Started build of my first stitching pony

[CJJ]

this is cool, nice job

 

[dikman]

Bob, that is a very intriguing idea, it won't work on mine (straight sides) but if I ever make another one.......

[TomWilson]

On 5/5/2024 at 11:42 PM, Klara said:

Huge jaws are definitely not necessary (unless you are working huge pieces) but looking at your design I wonder how far the jaws actually open?  You may not always sew two flat pieces together

Thank’s Klara! I have the head of the carriage bolt on the outer side of the knob, and when the knobs rotated against the bolt head, the bolt’s long enough to let the jaws open up to a little over 1” wide. I then use cam clamp to tighten the jaws. I used blue thread lock on the other end of the bolt where it goes into the cam lever threaded insert.

Edited May 21, 2024 by TomWilson

[TomWilson]

On 5/8/2024 at 6:07 AM, Basically Bob said:

Looks good … congrats!  If the upright pieces, rather than being straight, went up at a slight angle, like a V, you could make a leather loop to fit over the jaws and uprights.

Thanks, Bob! Great idea! I’ll do this on my next pony. 

On 5/8/2024 at 7:16 AM, CJJ said:

this is cool, nice job

Thank you, CJJ!

[Brokenolmarine]

Great Job on the build.  I believe I posted my pony on the forum a year or so ago, but here is a look.  I too put magnets on mine and had intended to mount them flush on either side, but decided that would make it hard to retrieve the needles when the time came, so I mounted them proud.  It works great.  I didn't have an actual knob on hand when I built mine, so I made a knob to open and close the jaws by gluing the nut into the wooden oval formed by the bandsaw and the benchtop sander.  Looks cool and easy to manipulate.  (Cheap too, came from the scrap bin.)

 

 

I recently mounted the pony on a base so that it doesn't have to be clamped on the bench or trapped under my thighs in a chair.  Much easier to use.

I need to take a pic of that.  I can rotate the pony for a better angle, but I don't loosen and tighten that base bolt, it's snug but not VERY tight.  It's stable enough.

[MarshalWill]

Looks good. The magnet on it could also be used to hold your awl.