Members OLDNSLOW Posted July 10, 2017 Members Report Posted July 10, 2017 yes, but Uwe I (think) are going to be built to different specs Quote
Moderator Wizcrafts Posted July 10, 2017 Author Moderator Report Posted July 10, 2017 5 minutes ago, OLDNSLOW said: yes, but Uwe I (think) are going to be built to different specs Of course. They should be made to swap with standard harness feet and no additional adjustments to the foot bars. I was referring to the original inline feet that are sold by the CowboySew company. Quote Posted IMHO, by Wiz My current crop of sewing machines: Cowboy CB4500, Singer 107w3, Singer 139w109, Singer 168G101, Singer 29k71, Singer 31-15, Singer 111w103, Singer 211G156, Adler 30-7 on power stand, Techsew 2700, Fortuna power skiver and a Pfaff 4 thread 2 needle serger.
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted July 10, 2017 Contributing Member Report Posted July 10, 2017 Oh, yeah --- prob'ly was intended for use with raised plate (holster / stirrup). Thanks. Quote "Observation is 9/10 of the law." IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.
Uwe Posted July 22, 2017 Report Posted July 22, 2017 I finally got around to making a real-life version of my CAD model inline presser foot. Coincidentally I also became warden of a like-new Ferdco Super Bull 2000 with a career-ending massive crack in the casting (it fell off a moving cart years ago before ever being put to use.) The machine lets me test parts for proper fit and take pictures. Unfortunately I can't make videos of it sewing. This version is done in 304 stainless steel. It looks simple but the CNC mill labors for nearly 30 minutes on a single part. Stainless steel is really hard to work with, literally. No mounting screw yet - I'm still deciding between hole and slot. I'll have some for sale in a week or so, after some fine-tuning and polishing. Pricing will be around $70 for just the stainless steel rear foot, or $90ish for the set including the generic front blanket foot. Plain polished steel will be $20 less. Quote Uwe (pronounced "OOH-vuh" ) Links: Videos
Members OLDNSLOW Posted July 23, 2017 Members Report Posted July 23, 2017 I think a stainless set for me when they are ready no rush no pressure thanks Quote
Members dikman Posted July 26, 2017 Members Report Posted July 26, 2017 Ok, Uwe's had me thinking about this, so I figured I'd have a go as it could be a useful addition to my foot collection. I had a spare welting foot that came with some bits with one of my machines (can't remember which one!). As I have two of those feet, and am unlikely to ever use them anyway, I figured I could sacrifice one. I filled in the hollow on the bottom with weld then got stuck in to it on the belt grinder. Took a bit of trial-and-error but I ended up with a working foot. It still needs a bit of smoothing down, and the only problem I can see is being plain steel it will rust. Two possible solutions occurred to me - coat it with Devcon epoxy or Parkerize it (more messing around but probably the best solution). Quote Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500. Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)
Members Constabulary Posted July 26, 2017 Members Report Posted July 26, 2017 1 hour ago, dikman said: plain steel it will rust. Two possible solutions occurred to me how about bluing with gun blue or the like Quote ~ Keep "OLD CAST IRON" alive - it´s worth it ~ Machines in use: - Singer 111G156 - Singer 307G2 - Singer 29K71 - Singer 212G141 - Singer 45D91 - Singer 132K6 - Singer 108W20 - Singer 51WSV2 - Singer 143W2
Members dikman Posted July 26, 2017 Members Report Posted July 26, 2017 Good idea! I've got some cold bluing solution, I'll give that a try first. Quote Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500. Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)
Members jimi Posted July 26, 2017 Members Report Posted July 26, 2017 Wizzo, that´s some nasty marks left by those feet?? i would have thought the whole point of these walking feet machines were not to mark up your leather Quote
Moderator Wizcrafts Posted July 26, 2017 Author Moderator Report Posted July 26, 2017 1 hour ago, jimi said: Wizzo, that´s some nasty marks left by those feet?? i would have thought the whole point of these walking feet machines were not to mark up your leather The marks are entirely inline with the stitch path and could be hammered or rubbed down if necessary. If one doesn't want any serious foot marks, one should use either a Union Lockstitch or Campbell Lockstitch machine with a right toe stepping foot, or a curved needle sole stitcher that has the bottom channel knife removed (e.g. a Junker and Ruh, or Frobana, or a Landis 12 that uses a curved hook and awl). Our modern compound feed harness machines place a huge amount of spring pressure on the tiny feet in order to hold down tough and thick leather from huge needles and thread. This comes at a price of foot marks. Quote Posted IMHO, by Wiz My current crop of sewing machines: Cowboy CB4500, Singer 107w3, Singer 139w109, Singer 168G101, Singer 29k71, Singer 31-15, Singer 111w103, Singer 211G156, Adler 30-7 on power stand, Techsew 2700, Fortuna power skiver and a Pfaff 4 thread 2 needle serger.
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