kgg Report post Posted August 7, 2023 I do a fair bit of binding and don't like using the expensive right angle binding attachments unless I have too. I like being able to take the relatively inexpensive inline binding folders and be able to use them on all my machines whether flatbed or cylinder arm. To that end with the machine having a small sized slide plate it was proving difficult. My solution was make two new slide plates and incorporate a small work surface in them. The first one a mini slide plate is for doing mostly binding / belts. A larger one gives a work surface of about 4.5 inches x 7 inches left of the needle and would be more suited to wallets / holster type work. I also incorporated a binding "cup" that is slung off the arm. The cup can hold about 25 ft. of binding material of 2 inch wide tape on its bobbin for those small jobs or act as an adjustable tension guide between the binding tape platter and the folder. Please note the bolts are just temporary as I'm waiting for proper length bolts to arrive. The photo's show a 1" raw edge folder with a swing away attachment. The last photo shows the difference of the original slide plate, on the left and my small slide plate. All comments are always appreciated. kgg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dikman Report post Posted August 7, 2023 Ingenious design and very nicely done! I can see where you might get a few requests for the parts. You must go through a lot of 3D filament!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Burkhardt Report post Posted August 8, 2023 After looking at that I'm glad you told me not to get that one, I'd never get it to work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kgg Report post Posted August 8, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, dikman said: Ingenious design and very nicely done! I can see where you might get a few requests for the parts. You must go through a lot of 3D filament!! Thank you. I usually have to buy 8 or 10 of the 1kg (2.2 lb) spools at a time to feed the addiction. 1 hour ago, Burkhardt said: After looking at that I'm glad you told me not to get that one, I'd never get it to work. I'm glad I was of some help. The hardest part was getting the underside of my slide plate so it was supported by the needle plate also and not just by the two slide plate bolts. My old micrometer got a workout. The above photo with the slide plates on the red background is of my original prototype and not the actual one on the 441. That one was just a proof of concept so I really didn't care too much about squish (gives rough edges) or that the filament wasn't properly dehydrated (gives inconsistent melting / welding of layers) or that the nuts weren't properly seated. I also forgot to take a photo of the underside of the original slide plate and how it compares to my slide plates underside. Edited August 8, 2023 by kgg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
