Open call for attachment fabrication

[dannyfelts]

Hello,

 

Over the past several years I’ve used these forums to do research on industrial sewing machine accessories and binding attachments in an effort to outfit my various machines. 

 

One thing that I’ve noticed is that right now one supplier that often gets mentioned is KHsew. Like many of you I’ve actually ended up buying things from them and while they do have an abundance of componentry, I’ve found that logistically speaking working with them is a little more complicated because they are based in Asia. 

 

That said, I was looking at a cylinder arm plate I bought from them about a year ago and I realized that what I was looking at was essentially a stainless steel plate cut out on an industrial CNC laser. Keep in mind these lasers differ from plasma cutting CNCs in that they produce very clean edges that require very little if any processing

 

Additionally, my own work bought one of these lasers to process plate steel and after a year or so of consistent usage we’ve essentially gotten all the bugs out of it.

 

With all that said here’s what I would ask to anyone who uses these types of plate attachments: Between the most common industrial sewing machine brands are there attachments that you all consistently find a need to buy?

 

My thought is if there’s a handful of components people often use I might be willing to model some options and then cut them out on my part. Even better, if there are people who are familiar with CAD/CAM programs out there who already have a DXF file of what they want I could also cut that out on our laser.

 

I want to emphasize that at this early stage I’m not really doing this to make money. If there were one thing that everyone consistently wanted all the time it may make sense to batch process something and then sell it however right now I’m just trying to feel out this community and see if there is something that people feel they often need but may have apprehension buying because it is half way around the world.

 

I would also mention that I’m based out of Brooklyn, NY and currently work in fabrication with an emphasis in carpentry. One of my other pet projects is making “fancy” heritage style sewing machine tables out of solid woods such as white oak, walnut, and maple, but that’s a conversation for another time.

 

If any of this sounds intriguing to you please do reach out. And just to clarify, when I say “sewing accessory” I mean anything that Is made from flat plate steel. As much as I would love to know how to make binder attachments that is too complicated at the moment. Thanks.