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Speedy Stitcher and Blood Donation

jd1983

jd1983

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Tennessee
Been working on modifying my sit drag in anticipation of my first saddle hunt and have noticed that I'm donating an awful lot of blood while using my speedy stitcher. I guess it is my fault since I sharpened the needle on a stone prior to using it. Anyone else have this problem? Haha. Looking forward to getting started.
 
Yup.
I have little red dots on plenty of my DIY projects.
No matter how sharp you get'm, those fat needles NEVER feel good when you jab yourself.

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Nutterbuster said:
How the heck are you guys jooking yourselves in the finger? I stitched the leg loops on my kestrel, which required LOTS of stitching, and never drew blood.
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Ditto. Went through all the thread that came with it and zero blood donations so far!

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I put this on another post to make sure to use finger protection when using the speedy stitcher.. Been there done that. Get some finger protection. Thimbles help.
 
I use a thimble... however, the other day I had one additional tag end to finish, did not use the thimble, and ended up going right through the top of my middle finger. From one side to another, above the bone, thankfully. Be careful and always use protection!


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I used an old tennis shoe on the super thick stuff I stitched. I laid the shoe on my table (upside down) and laid the webbing on the shoe to press the needle through, then picked it up to perform the stitch. Laid it back down, and pressed against the shoe again for the next pass. Now I have an old shoe with a bunch of holes in the sole, and no holes in my fingers. I'm going to cut a piece of the sole off, specifically for this purpose, and throw away the shoe. Normal people use a piece of cork... but where's the fun in that?
 
Gr33n Arrow said:
I use a thimble... however, the other day I had one additional tag end to finish, did not use the thimble, and ended up going right through the top of my middle finger. From one side to another, above the bone, thankfully. Be careful and always use protection!


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I did this with an air powered finishing nailer once...yeah, it sucks real bad. The worst part was using the pliers to pull it out through my fingernail.
2 1/2 incher...
 
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