Thread Tips

[brmax]

This tip I found useful in a couple of ways. One some thread types or brands have a difference and sometimes unknown, these particulars can have an impact on thread running through the needle.

For instance using the same size, type, brand and anyway the same needle with just changing the thread as I have and set several machines to do.  So running the same thread size is a benefit in many situations here, and I can tell you in this setting the ability to do with little if any tension adjustment on the same materials to be clear.

Anyway using a Poly thread has little if any resistance pulling as it feels to me generally speaking. So removing material from the machine, at the stitching seam end, by just sliding it away then thread cutting.

Here in this Im talking about using 92 threads with 19 needle, this is what i found to be one up from a decent slide of a needle test for sizing.

Another thread I use is a ptfe and its only use to me is the marine and consistent outdoor projects usage in the 92 thread range.  This thread is Solarfix and reason for me attempting to write this. So in short I keyed in to this Tip I had seen an accomplished pro doing on a project. And early on for me I noticed this would be worth rewinding to review the tip,  unaware of on his part after years and years of doing it and just a habit he used.

The thread I mentioned Solarfix has not a smooth feeling and though its slick it has texture of its own along with being unkind to my 40 plus years of HD equipment wrenching, whine!

Material moving from the machine at stitching seam end is not like poly, in that there's a pretty good resistance and enough to "key in on this tip" as bending the needle to its extreme has my concern.  So just an old proven tip that has been in use clearly way before me and this first video is here to give it some lite. enjoy 

Floyd

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-DHMJDL5/0/640/i-DHMJDL5-640.mp4

[mixmkr]

Good idea.  I've sometimes kept the needle still in the middle foot, but you're still bending the needle a small amount.   However, I had my local sewing machine tech go over the machine, with my tenara 138 for him to use and some sunbrella... and happily it is acting like regular poly thread now.  Like the upper tension disks are happy and all.  It just pulls away.  I think the upper tension disks weren't opening enough with the presser foot up.  But you are getting better leverage, rather than yanking off the needle, pulling at the take up arm like that as well.  I think since the PTFE thread is typically so slippery, you end up cranking down on the upper tension... thus...it isn't always the easiest to pull thru a "partially" opened tension disk....  not to mention that needle bends like a pole vault pole!! 
Is that your 1508?

[mixmkr]

btw...you hands are so clean!! lol!   and I always pull out the other way...to the left!  ;-)

[brmax]

It took 4 years of retirement to clean the diesel and grease from these ole grippers!

Same on material changing, I stepped up for better video views and cleaned up for Sunday and pictures 

Thats the Lill 1541s machine doin butter work, 12 layers Top Gun about 5/16 solid. Probably a typical sail corner.

Something i forgot to mention these i set up are running the 190 system and for just thick material, not dense leather but other stuff like rope filled leather or cording kinda parts, doing this and hearing a needle/foot hitting the needle bar bottom sometimes. So I decided i like the quiet sound. But as mentioned the long 190 can be touchy/bendy, as of yet hasn't been an issue with my typical projects. 

Floyd

 

[mixmkr]

Dang....I fold 12 layers of Sunbrella, and I've got a 2x4 plank!    8 oz Sunbrella too!  That seemed thin for 12 layers.   You like the Top Gun over the Sunbrella?  In my world, the only word I ever hear is Sunbrella...and the rare Stamoid if the guy is rich and is just name dropping.

[brmax]

Its a different app when i use or recommend TopGun canvas some are; outdoor, winter, wet, ice, road running, snow, piled leaves. It needs/requires breathing vents. If your in rain a lot you will like having this covering you much better than other stuff. You know the deal we just have to relay the material we learn about and "its durable weight" into the task needed, I seen a little bit of equipment in my short time.

I like to use another Marlen product Top Notch its more the breathable heavy 11oz poly material from the company and their No.1, if not the TG material. I like to use both and TG on some lite agriculture and other equipment general non sharpy sheetmetals unless bolstering good, but that's on anything really.

I didn't measure (mybad) the 12 layers earlier and was wrong its .275, a bit different sorry.

Floyd