AlZilla Posted August 20, 2023 Report Posted August 20, 2023 (edited) How tightly can I turn without stopping with a 441 clone? The attached pic shows where my first turn to the left is way too shallow because I was afraid I'd skip stitches. I know on a hard corner I need to stop, raise the needle a 1/4" off dead bottom, turn the material and start sewing again. But at about what degree of turn is the point where I can't just keep running and run a smooth curve? I took this stitch line out and resewed it. Between dark dye and rewetting the leather, the errant holes aren't noticeable. Edited August 20, 2023 by AlZilla Quote “Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” - Voltaire “Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms.” - Aristotle
Members Constabulary Posted August 20, 2023 Members Report Posted August 20, 2023 I would try some turns on some scrap leather to figure this because different machines may act differently due to sightly different settings, needle thread combination and so forth. BTW If it was me I would use a shorter stitch length on a project like yours. But that's just me. Quote ~ Keep "OLD CAST IRON" alive - it´s worth it ~ Machines in use: - Singer 111G156 - Singer 307G2 - Singer 29K71 - Singer 212G141 - Singer 45D91 - Singer 132K6 - Singer 108W20 - Singer 51WSV2 - Singer 143W2
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted August 21, 2023 Contributing Member Report Posted August 21, 2023 the machine doesn't care - if you can accurately turn the project "fast" you should be fine. but I agree .. I'd shorten the stitch length here. Quote "Observation is 9/10 of the law." IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.
Members Handstitched Posted August 22, 2023 Members Report Posted August 22, 2023 Thats what I noticed too, its a bit long. I also ' feather' the machine when going around tight corners. HS Quote ' I have a very gweat friend in Wome called Biggus Dickus, He has a wife you know, do you know whats she's called? Incontinentia.......Incontinentia Buttocks '
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