Members Silky Posted April 28, 2020 Members Report Posted April 28, 2020 I've been looking at "Tackers" lately and am wondering about the mechanisms. Regarding the mechanical type, does the feeding actually stop while the needle is in the material ? And the electronic type, same question. Or is there something that allows continuous movement of the material ? A "wobbling" effect ? (if you will). I imagine an X / Y axis set up with servo motors but these things run so fast, I cant imagine there being a pause at every stitch ! I have the resources, is it feasible to build a CNC style x/y feed bed for one of the heavier tackers to use with leather ? Thanks Quote
Members Silky Posted April 29, 2020 Author Members Report Posted April 29, 2020 Hi folks. I searched a few videos (very slow connection here) and see the smaller tackers are so lightning fast its hard to imagine the movement stopping for every stitch. Then I saw some very heavy machines where it runs slow enough to see the material stop for every stitch, like in the video here. This is sort of what I have in mind. Possibly for my 7-33 that is missing the lower feed mechanism (not much luck finding the needed parts). I have the software for programming, motors, electrical and mechanical components to construct the X / Y stage ..... would be an interesting project. A heavy bar tacker, if cheap enough, should work as well ? I looked at a Pfaff 3335 whicj looked heavy enough for 1/4" of leather. Is that a reasonable thickness for that machine ? Thanks Quote
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