wrote: On occasion I find myself needing to create items for the home workshop that require a sewing machine. I am looking for recommendations in what to look for in a sewing machine that will handle a number of differnet materials (canvas, cotton, thin leather) Any suggestions? Any suggested machines? Thanks TMT Yup.... called a model 29.... Ken We call them boot patchers. We have acouple of them here tho never used one in earnest. The one to go for is the Singer k45 Real heavy motor driven one. Will sew 5 thicknesses of seat belt webbing. When hang gliding took off? back in the 1970's ( mostly downwards of course!!) I made lots of seated harnesses for this sport. Tested them myself first. Also made up shortened lifting strops from broken ones. The light industrial Singers are used by furniture upholsters Also Have acouple of 1860's model 12? is it Singers. Iknow, im a sucker for old machinery. Collect anything thats old and restorable. As an applied art smith, hammers are my real interest. Especially those made before 1860 when Bessemer introduced the blown steel process. These pre 1860 hammers were always from wrought iron with crucible steel ends fire welded on. te oldest I think I have is a roman one but cant be sure of its age The design is right so is the form. Heres hoping.!! Ted Dorset UK. |
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A Sewing Machine For The Workshop
My 1950's anker sewed through 7 layers of marine vinyl and then about a 1/8
inch pvc extrusion. (camper awning cover). Then the wife used it to work on her quilt. Great machine, big, black and chrome!!! I also have a Singer Red Head treadle, with a leather belt foot power drive. Check with any good old sewing machine and vacuum repair place. They can tell you the best machines, or try an industrial machine repair center. Then watch Craigslist or the classifieds... I found my Anker in a thrift shop... 15 bucks. bob in phx Side story on the Anker. I found the Anker in the "as is" section of the local Mormon run thrift shop. I figured I had better plug it in and see if the motor was good. Well I plugged it in and it started to run, but without me touching the foot peddle. So I un-plugged it and gave a close look at the peddle. I noticed a couple of the rivets on the bottom were worn off. I also hear the remains of the rivets inside the peddle, where they should not be. So I decided to see if there was an speed up if I pushed on the peddle. So I plugged it in again and put my hand on the peddle. Bang, 110 volts were shooting up my arm. So again, I am in the middle of a very religious run store.... What came out of my mouth as I got my hand off the peddle????? You guessed it, profanity. And at the top of my lungs!!! I must have had 20 people, employees too, looking at me.. I sheepishly explained that I had just gotten a pretty good electrical shock... They bought it and I bought the machine!!!! "Gunner" wrote in message ... On Sat, 30 Jun 2007 21:05:32 -0500, Spehro Pefhany wrote: On Sat, 30 Jun 2007 17:51:35 -0700, the renowned Too_Many_Tools wrote: On occasion I find myself needing to create items for the home workshop that require a sewing machine. I am looking for recommendations in what to look for in a sewing machine that will handle a number of differnet materials (canvas, cotton, thin leather) Any suggestions? Any suggested machines? Thanks TMT You in a city with much schmatta trade? If you go to an industrial sewing machine place they'll fix you up with a used machine like a Juki that will run forever. (those machines actually have an oil pan). They often do this for young 'uns setting up as fashion designers. Best regards, Spehro Pefhany Or a good ConSew. Reliable Tool gets em in from time to time also. Gunner A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. Lazarus Long |
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