LSZ-1 Portable walking foot Upgraded

[MtlBiker]

@kgg - Gorgeous job!  I love the purple!

I really like the door at the left side of the machine to make oiling access super easy.  I'm less a fan of the tool holder part of that door, as I really like less clutter around the machine. 

From the photos you posted, I'm not quite clear about how the binding stuff works.  It looks like the end of the big spool of binding is just hanging over the front of the table.  And the small black spool in front looks like it's feeding to the binder attachment by the presser foot.  Could you clarify how all that works?  Binding is something that I've had a lot of trouble with, and I'd love to have a good solution.

You've obviously put a lot of thought and effort into all this.  Wow!  And kudos to you!

[dikman]

Use of the leather to hang it with gives it a finished look () but being an Aussie I'm surprised you didn't use fencing wire.

[kgg]

7 hours ago, MtlBiker said:

And the small black spool in front looks like it's feeding to the binder attachment by the presser foot.  Could you clarify how all that works?  Binding is something that I've had a lot of trouble with, and I'd love to have a good solution

Thank you, that is a fair question. I'll give it a try.

Thank you. In the photo's it was my attempt to show that you could use it with or without a large spool of binding tape. The black cup at the front of the table for all intents and purposes is a large bobbin holder. There a photo showing the actual bobbin that sets inside the black cup stood up on the right side of the table. The black cup is made up of two parts and the cup has to do double duty. The black cup as well as the binding tape platter can be quickly removed / installed by just loosening one tightening knob. It was designed to cover off both types of projects that need binding tape. When you have a project that is:

1. Going to need more then 30 ft. of raw edging binding tape you probably are going to need the larger flat spool of binding tape. This posed two main problems:

i) Getting the end of the binding tape to the folder / binding attachment at the right angle. Since the spools of binding are generally over 6 " in diameter finding a convenient mount and place the spool. It needs to be placed so it doesn't interfere with operating the reverse level of any machine and feeds the tape with the least amount of resistance. You really don't want you machine trying to tug and feed the whole weight (resistance) of the tape spool. So, I think, the idea location is at the rear of the machines table and the platter that the spool sits on has to have a decent mechanical bearing to reduce the spool friction.

ii) With that solved it is just a matter of directing the tape to the folder / binder. The exterior of the black cup has a track that is adjustable and allows at the correct angle to direct the end of the tape to the folder / binder so the tape is kept off the bed and eases the angle rather then making a sharp 90 degree turn.

2. Going to need less then 30 ft. of raw edging binding tape you probably going to use leftover binding or store bought flats. For this you would use the oversized bobbin inside the black cup. The black cup is a big bobbin holder with a bobbin that can accept binding up to 2" wide and about 30 ' of 0.048 inch or 1.20 mm thick Polypropylene.

Then there is the problem of winding this oversized bobbin. You could wind the bobbin by hand I guess but whether you use my setup with a domestic, portable walking foot, flatbed or cylinder bed sewing machine the one thing they all have in common is bobbin winder. So it was just a matter of figuring out how to get the bobbin on a winder. So you wind the bobbin up using the machines bobbin winder, put the bobbin cap over the bobbin shaft to help keep the tape neatly in place and insert it over the center post in the black cup. You then just pull the end out of the second slit in the black cup much like a regular bobbin and feed it to the folder. Bob's your uncle.

kgg

[MtlBiker]

12 hours ago, kgg said:

Thank you, that is a fair question. I'll give it a try.

Thank you. In the photo's it was my attempt to show that you could use it with or without a large spool of binding tape. The black cup at the front of the table for all intents and purposes is a large bobbin holder. There a photo showing the actual bobbin that sets inside the black cup stood up on the right side of the table. The black cup is made up of two parts and the cup has to do double duty. The black cup as well as the binding tape platter can be quickly removed / installed by just loosening one tightening knob. It was designed to cover off both types of projects that need binding tape. When you have a project that is:

1. Going to need more then 30 ft. of raw edging binding tape you probably are going to need the larger flat spool of binding tape. This posed two main problems:

i) Getting the end of the binding tape to the folder / binding attachment at the right angle. Since the spools of binding are generally over 6 " in diameter finding a convenient mount and place the spool. It needs to be placed so it doesn't interfere with operating the reverse level of any machine and feeds the tape with the least amount of resistance. You really don't want you machine trying to tug and feed the whole weight (resistance) of the tape spool. So, I think, the idea location is at the rear of the machines table and the platter that the spool sits on has to have a decent mechanical bearing to reduce the spool friction.

ii) With that solved it is just a matter of directing the tape to the folder / binder. The exterior of the black cup has a track that is adjustable and allows at the correct angle to direct the end of the tape to the folder / binder so the tape is kept off the bed and eases the angle rather then making a sharp 90 degree turn.

