Pfaff 1445

[mikesc]

You may be able to get that from companies who supply "Tyvek" also used in bags and purses as a stiffener , it isn't so thick ( it is sold in rolls and sheets ) many of the suppliers / distributors also have sheet or roll foam ..

[RockyAussie]

Thanks for the tip mikesc. I've had a quick look and can can't find where Tyvek is used in this aplication. EVA foam is a sort of rubbery foam that has a good memory. If you squeeze it, it springs back a bit like rubber thongs do. Does Tyvek  behave like this? The application I want it for is as a supple stiffener and padding inside bags and purses and such.

[mikesc]

No, Tyvek doesn't have those properties, it is just a non woven fabric that can be washed and dry cleaned that can be : is used as a stiffener in bags and purses..also sold as interfacing or fusible web or stabiliser..Companies who sell it frequently sell other "technical fabrics and foams" )..for what you want , you should look around the 3M site and or search for technical fabrics or technical foams..
ps "rubber thongs"..as in footwear, or as in BDSM gear ? If the latter, search for rubber sheeting, latex sheeting, foam sheeting..also available on rolls.

Ah ..just searched EVA foam or PEVA foam ..now I know what it is that you are looking for : ).. a search for distributors in Australia brings up a few..
http://www.google.com/search?q
Any one of them who is an actual manufacturer should give you the best price ( will be cheaper by the roll ) ..afterwards it will be the shipping ( you live in a big place ) that will make a difference

 

you could also try www.evafoams.com

depends on how much you want..
 

Edited September 24, 2016 by mikesc

[Nuttish]

I got the operator manual from Adler in Germany. I would post it but it's too large for the forum. 

I should have said up front I was avoiding College. Their prices are offensive. 

[Constabulary]

Offensive prices? Too cheap or too expensive?

[mikesc]

Their prices are downright friendly compared to what the dealers in France want me to pay for any spares, for any machines, or for new machines.

A bobbin case for a Singer 29K51 here runs €300*.oo..or about $350.oo and only one guy sells them ( I would imagine he doesn't sell many ) 550W servo motors like dikman, constabulary and I have cost €450.oo here ( about $520.oo ) college sell them at €115.oo ..I'm already reselling spares in France that I get from college and elsewhere ( USA and China included )..Spares for old machines here ( France ) can cost so much that most people just scrap their machines if it needs a hook or a needle bar or a bobbin case. You pay very low prices in the USA..especially for new machines..even the big brands like Juki and Adler.

Machine mechanics here ( and they are not very good at all many of them ) charge so much , from €80.oo ( $100.oo  per hour upto twice that ,( and often still don't get the machines running correctly, but charge anyway, and they markup spares that they fit by 300% over what they paid, which they already pay expensive ) that Eric ( gottaknow ) could retire to St Tropez on what he could charge, and when Eric's done with a machine, it works properly..

 

* Not a typo..and college do them for around €9.oo or $11.oo I think

 

Fortunately really good leather ( if bought directly from the tanneries ) and excellent silk, if bought from the weaving mills, is "cheap" here..

Edited September 24, 2016 by mikesc

[Constabulary]

If you think the parts are tooo expensive - well you have a Pfaff machine! OEM Pfaff parts are generally more expensive. The machine seems to be not wide spread and so there is no big demand for parts meaning parts are more expensive.

If you want cheap parts buy a Singer 111 based machine and you can get parts dirt cheap.

[RockyAussie]

17 hours ago, mikesc said:

No, Tyvek doesn't have those properties, it is just a non woven fabric that can be washed and dry cleaned that can be : is used as a stiffener in bags and purses..also sold as interfacing or fusible web or stabiliser..Companies who sell it frequently sell other "technical fabrics and foams" )..for what you want , you should look around the 3M site and or search for technical fabrics or technical foams..
ps "rubber thongs"..as in footwear, or as in BDSM gear ? If the latter, search for rubber sheeting, latex sheeting, foam sheeting..also available on rolls.

Ah ..just searched EVA foam or PEVA foam ..now I know what it is that you are looking for : ).. a search for distributors in Australia brings up a few..
http://www.google.com/search?q
Any one of them who is an actual manufacturer should give you the best price ( will be cheaper by the roll ) ..afterwards it will be the shipping ( you live in a big place ) that will make a difference

 

you could also try www.evafoams.com

depends on how much you want..
 

Thanks again mikesc. The Australian suppliers I've been all over several times and the only 1 that will even talk about 1mm wants 5000 metres. That is a bit to much I'm afraid for me and I was hoping to find a more industry related reseller perhaps. I have found the EVA foam link in Taiwan before and have not as yet tried them. If nobody has any better suggestions I will let you know how I go. Thanks again for your effort and kind Regards Brian

[mikesc]

Hi Brian, just looked in during my breakfast coffee..

I didn't mention any European suppliers due to what I thought would be prohibitive shipping costs to get it to you..but, if the suppliers near you are asking for 5000m then I think they re just buying in and have no stock ( there is French elastic supplier like that , minimum order 5000m and wait 6 weeks, so I buy from UK or China in 1000m or 5000m runs and pay waaaay less ..try these people in the UK

http://www.technicalfoamservices.co.uk/

or these

http://www.paulamar.co.uk/default.aspx

 

Thinnest that I have come across in France is 2mm, but , I can phone to the two companies in the UK that I posted links to and ask about 1mm and prices , quantities, shipping to you etc if that will help ?

Edited September 25, 2016 by mikesc

[RockyAussie]

Hi mikesc, Thanks again for your kind help. It is near 8pm here and I'm a bit stuffed as I've been working all day as usual. I will look into these sites hard tomorrow but I really would appreciate any help you can come up  with on this rubber or foam. I do import fairly regularly fabric from Italy (Tabru) , and fittings etc as well so the freight costs are not any surprise to me. Thanks again Regards Brian