Box Stitch Using Needle And Awl Machine

[cgleathercraft]

I have an American straight needle machine, and looking at what this thread has to say I wonder if someone with a bit of skill and tools could make a good box stitcher attachment for them being that they are made to stitch very near the edge. Looking at the pictures on here I think it would be worth it for any one doing much box stitching. What do you experts think?

I might be interested in one as well

[oltoot]

I'm not sure just what you are trying to accomplish but I really opened up new avenues on my UL by taking a closed toe presser foot and carefully so as not to get it too hot grinding off the inside so that I can sew and turn along box type applications easily. The elongated u shape with the front holding things down and in line makes tracking right next to the vertical side of molded pieces easy and secure.

[rmr]

Hi Oltoot

would love to see a picture of what you did to the presser foot- I do a fair amount of box stitching ( by hand right now) on cases I make- looking to try to use my Campbell Randall machine to speed things up

RMR

[Wizcrafts]

I'm not sure just what you are trying to accomplish but I really opened up new avenues on my UL by taking a closed toe presser foot and carefully so as not to get it too hot grinding off the inside so that I can sew and turn along box type applications easily. The elongated u shape with the front holding things down and in line makes tracking right next to the vertical side of molded pieces easy and secure.

Olfoot;

Are you saying that you ground a curve inside the two legs? Kind of like a big piping foot might look?

[oltoot]

am on a trip now, will post pic in a few days. Just ground the inside off flat, leaving the foot running flat on the work but allowing stitch line to be right next to something rather than not being able to get right next to it. Ends up looking like a very elongated u when viewed from the top.

[amuckart]

Hi, I been thinking about copying this 441 attachment for box stitching. It was either Artisan or Ferdco who came with it in the first place. The principals is of course the same, you need to have a wooden lest inside to make this work too.

Tor

I think that particular one was Ferdco, but similar attachments have been around for a long time. Singer made a special version of the 45k for this job. There was one on Ebay in the UK some time ago for several thousand pounds. From what I read on ISMACS (I think) they were famously difficult things to use.

Here are pics from the ebay auction

[rmr]

Hi Oltoot

I'm still having a hard time envisioning what you did- no rush but would still love to see a picture

RMR

[oltoot]

patience

[kseidel]

I too would like to see a pic of your adjustment. I am confused as to what you have done based on your description. I have had some success stitching box corners by grinding feet, but also have had to grind a bottom plate to have an equal angle to support the work. The problem is getting the bottom angle to have enough relief for the work to move smoothly and not run into the machine. I have had to use a raised bottom plate in order to get enough relief to clear the outside of the lower housing. The results have been much better with hook and awl machines as they have a narrower arch cover over the shuttle.

[oltoot]

Pics as promised. Foot and plate (that I rarely use)

Edited March 30, 2015 by oltoot