Members Matt S Posted November 15, 2020 Author Members Report Posted November 15, 2020 Looks like @Sonydaze beat me to it! I ended up modding a cheap arbor press to hold my loop stapling dies, and it's dedicated to that job now. That frees my milling machine up for the very pressing task of gathering more dust in the corner. Thanks again to @BigSiouxSaddlery for her help pushing me towards the Weaver loop staples. Excellent product -- simple, solid, reliable, quick, smart and inexpensive. (Well, the staples are inexpensive. The dies cost more than the twin needle machine I bought to dedicate to sewing the loop strips. ) Quote
ButtonLady Posted November 16, 2020 Report Posted November 16, 2020 On 7/3/2020 at 12:39 PM, Matt S said: ...the dies are a bit tall for any of my existing presses Judging by the measurements so kindly provided by @Sonydaze, it is indeed a chunky die. Too tall for a button press with a 3/8" adapter, but nice work with your "new" dedicated machine. 10 hours ago, Matt S said: That frees my milling machine up for the very pressing task of gathering more dust in the corner. It's a difficult job, but someone (something?) has to do it. Can I volunteer? I would like to sit in the corner and do nothing for a while. Quote Sewing Machines: Juki DNU-1541 and waaay too many home machines and sergers... Button Machines: Osborne, Wade, Defiance, Maxant, Handy Jr. #1 and #20, Fasnap PM5 (and too many dies to count)
Members Sonydaze Posted November 16, 2020 Members Report Posted November 16, 2020 None of my hand presses were vertically open enough for the dies, they only fit in my foot press. Quote http://www.bound2please.com Sewing machines: 3 - Sunstar 590BL, Artisan Toro 3200, Juki LK-1900HS, Juki DDL-8500-7, Juki DDL-5550N, Pfaff 138-6/21, Pfaff 546-H3, Pfaff 335-H3, Adler 221-76, Singer 144WVS33, Singer 29K-51, Siruba 747B
ButtonLady Posted November 17, 2020 Report Posted November 17, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, Sonydaze said: None of my hand presses were vertically open enough for the dies, they only fit in my foot press. That actually makes me feel a little better, thanks. I'm discovering limitations I did not anticipate with this project (mostly lack of clearance). Edited November 17, 2020 by ButtonLady Quote Sewing Machines: Juki DNU-1541 and waaay too many home machines and sergers... Button Machines: Osborne, Wade, Defiance, Maxant, Handy Jr. #1 and #20, Fasnap PM5 (and too many dies to count)
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