DonInReno Report post Posted February 4, 2018 (edited) Sitting in front of a well built machine, cutting super nice materials with scissors that rival the quality of 99% of the best finish carpentry tools, one thing always seemed out of place - that dang stamped out thread stand that seemed like it came out of a Walmart box. I searched for a few hours online before giving up and starting to gather parts. Most thread stand projects are more "build a thread stand for less than $1" and less focused on something good looking and solid. Some 1/2" plexiglas from a buffet sneeze guard, two 1/4" diameter hinge pins, 1/4" steel rod, some shaft collars, a couple of 1/4" shackles, a 5/8" steel rod, an arm off a commercial door closer and a polished aluminum water pump pulley cover from the clearance bin at a hotrod supply shop. Lol This is the first version - it's solid, but there are stop collars with much better looks and I'd probably use roll pins in place of the 1/4" collars next time. The arm could be brazed to a collar eliminating the second one. I heated the sides of the plexiglass too much and that caused the bubbles - I should have polished the plexiglass more and the edges would be nearly clear. Anyone have a thread stand project they want to share? Edited February 4, 2018 by DonInReno Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Northmount Report post Posted February 4, 2018 Pretty fancy! Nice job. Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dikman Report post Posted February 5, 2018 Pretty classy with that nice polished steel (would look a bit out of place next to my machines ). I find the bog-standard ones more than adequate for my needs, but maybe one day..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bikermutt07 Report post Posted February 5, 2018 No shmancy is too fancy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonInReno Report post Posted February 5, 2018 Lol - thanks guys - I was looking at a machined and ground shaft and thought that looked cool so I spun these rods with some fine sandpaper. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alpha2 Report post Posted February 5, 2018 Wait until Mjolnir sees this! He could go to town with one of these. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonInReno Report post Posted February 5, 2018 ....and the acrylic matched the bobbin winder.....and here's the shaft on a rough speed reducer mockup Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ndnchf Report post Posted February 5, 2018 (edited) I built this one a couple weeks ago for a Singer 31-15 I refurbished. I had the base and spool platform. I made the rest from a rain gauge I found at Hobby Lobby. It works just fine. Edited February 5, 2018 by ndnchf Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gregg From Keystone Sewing Report post Posted February 5, 2018 Nice! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dikman Report post Posted February 5, 2018 ndnchf, perhaps you could call that "flight of fancy"? Suits the machine quite well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ndnchf Report post Posted February 6, 2018 Thanks. I was fortunate to spot the rain gauge while wandering around Hobby Lobby with my wife. It came with two hummingbirds, but I only used one. It adds a little whimsey to it :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rustic Report post Posted February 6, 2018 This is pretty cool... https://www.ebay.com/itm/JUKI-1541-INDUSTRIAL-SEWING-MACHINE-REMOTE-THREAD-HOLDER/352264659115?hash=item52049c20ab:g:JXwAAOSwNDJaak0y Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dikman Report post Posted February 6, 2018 That's an interesting idea, although not much use to me as my meagre supply of thread is moved between different machines. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
