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Is this a good "thread injector""

That thing is scary looking, I recommend the Singer 4423. I've gone through 4 layers of nylon webbing, it has 4.3 stars out of 2,900 reviews on Amazon, and it's got tons of YouTube videos on how to use it.

Singer | Heavy Duty 4423 Sewing Machine 23 Built-In Stitches -12 Decorative Stitches, 60% Stronger Motor & Automatic Needle Threader, Perfect Sewing all Types Fabrics Ease https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003VWXZQ0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_SJxCBbCMS7MK4


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Thanks. I've been just kinda looking out for something cheap and used because I don't plan to go balls-to-the wall DIY, mostly just looking to do minor tweaks and repairs.
 
I bought the singer 4452 a little over a year ago. It punches through 2 layers of webbing easily, 3 is a little more flaky, and 4 I often have to walk it through by hand. But this works for 95% of what we do. I've sewn fleece, neoprene, webbing, cordura, etc. with no issue.

I'd say that if you've got the time, and the desire to tinker with a used machine, go to town. But if you just want to sew as another skill in your hunting arsenal, I'd get a newer machine. I suffer from the same disease as a lot of guys here - I need to know how it works, and I want as much responsibility for it working as I can manage. But sometimes, you just have to sew stuff and move on. It is nice now to pull out my machine, do what I need to do, and throw it back in the closet.

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I sewed this linemans belt up pretty quickly. My machine had no issue with two layers of tubular webbing, and a layer of seatbelt webbing.
 
elk yinzer said:
Thanks. I've been just kinda looking out for something cheap and used because I don't plan to go balls-to-the wall DIY, mostly just looking to do minor tweaks and repairs.
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Yeah that's why I took so long to buy one, now I use it all the time and think about how I've lived so long without one... Haha

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kyler1945 said:
I bought the singer 4452 a little over a year ago. It punches through 2 layers of webbing easily, 3 is a little more flaky, and 4 I often have to walk it through by hand. But this works for 95% of what we do. I've sewn fleece, neoprene, webbing, cordura, etc. with no issue.

I'd say that if you've got the time, and the desire to tinker with a used machine, go to town. But if you just want to sew as another skill in your hunting arsenal, I'd get a newer machine. I suffer from the same disease as a lot of guys here - I need to know how it works, and I want as much responsibility for it working as I can manage. But sometimes, you just have to sew stuff and move on. It is nice now to pull out my machine, do what I need to do, and throw it back in the closet.

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I sewed this linemans belt up pretty quickly. My machine had no issue with two layers of tubular webbing, and a layer of seatbelt webbing.
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My wife got a walking foot so she could do a quilt, it moves the top and bottom piece at the same rate, it works great for thicker projects.

SINGER Even Feed Walking Presser Foot for Quilting or Thick Fabric Sewing on Low-Shank Sewing Machines https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00G6TZRUM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apap_W7d26tCiLvLZQ

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