Bigfoot

What make of Resist and dyes are you using...Eco-flo block will definately not stop Eco-flo dye going through? Haven't tried resolene yet so maybe that works?

I use Timebond or doudle sided seam tape depending on what i'm up to...I did try, and still have cheaper contact glues but they are stringy=messy but Timebond so far is clean to use and strong once pressure is applied.. I'd imagine that there's loads of suitable glues but now I have something strong and controllable then my hunt is over.

Welcome to the group... doorstops have become my favorite as I don't have to tinker with em! Welcome to the group....When I first read your post I really thought that you might be a hard case but it sounds like you've got your machine fetish under control due to stern warning by..your children!?? All good though, you have lost 15 sewing machines!!...Well done you! Hello Merl, welcome to the group.......I must admit, I think you are the most serious case but with time and care from your group, that understand where you are coming from everything will be fine. PS. Has anyone got any pics of the old machines to share?? all the best Bigfoot

Did you do it yet Cheryl?? Huh,huh huh,did ya, did ya do it yet, go on, show us what you did Cheryl..................................................................................................................... and PS. the customer is not always right!

Hi Mike, Thanks for joining the group, 100 years old is a good vintage but don't feel you need to say any more.... just take a seat and have a read .. ..and I'm sure we'll all be feelin better soon...ish All the best Bigfoot

Tis bad... if you add up all the money that we(me) spend on "old iron" we (I) could by now have some lovely state of the art, triple feed, walking foot machine that I still wouldn't know how to use !

Very nice, love the shading/contrast on the "old skool" seat...nice touch.

Not too sure how this happpened as I do alot more carving than sewing but love the old machines and seem to have aquired a few! (I always think i can get em working again ) Note to self: Must stop tinkering and build workshop ASAP!

tnawrot2 i'm sure you are right and it is not threaded right, I did try to follow an old scanned manual but you can hardly read it and can't see the pictures so it's not easy. It seemed then to be too tight and not feeding thread at all so I bypassed the lube pot and then it was too loose? I will have another go at it soon but here's some pics so you know what I'm talking about and it says KS1 on the side?.

I hope he made a small fortune but it's a good job that patent ran out in '57 or there'd be alot of manufacturers in trouble now.

Beautiful work, lovely carving....the Indian face forward portrait is great and soooo hard to get right! All the best Bigfoot

That is lovely work and what a great joining method! It's twisting my mellon just looking at....I would love to see the tutorial. Great work and thanks for sharing Bigfoot

Do we get a prize if we find the mistake?? Is it the basket weave, top left under the knot design..basket weave stamping is boring but you must resist drinking beer while you do it or you will make mistakes! (Wonder how I know that! )

Don't know if you've done it yet but here are some pics of my first guitar strap that i just finished. The notes are dyed black, the "Fender logo" is dyed oxblood and then the telecaster letters and all the other light coloured areas were given 2 coats of block. Then the whole thing was then gone over using undiluted saddle tan highlighter and wiped off again. Hopefully that will help and give you some ideas

Thanks Sewmun, you were right. I opened it up and I could see that the bar had been moved so moved it back and now working Many thanks

Hi all, One of my currrent projects is to get this old Simplex Stitcher back to working order...I know it is obsolete but I have a passion for these old machines. So far i have had a pressure foot made as the original was broken and it seems to try and sew well but the problem at the mo is tension i think?... it will punch a hole, push the the hook through and grab the thread...spin it round the bobbin... but then there seems to be no tension to pull all that thread tight before the next stitch?? I'm sure i will work it out eventually but if there is someone here who can help then that would be great.. Many thanks Gary PS Sorry but cant add a pic as the image is too big and I cant work out how to make it smaller!!

Please advise me on the needles for a Seiko TE6 as it says in the manual that they are dbx1 but i purchased some(Organ ones from Ebay) and they are too short?! Went to my local sewing machine shop today that does deal in industrial machines(allegedly) and he thought the Ebay needles were for a flat bed and not a cylinder like mine but he couldn't tell me what needles to buy? He sold me few needles(DPx17 / 135x17) that he said would fit(I know, what a sucker!) but they were slightly too long. Anyhoo, i now have a machine with no needles and not realy sure what to buy....is there a code for longer lenght DBx1?? ANY advise would be very helpful.. Thanks for your help Gary

I'll take those spoons if you don't need 'em

I used two coats of eco flow block on the carving and smoke black Hi lite over the top, finished with satin sheen. I need to check out the oil/spirit dyes as I have never used them but now want to do more stitching on pouches and sheaths etc. Everyone seems to recommend wetting the leather before sewing for a better result but that would mess up a water based dye so I guess the learning curve continues......any advice would be great!

Thanks I didn't realise the pics were so big...now trying to resize them and then i can post some more...... I'll try these