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    hello Daniel G :) i'm from Suffolk C. Just liked your page on facebook! Great work! Have u ever dealt with customers who live in apartments and wanting a speed bag of some sort?

    Cool! I'm in Queens. Thank you and thanks for liking my page. :)

    Most of the equipment I've sold has been to people with garages or gyms. They have a few solutions for people who want to bag in their apartments.

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    Now here's an ambitious project!

    I've never done a boxing glove but I've been punched by a few.

    Boot making requires gathering extra material at the toe. So maybe this will be some help:

    Start at the middle, you might want to lay an edge of cement to hold the gathers. I'd suggest using a needle nose pliers and press it to the cement. Move to the right of the middle about 1/2", and twist clockwise and press to the cement. Go to the left side of the middle and repeat by moving over about 1/2", and twist counter clockwise.

    You might want to secure the sides before you begin in the middle. Try to minimize the amount left to be "drafted" in the center of it all.

    If you need to twist the same as above, clockwise for the right side and counter clockwise for the left side.

    Good Luck

    Thank you for taking the time to reply. I'm going to play with your idea.

    It is quite a task for my skill level. There's virtually no information on how to make boxing gloves, and the few people who know aren't willing to share.

    I did find a video on youtube that shows snippets of the glove making process. At the :06 second mark they show a split second of what looks like someone manually making the gathers as he sews.

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    To quote Al Stohlman, " Welts are used where two pieces of material join.

    This strengthens the seams and adds to the general pleasing appearance ".

    Most of the time the welt is used on light materials that will take heavy abuse or where great amount of stress are placed on the seam. With fine materials the sewing is with holes spaced very close together and this weakens the material. The welt adds strength to the area and the material

    Bobby R

    Thanks for the quick reply. You guys are awesome!

    As TwinOaks stated, would gluing the welt be the best way to do this? If so what type of glue?

  10. Posted · Edited by Daniel G · Report reply

    Once again I would like to thank everyone for taking the time to reply.

    First of all sewmum pm'd me the name and number of someone in my area to service the machine. My budget is kinda tight right now, so I'll have to wait another week to get it looked at. I also found someone who offers leathercraft lessons in my area. I plan on taking some lesson when he gets back from vacation. Hopefully he knows someone who knows how to sew with leather.

    Mokosh, I was just on your site and I have to say I love your work. :notworthy: From what I saw when testing the machine, it was craaaazy fast! I will definitely be setting it up to sew at slower speeds.

    amukart and Wizcraft, thank you for the info on the motor options. I think I will be going with Wizcrafts suggestion and order a SewPro 500GR.

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    Thank you for taking the time to reply amuckart. You rock!

    The machine did not come with a manual or a parts list. I was able to download the parts list, but only able to find the manual for the Consew 206RB-5. I'll be reading over both tonight.

    I'm familiar with Wiz' machine list and youtube videos. I used his post to make a short list of machines to buy.

    Thanks for the links to the needles, I'll download the info and go over it as well.

    So that's a servo motor, and speed reducer, kneelift, smooth feet and smooth needle plate. Geez you're costing me quite a few bucks here amuckart, let's not jump the gun with talk of more machines. :)

    Seriously. Thanks for the recommendations. I'll be sure to add them to my machine as necessary.

  12. Posted · Edited by Daniel G · Report reply

    Hello everyone.

    Just a brief introduction. my name is Daniel, I'm an aspiring boxing glove and equipment designer.

    I'm new to sewing and as the thread title says, I took a chance and bought a Consew 206RB, table and clutch motor included, on Craigslist for $180.00. The guy I bought it from had his house past down to him and he was selling everything that was included with the home that he did not need. He didn't know anything about the machine, so it was a case of the blind, selling to the blind. I did turn it on to make sure the motor and parts were running. I just hit the foot pedal a few times, because I wasn't sure when the last time the machine was oiled. Everything seemed to be running smooth(crossing fingers).

    I would like to know if anyone knows a reputable person in the NYC area to service the machine?

    What should I expect to pay for someone to service the machine(ballpark figure)?

    Anyone in the New York area the would be willing to show me the ins and out of sewing with leather? I would pay for your time of course.

    My machine didn't have a knee lift. Is that something I can add on, and is it a worthy investment?

    Pics of the machine. They were taken with my phone, so it's not the best quality. The table and motor are in my basement, so I didn't snap pic of them.

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