Members Joon1911 Posted March 15, 2018 Members Report Posted March 15, 2018 Just now, Hockeymender said: No I use Pfaff 335 machines. If your interested there is a video showing the repalming process on my website: www.hockeymenders.com Thanks Joe. I’ll check that out! Sorry for the thread hijack, my bad. Return to normal broadcasting please. Quote "Make every product better than its ever been done before. Make the parts you cannot see as well as the parts you can see. Use only the best materials, even for the most everyday items. Give the same attention to the smallest detail as you do to the largest. Design every item you make to last forever." -Shaker Philosophy of Furniture Making
Members BillyR Posted March 15, 2018 Author Members Report Posted March 15, 2018 As I figured, you want to go as slow as you need to and as fast as you want to..Since I don't have my machine yet I was curious as to how slow it will go on the slowest setting. I am hoping for about a stitch a second..guess I'll find out soon. I ordered it with needle positioner....rookie move? Quote
Members dikman Posted March 15, 2018 Members Report Posted March 15, 2018 Not necessarily. I bought one 'cos it sounded like a good idea (being a newbie), tried it out but didn't really like it much - because I tend to sew slow there''s no real advantage in having it. For someone who sews fast, however, I can see where it could be quite useful. By all means try it out, who knows, it may suit your needs/sewing style. Quote Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500. Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)
Members billybopp Posted March 15, 2018 Members Report Posted March 15, 2018 20 hours ago, JLSleather said: I never understood (and still don't) what is the perceived value of going SLOWER. I've actually seen videos and articles of people going on about how SLOW they can sew. Then with the other side of their mouth tell you it's expensive because it takes time! So, some amusing thoughts ... Would you pay more for a flight from Chicago to LA if the pilot agreed to go have as fast? When those boys show up to plow the snow from my drive, should I pay more to the fast guy, or the guy who takes a while? Does pizza cost more if it's here in 31 minutes or MORE? Okay, that was only moderately fun. But if you want to sew, including leather, ask Wiz where that video of his went -- where he was sewing straps (gun slings?) on a National machine... took almost as long as typing this (but not quite). I have a pedestal machine, that i WOULD run up faster, except the base just isn't sturdy enough. Servo set about 20 or so - for those who know what that means - but when you run it up a bit it isn't stable, even with the stand adjusted most of the way down. Faster it goes, more it rocks... despite way too much time spent leveling, and leveling, and releveling .... FORTUNATELY, if a speed reducer can be added, it can also be removed. I DO understand not wanting to ruin a project you spent 10 hours tooling, but a plain strap of leather is what ... $10? $15? Would you pay more for a flight from Chicago to LA if the pilot agreed to go have as fast? Yes. IF it meant that we'd actually arrive at LA and do so safely When those boys show up to plow the snow from my drive, should I pay more to the fast guy, or the guy who takes a while? Yes. If the guy that takes awhile does a good job of it when the fast guy doesn't. Does pizza cost more if it's here in 31 minutes or MORE? Yes. And I frequently do pay more and wait a bit longer when I get pizza from the local mom and pop shop. It's FAR better than the fast pizza from Domino's, and hence worth the money and the wait. The point of going very slowly when sewing is to get the precision needed to put a stitch exactly where you want it - for example at exactly the point of that English point belt end. I don't yet sew leather by machine, since I have no space for a big sewing machine. I do, however, occasionally hem pants and repair clothing using my "domestic" sewing machine. When it comes to the tricky bits and turns I frequently use just the handwheel to get things exactly as I want them. Even when sewing longer stretches, I don't go at full speed since full speed is beyond my skills to control. So, if one has the skills to sew at top speed then that's awesome. But for most folks sewing leather, I suspect that the control afforded by going VERY slow at the bottom end of the speed range more than offsets the loss of speed at the high end. - Bill Quote
Members Constabulary Posted March 15, 2018 Members Report Posted March 15, 2018 Amen! 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
Hockeymender Posted March 15, 2018 Report Posted March 15, 2018 11 minutes ago, Constabulary said: Amen! +1! Quote Regards, Joe Esposito www.hockeymenders.com instragram: @hockeymenders.com
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted March 15, 2018 Contributing Member Report Posted March 15, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, billybopp said: Would you pay more for a flight ...? Yes. IF it meant ...safely should I pay more to the fast guy, or the guy who takes a while? Yes. If the guy that takes awhile does a good job of it when the fast guy doesn't. Does pizza cost more if it's here in 31 minutes or MORE? Yes. And I frequently do pay more and wait a bit longer .... It's FAR better I don't yet sew leather by machine, since I have no space for a big sewing machine. - Bill While it seems to be inadvertent and incidental, you have managed to make my main point You compare the finished product - "safely", "good job" or "doesn't", and "FAR better" - and determine price paid based on the quality of what you're getting. Which is exactly what I do. I will pay more for something that is "FAR better", but not for something that is the SAME , but TOOK LONGER. Or because it came with a wonderful story about how the maker works nine jobs, uphill both ways .... http://www.jlsleather.com/hand-made-well-made/ Edited March 15, 2018 by JLSleather link 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.
Members Constabulary Posted March 15, 2018 Members Report Posted March 15, 2018 some sew fast - some sew slow - some sell items - some don`t. Some have big ones - some have smaller ones... Machines I mean... or Pizzas Amen 2.0 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
garypl Posted March 15, 2018 Report Posted March 15, 2018 1 hour ago, JLSleather said: While it seems to be inadvertent and incidental, you have managed to make my main point You compare the finished product - "safely", "good job" or "doesn't", and "FAR better" - and determine price paid based on the quality of what you're getting. Which is exactly what I do. I will pay more for something that is "FAR better", but not for something that is the SAME , but TOOK LONGER. Or because it came with a wonderful story about how the maker works nine jobs, uphill both ways .... http://www.jlsleather.com/hand-made-well-made/ Jeff - you are spot on - doesn't make a difference how a product is made, if the quality is poor, it is not acceptable. There are well made mass-produced items as well as hand made items. On the flip side, there are also very poor quality mass-produced and hand made items. When I buy something I don't particularly care how it was made or how long it took to make, as long as the quality is acceptable and it meets my expectations! Gary Quote Cowboy 4500, Consew 206RB-4
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