Homemade tree saddle

[Recurveaholic]

I can already tell you are gonna be a big help to alot of folks on here!!!!! Keep up the awesome work and thanks for the detailed information it helps alot of people understand diy projects better!!!!!

 

[As in a sling]

How heavy of a sewing machine did you use?


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I used a White Jeans Machine, not sure if it was purely a gear driven machine, it’s from the mid late 80s I think. It was keeping up, but it was definitely working at the higher end of its ability. Did well though.

 

[As in a sling]

Well thank you ! I had a long time away from the site (just circumstances, and life being busy and such) and while I was away some members got together and brought a pretty awesome product to market, I’m kinda bummed I missed that. I like doing a thorough DIY, it’s just fun to do.

I can already tell you are gonna be a big help to alot of folks on here!!!!! Keep up the awesome work and thanks for the detailed information it helps alot of people understand diy projects better!!!!!

 

[cmatthew80]

How heavy of a sewing machine did you use?


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I am in the process of sewing my own. It's a standard sewing machine, the needle is a denim needle -100/18 or 110/16 I think. I will have to check when I get home.

I will post pics and process when done.

This guy shows everything you need to know about sewing webbing (4 part series):

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[POC]

My dad did upholstery most of his life. He has a machine that will sew leather. I'd love to have some plans of what you've made so I can try my hand at this.
Thanks

 

[J3general]

No problem. Check eBay and Craigslist for the sewing machine. Yeah my mom looked at me funny when I said I needed to borrow hers lol. She was impressed with the result. I pretty much learned how to use it with YouTube.

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 saddle sling. I was sewing through four layers of new denim plus a backing layer of regular cotton fabric. The Kenmore did not hesitate and the stitch quality was perfect unlike the results I got trying to hand wheel a vintage Singer 201-2 through the layers. I hope this is helpful to those with questions about which machine to get off Craigslist or FB Marketplace.

 

[J3general]

I am in the process of sewing my own. It's a standard sewing machine, the needle is a denim needle -100/18 or 110/16 I think. I will have to check when I get home.

I will post pics and process when done.

This guy shows everything you need to know about sewing webbing (4 part series):

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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 other DIY electric motor re-wiring projects you may have. BTW, it's 100/16 and 110/18 needle sizes.

 

[cmatthew80]

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 other DIY electric motor re-wiring projects you may have. BTW, it's 100/16 and 110/18 needle sizes.

Rain is hilarious. Great sense of dry humour.
My mom is a lifelong seamstress and she made me learn how to sew when I was in high school 20+ yrs ago. Haven't touched a sewing machine since, so I have no idea about needles a but I'm about to get some good ole' house training.

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[As in a sling]

Not sure how accessible the pictures are on Flickr so here are some properly formatted pics to add to the thread.

 

[kenn1320]

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 saddle sling. I was sewing through four layers of new denim plus a backing layer of regular cotton fabric. The Kenmore did not hesitate and the stitch quality was perfect unlike the results I got trying to hand wheel a vintage Singer 201-2 through the layers. I hope this is helpful to those with questions about which machine to get off Craigslist or FB Marketplace.

Im looking at used machines and it can be overwhelming and expensive looking for the suggested top brands.

 

[bj139]

Not sure how accessible the pictures are on Flickr so here are some properly formatted pics to add to the thread.

Nice job. Now you only have one thing to manage not a saddle and RCH.

You can embed photos from Flickr into SH. There is a curly arrow near the lower right. I use bbCode. They show up nice and big on SH.

 

[Birddog1148]

Here is a hand powered shoe patching machine that I think is pretty awesome. Look them up on eBay and tons of videos on YouTube to help you out. And my modified sit drag I did with it. My next project is one like in this thread.

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