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Recent content by J3general
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Sewing Resources and Information
Very impressed! You may have to watch timing more on an industrial machine due to the nature of the sewing done on an industrial. I have only had to reset the timing for one of the 80+ machines I have had - but they were all home machines - and that machine had been dropped by a previous... -
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Sewing Machine Deals for the DIY Guys
I see how you could think that. The space under the hand wheel where the bed looks "too short" is space for the travel of a belt in a treadle cabinet set-up. The 66 is a good straight stitch machine, but not so great for a steady diet of web gear sewing. Better suited in the home machine... -
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Sewing Machine Deals for the DIY Guys
This is a full size Singer Model 66 (with reverse - not a 3/4 size Singer 99) made in 1956 per ISMACS.net. It is a home or domestic machine and a good straight stitch only sewer. I sewed two shearing-lined suede winter coats for my granddaughters with mine, but I am not so sure it will easily... -
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Singer Zig-Zag Model 237
Your Singer 237 has a good reputation as being a great basic zig zag machine, but it needs to be well oiled and clean to perform its best. It should be able to handle most gear sewing needs, but it is more suitable for garment-thick leather than, say, belt-thick leather. -
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First back pack and new machine recommendations ?
Re: sewing lessons It seems you have a good grasp of the basics concerning threading your machine, understanding tension issues, locking your stitches, etc. Much of the sewing today centers around quilting with less emphasis on garment sewing, so be advised you will feel more at home in a... -
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Homemade tree saddle
Kool series of videos you linked to! The narrator, Rain Noe, is very well known in vintage sewing machine repair circles for his very helpful 20+ part blog series on rewiring Singer "potted" electric motors for vintage Singer 201-2 and 15-91 models. The information is very transferable to... -
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Homemade tree saddle
This past weekend I used a '70's era Kenmore 158.19141 with #18 jeans needle and your Coats Outdoor polyester thread to reattach a torn off belt loop on a new pair of jeans. This top of the line Kenmore with a 1.2 amp motor is comparable to the vintage White you mentioned you used for your... -
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Cleaning a new/OLD thread injector
I subscribe to the Andy Tube blog. He is VERY thorough on his maintenance videos. -
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3 sisters
Belts are not the same size. To measure for correct belt length, make sure the motor is positioned in a "normal" location on the motor bracket to allow slight adjustment fore or aft when you get your belt. Then, take a string and follow the belt path (from the motor pulley around the belt... -
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Has buying a thread injector for saddle building led to other outdoor projects?
It is a very simple, quick set-up blind I use for turkey hunting. The camo fabric finished dimensions are: 7 ft long x 26 in high. There are 3/4 in. channels sewn in for the four foldable fiberglass stakes. The fiberglass stakes are stuck in the ground to form a standing screen behind which I...