Members Itch Posted August 28, 2012 Members Report Posted August 28, 2012 I do a lot of business with the Amish and as they do not have electricity they manage to get by pretty well.Here is a picture of one of his sewing machines with peddles and a 3 speed manual car transmission to drive the head..They make a lot of harness,belts,and saddles.. Quote Quality leather goods www.captain-itch.com www.Tennesseeholstercompany.com
Members mogwild Posted August 28, 2012 Members Report Posted August 28, 2012 What is the saying... Necessity, who is the mother of invention. Quote
KAYAK45 Posted August 28, 2012 Report Posted August 28, 2012 Just proves there is more than one way, to sew a cat. Quote Once believed in GOD and the DOllAR...... Hello God!
Techsew Ron Posted August 28, 2012 Report Posted August 28, 2012 can't think of a clever quote...but the Amish sure are creative people! Ron Quote Techsew Industrial Sewing Machines Call toll-free: 866-415-8223 Visit www.techsew.com
Members cdthayer Posted August 29, 2012 Members Report Posted August 29, 2012 .... Amish....sewing machine with peddles and a 3 speed manual car transmission to drive the head. I really like that setup! The peddles should give absolute control of the stitches, without the “run backwards” problem that can occur with a treadle. Tell him I’m impressed and really enjoy seeing his ingenuity. Thanks. CD in Oklahoma Quote "I sew, I sew, so it's off to work I go....." My sewing machines:Adler 205-370 (Hand Crank), Adler 205-64 (Hand Crank), Consew 226 (Clutch/Speed Reducer), Singer 111G156 (Hand Crank or Clutch), Singer 111W153 (Clutch), Singer 20U33 (Clutch), Singer 78-3 Needlefeed (Treadle), Singer 20U (Treadle), Singer 29K70 (x2) (Both Treadle/Hand Crank), Singer 96-40 w/Darning Foot (Treadle), Singer 31-15 w/Roller Foot (Treadle), Singer 31-15 (Hand Crank), Singer 16-41 (Treadle), Singer 66-1 (Treadle/Hand Crank), Singer 201K4 (Treadle/Hand Crank), Singer 216G Zigzag (Treadle/Hand Crank), Singer 319W (Treadle)
Members leatherkind Posted August 29, 2012 Members Report Posted August 29, 2012 So, you can not use electricity but you can use a machine that was made with it.... hmmmm. Quote
Members Happy Hooligan Posted August 29, 2012 Members Report Posted August 29, 2012 they can also ride in cars and talk on phones! It's not a fear of electricity or what's it's made but living a simple life. They don't use zippers either. I grew up as an "english" kid in an amish community. I visited a few harness shops as a kid and loved it. The ones I visited used mostly older machinery and I know they ran on a leather belt system, like they use too before... electricity. Quote
Contributing Member TwinOaks Posted August 29, 2012 Contributing Member Report Posted August 29, 2012 I can't help but wonder how often the phrase "Get your stitcher in high gear" is used..... Quote Mike DeLoach Esse Quam Videri (Be rather than Seem) "Don't learn the tricks of the trade.....Learn the trade." "Teach what you know......Learn what you don't." LEATHER ARTISAN'S DIGITAL GUILD on Facebook.
Contributing Member Ferg Posted August 29, 2012 Contributing Member Report Posted August 29, 2012 We buy finished logs and finished timber from an amish gentleman in Ohio. His shop runs on belts connected to a long shaft in the floor that has a V-8 Ford truck motor at the end. I love the Amish folks and have never had a bad experience dealing with them. BTW: The telephones are usually located off their property for the businesses and they ride in small buses that mostly German Baptist folks drive. They have had to change their ways a little along the way to be able to survive. Fewer of them are farmers these days but most are very astute business people and I absolutely love their food. Excellent craftsmen. ferg I can't help but wonder how often the phrase "Get your stitcher in high gear" is used..... Quote
Members leatherkind Posted August 29, 2012 Members Report Posted August 29, 2012 Simplicity of life is in the eye of the beholder. I bet someone came up with a sewing machine to do just that - to make life simpler. Maybe someone made electric motor for the same purpose? Why in pursuit of simple life use one and not another? seems complicated Quote
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