2. Going to need less then 30 ft. of raw edging binding tape you probably going to use leftover binding or store bought flats. For this you would use the oversized bobbin inside the black cup. The black cup is a big bobbin holder with a bobbin that can accept binding up to 2" wide and about 30 ' of 0.048 inch or 1.20 mm thick Polypropylene.

Then there is the problem of winding this oversized bobbin. You could wind the bobbin by hand I guess but whether you use my setup with a domestic, portable walking foot, flatbed or cylinder bed sewing machine the one thing they all have in common is bobbin winder. So it was just a matter of figuring out how to get the bobbin on a winder. So you wind the bobbin up using the machines bobbin winder, put the bobbin cap over the bobbin shaft to help keep the tape neatly in place and insert it over the center post in the black cup. You then just pull the end out of the second slit in the black cup much like a regular bobbin and feed it to the folder. Bob's your uncle.

kgg

Thanks very much for explaining that.  Much clearer now.

The large spool of binding you show... is that the way you buy it?  The ones I've bought (from A&E) are drum-shaped.  I can't imagine unwinding those and trying to re-wind them flat like you show.

 

[cynthiab]

Hey kgg,

Just a heads up - I went to your web site www.warlockdesigns.com and this is what showed up "Welcome to Nopper Tollers!" Its a Dog breed site. You might want to check on that. Let us all know when this is straightened out... I'm rather interested in your stitch length regulator.

Cheers

[kgg]

2 hours ago, MtlBiker said:

The large spool of binding you show... is that the way you buy it?  The ones I've bought (from A&E) are drum-shaped.

The ones I use are on the flat spools rather then the rolls. If you order binding from A & E they are available in both styles and will usually say they are "put up on rolls or spools" in their description.

2 hours ago, cynthiab said:

Just a heads up - I went to your web site www.warlockdesigns.com and this is what showed up "Welcome to Nopper Tollers!" Its a Dog breed site.

Thank you. Since this is a new website (www.warlockdesigns.com) we had to put something there so the address would propagate properly across the web and be concerned a scam site. It will be there for a couple of days until we can start to work on the site. Also that site for Nopper Tollers is my dog breeding site as I do show and breed Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers under the Permanently Register Canadian Kennel Club (CKC) kennel name "Nopper". They are one of the five recognized pure breed dog breeds of Canada ( Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, Newfoundland Dog and Labrador Retriever, Tahltan Bear Dog, Canadian Inuit Dog,).

kgg

[kgg]

2 minutes ago, Wizcrafts said:

It looks like your website has been hijacked.

Thanks Wiz. The site should now say " We're coming soon  Thank you for visiting! We will be up and running soon!"

kgg

 

[kgg]

2 hours ago, MtlBiker said:

I can't imagine unwinding those and trying to re-wind them flat like you show.

I personally don't like the rolls but they have their place as I like the more even roll off of the tape that a flat spool offers. Looking at the size of base I figure it is about 4 or 6 inches in diameter. The revolving platter would work just by sliding off the extension arms of the platter and removing the center alignment off the pin that protrudes through the platter base. That would reduce the platter base down to 6" in diameter. Then slide the roll down over the center pin for mounting the roll then thread the end of the tape through the outside edge of the Black Cup to guide the tape it to the folder / binding attachment. Bobs your Uncle.

kgg

[Tio]

Nice mods!  I am interested in No. 10, the stitch length guide.  It is an issue with my Sew Strong, another Sailrite clone.

[kgg]

2 minutes ago, Tio said:

It is an issue with my Sew Strong, another Sailrite clone.

Down me a pm.

kgg