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I went to the Multnomah central library reference section yesterday and had a look at the book.

That was the only library in the 4 counties surrounding Portland that had a copy.

I definitely took some notes and got some new ideas...but much of the book was on stuff pertaining to parachutes only.

Was just googling some terms I didn't understand (orthogonal seam anyone??) and found that the whole book is available online here:

http://books.google.com/books?id=2PopFBjLZV8C&pg=PA336&lpg=PA336&dq=bias+seam+vs+orthogonal&source=bl&ots=lduVDeBY4U&sig=J-BwSSH1FONdI-P55ftxMyCE2Fw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=yriLUuqUGsfxiwLK64DwDA&ved=0CEMQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=bias%20seam%20vs%20orthogonal&f=false

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Lol Wiz. Milzed is a universal word for deleting a entire post. ie, "he Milzed a post". It's usually a post where the person thinks better of what was originally posted. I figured you'd be the one to wonder...heh

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Yeah, a lot of the book is about packing parachutes, but there is also a lot about sewing, different classes of sewing machines, hand sewing (harnesses, etc.), military specifications as far as strengths of various materials, threads, stitches, etc...it's a good reference for those that want to make their own gear.

It's nice that it's online in google, but beware -- they've been known to suddenly remove texts that were available previously without warning. (They did this on a knot reference I found before...can't even find it on there now...)

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Lol Wiz. Milzed is a universal word for deleting a entire post. ie, "he Milzed a post". It's usually a post where the person thinks better of what was originally posted. I figured you'd be the one to wonder...heh

Regards, Eric

In Computerdom, we use the word "Foobar" to explain the same thing, or when something is broken.

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My current crop of sewing machines:

Cowboy CB4500, Singer 107w3, Singer 139w109, Singer 168G101, Singer 29k71, Singer 31-15, Singer 111w103, Singer 211G156, Adler 30-7 on power stand, Techsew 2700, Fortuna power skiver and a Pfaff 4 thread 2 needle serger.

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Could someone recommend a good older X tacker that would be good for my purpose of connecting 1" polyester webbing back to itself?

I spoke with the webbing manufacturer, and they use T92 bonded poly thread in a box x pattern....I think they're probably using a Brother 430 or the like.

In my readings of the Parachute Manual, that seems appropriate, but going up to 138 would be ideal for some situations.

I'd like an affordable x tacker that doesn't have all the bells and whistles -- If I need speed control later, i'll upgrade.

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