Members Constabulary Posted February 13, 2020 Members Report Posted February 13, 2020 (edited) sure... wait... EDIT: Your binder hat to be closer to the needle... So it works for me but I´m not really into leather binding so this is just a quick test... 1mm very soft leather, cut to 19mm strips, #18 / 110 round point needle, #69 thread, my binder feet are knurled (for webbing) thats not ideal for soft leather I think. I will shot a quick video of how it looks when I run this setup with the leather tape and stuff... Edited February 13, 2020 by Constabulary ~ 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 JeannieH Posted February 13, 2020 Author Members Report Posted February 13, 2020 19 minutes ago, Constabulary said: sure... wait... EDIT: Your binder hat to be closer to the needle... So it works for me but I´m not really into leather binding so this is just a quick test... 1mm very soft leather, cut to 19mm strips, #18 / 110 round point needle, #69 thread, my binder feet are knurled (for webbing) thats not ideal for soft leather I think. I will shot a quick video of how it looks when I run this setup with the leather tape and stuff... That looks great! Looking forward to the video.
Members Constabulary Posted February 13, 2020 Members Report Posted February 13, 2020 (edited) Keep in mind - I`m not used to run leather tape and my setup is probably not perfect for this task. I probably have top practice and the setup may need some fine tuning. I usually run thicker cotton tape through this binder but this should just give you a rough idea. Above pics show my 1st try. Video is the 2nd try I´m loading the video to YT so stay tuned - may take a while... Edited February 13, 2020 by Constabulary ~ 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 JeannieH Posted February 13, 2020 Author Members Report Posted February 13, 2020 14 minutes ago, Constabulary said: Keep in mind - I`m not used to run leather tape and my setup is probably not perfect for this task. I probably have top practice and the setup may need some fine tuning. I usually run thicker cotton tape through this binder but this should just give you a rough idea. Above pics show my 1st try. Video is the 2nd try I´m loading the video to YT so stay tuned - may take a while... Ok!
Members Constabulary Posted February 13, 2020 Members Report Posted February 13, 2020 (edited) Some close ups - the larger piece with white thread on bottom side is the 2nd try. The 1st try looks a bit better IMO so the problem sits in front of the machine And the video: Edited February 13, 2020 by Constabulary ~ 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 JeannieH Posted February 13, 2020 Author Members Report Posted February 13, 2020 5 minutes ago, Constabulary said: Some close ups - the larger piece with white thread on bottom side is the 2nd try. The 1st try looks a bit better IMO so the problem sits in front of the machine And the video: Lol yes I’ve found that the problem more times than not is the human! That was very helpful. The binder will be here by Wednesday. So I’m going to try it out and hope it works for me. I rather waste 20 dollars to see if I can save 334 lol!
Members Constabulary Posted February 13, 2020 Members Report Posted February 13, 2020 (edited) 16 minutes ago, JeannieH said: I rather waste 20 dollars to see if I can save 334 lol! That exactly was my point when I started tinkering with these binders... I tried em - they worked and I´m happy with em. As I said, I meanwhile have a few "el cheapo binders" and all work fine but have to be fine tuned / well positioned in relation to the feed dog and needle when I change them. But yet I cannot complain. None cost more than ~20-25 bucks or so. Now I even know I can do binding with leather tape - I learned something today Good luck with your work and let us see some results when your binder has arrive and is set up Edited February 13, 2020 by Constabulary ~ 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 JeannieH Posted February 13, 2020 Author Members Report Posted February 13, 2020 7 hours ago, Constabulary said: That exactly was my point when I started tinkering with these binders... I tried em - they worked and I´m happy with em. As I said, I meanwhile have a few "el cheapo binders" and all work fine but have to be fine tuned / well positioned in relation to the feed dog and needle when I change them. But yet I cannot complain. None cost more than ~20-25 bucks or so. Now I even know I can do binding with leather tape - I learned something today Good luck with your work and let us see some results when your binder has arrive and is set up I did it! Phew! I will just send the binder I ordered back when I get it! I love saving money lol!
Members Constabulary Posted February 14, 2020 Members Report Posted February 14, 2020 ha - even better - great that it works. However I would try to bring the binder closer to the needle and install the correct foot set (the inner foot is too long) otherwise you may have issues with making turns / binding curved pieces. Check my pictures - my binder is very close to the needle - guess why your feed dog is so short and the throat plate has the cutout. ~ 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 JeannieH Posted February 14, 2020 Author Members Report Posted February 14, 2020 I know! Ok I will make those changes. I will probably keep the other one I ordered as well. It may allow me to get things set up better and closer. I will see if I can reach out to a distributor of this brand or look in the parts manual for compatible feet. Thanks!
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