Something Different....a Singer 172K

[Constabulary]

 

Lol. I bet you would!

Regards, Eric 

Ha ha - for suuuure! But I´m kind enough and would leave one for Wiz 

Wiz, maybe we can convince Eric that we will "dispose" them properly.

[gottaknow]

 

I've kind of been wanting a Bonis (or similar) fur sewing machine for a year or two. I repair all kinds of leather and some fur covered items, including gloves, fur coats and Ugg type shoes. I should investigate if there are any clamp on/portable units made, as I've run out of room for any more machine tables.

The footprint on the Bonis is really small. You could fit the entire setup on an 20" x 20" table. They're pretty fun to sew with and super easy to work on. 

Regards, Eric

[alexitbe]

As Eric said, all these fur or glove machines have a small footprint and are portable and weigh at most 16 kg.

 

I would say that the single thread overseamers are only good for fur, where there is little risk of the thread being broken as it is protected by the fur itself on the oneside and lining on the other.

 

double thread can be used for gloves or Ugg boots( I just checked my girlfriends)..It does not unravel if broken.

 

Eric, perhaps I can ask your opinion on one of my overseamers?... The timing is wrong and I cannot fix it. The wheel either does not feed or feeds at the wrong time time when the needle has penetrated the leather.  It is not a Bonis, but a Textima.

 

Cheers

Alex

 

[gottaknow]

 

As Eric said, all these fur or glove machines have a small footprint and are portable and weigh at most 16 kg.

 

I would say that the single thread overseamers are only good for fur, where there is little risk of the thread being broken as it is protected by the fur itself on the oneside and lining on the other.

 

double thread can be used for gloves or Ugg boots( I just checked my girlfriends)..It does not unravel if broken.

 

Eric, perhaps I can ask your opinion on one of my overseamers?... The timing is wrong and I cannot fix it. The wheel either does not feed or feeds at the wrong time time when the needle has penetrated the leather.  It is not a Bonis, but a Textima.

 

Cheers

Alex

 

Hard to say where the exact problem lies, I'm not sure which model you have. Do you have a service and parts manual?

Regards, Eric 

[alexitbe]

Hi Eric,

 

I do not know the model of the textima of hand... Its hidden away in the cellar.  What happened is that it worked fine until I power hosed it with water to clean it.  After that the feed never worked properly...

 

Anyway, I have spent the whole of today getting the Singer conected to a treddle and have managed to do one leather glove and one shearling mitten.  Camera is being difficult at the mo and I am too tired to try and sort it...  I will post the pics tmrw...

 

On the whole I am pleased with the result of the leather glove.  Without ironing or preparation it does not look homemade... The seams are very straight and unwavering

The mitten looks terrible as it is too thick. The seam is wondering very badly on the underside.

More tmrw

Cheers

Alex

[alexitbe]

Well, I didn't bother taking pics of the mittens.  That was down to operator error with the machine... I will adjust the presser foot hight and have another go...

 

However here are the pics of the inside of the glove... It looks all very neat and to be honest this is my best attempt so far...

 

Back of hand, inside out... Black marks are melted knots or pen marks, I have forgotten..

 

Gusset is very neat... Inside out.

 

 

Edited May 4, 2017 by alexitbe

[alexitbe]

And I guess I should show what it looks like in the machine...

 

One fourchette sewn.

Start at tip of one finger.

to finger web.

To the other end

 

 

I could be wrong, but this is the way I did it... I think you could sew the fourchettes from the web to the finger tips.  This would mean that you get the seam at the web perfect, but I really didn't have any problem with that..

 

Hope that interesting.

Alex

Edited May 4, 2017 by alexitbe

[dikman]

Thanks Alex, yes, it is interesting.

[EstherB]

On 4/27/2017 at 7:26 PM, alexitbe said:

 

Hi Alex! 

 

I know it's an older thread, but just wondering if you still have the machine? 

Did you managed to find a manual by any chance? 

If you still have the machine, do you have a few more pictures? 

 

I just got one today, but even looking at the parts list, I am not sure weather is complete...

 

Regards, 

 

Esther

[ddiuni]

On 2017. 4. 28. at 오전 12시 8분, gottaknow said:

여기 아이다호에 있는 장갑 제조업체가 몇 개 있습니다. 그들은 확실히 찾고 재미 있습니다. 필요한 경우 부품 책의 pdf가 있습니다.

감사합니다, 에릭

hello. Can you send me the manual by e-mail?