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DIY Kestrel Clone

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Thanks. Special thanks to @Squirrels and @biggta5

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I guess I'll be next. New to saddle hunting but long-time DIY'er as well. All I'm waiting on is a yard of ripstop nylon that should be in tomorrow and I'll be in full-on sweatshop mode! I've got an old Singer 503A that I got for $20 a few years ago that's up to the task. Using #69 milspec bonded nylon thread, 1.5" milspec webbing for the saddle perimeter, and 1000D TrueTimber cordura & ripstop nylon for the seat. Also building one for a good buddy at the same time, but we're going to triple check everything before we put him in a tree with my sewing skills. As of right now, I'm in for $126.96 for two saddles. I'll update when I'm finished!
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Cutstavo

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Anybody have a recommendation for a cheap "thread inserter" that can handle sewing through the tough materials used for these types of saddles?
 
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Cutstavo said:
Anybody have a recommendation for a cheap "thread inserter" that can handle sewing through the tough materials used for these types of saddles?
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This is a complicated question, but if you want cheap you need to find an old singer machine on Craigslist or Facebook in your area. There are a lot of threads about this on here. A lot of us use singer 15's, 99's and 200's from the 1940s-1960s or their japanese "clone" counterparts

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Japanese Clones of the 40's, 50's, and 60's

Shortly after W.W.II, Japan, with money from the United States, manufactured a large number of sewing machines. The most common of these ...
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Thanks! Looking through that thread I see a TON of issues. Guess I could try to find an older one, but the trouble of finding replacement parts if something is broken seems to be a huge source of frustration for a lot of the replies. How's your "antique" holding up?
 
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Cutstavo said:
Thanks! Looking through that thread I see a TON of issues. Guess I could try to find an older one, but the trouble of finding replacement parts if something is broken seems to be a huge source of frustration for a lot of the replies. How's your "antique" holding up?
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Yea don't over complicate it. Mine is great and I got it for 30 bucks. @bj139 has like 1,500 of them or so. They are pretty robust
 
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Cutstavo

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Nice, thanks! Not too many fellow Texans here I see... I'll keep an eye out for what I would have originally thought were junker machines. I guess they don't make them like they used to.
 
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