So what did you buy today

[59billy]

It will be polished Sparta 380T

Buff right out, you say?

 

[singinwoodwackr]

It will be polished Sparta 380T

Should buff right out, lol

 

[Partner]

$15 Chinese and $70 original Italian

 

[Partner]

You can also install a piston from a Husky 136, only it has 1 ring

 

[hacskaroly]

My wife's old sewing machine is starting to break, it was a cheap Walmart Singer. It has worked for years making quilts and other projects, but is finally starting to give out. She just wanted to get another cheapie to keep doing what she has been doing, but I went ahead and got this Juki TL-2110q, it will give her a larger area to move fabric around, knee bar will raise the sewing foot without her having to let go of the fabric, foot pedal thread cutter and up to 1,500 stitches a minute. The body is all Aluminum (about 25 lbs) so it won't be skipping around the work table like her old one. Price wise, for her this will be like going from a Husqvarna 120 to a 572 (or for Stihl people a MS 170 to a MS 462). She is quite excited for this and I am excited for her!!

 

[singinwoodwackr]

My wife's old sewing machine is starting to break, it was a cheap Walmart Singer. It has worked for years making quilts and other projects, but is finally starting to give out. She just wanted to get another cheapie to keep doing what she has been doing, but I went ahead and got this Juki TL-2110q, it will give her a larger area to move fabric around, knee bar will raise the sewing foot without her having to let go of the fabric, foot pedal thread cutter and up to 1,500 stitches a minute. The body is all Aluminum (about 25 lbs) so it won't be skipping around the work table like her old one. Price wise, for her this will be like going from a Husqvarna 120 to a 572 (or for Stihl people a MS 170 to a MS 462). She is quite excited for this and I am excited for her!!

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Sew what?

 

[legdelimber]

Sewing machines? I like the idea of a knee control for the presser foot.
Last time I touched my Mom's old Singer was to re-work a pair of those Tillmans deerskin TIG gloves. I needed to shorten the fingers a bit.
Figured out the cut length and offset between layers plus whatever extra the seam needed.
Turned them inside out and went to work on it.
Took a lot of hand rolling of the wheel and while the needle is down, lifting the foot and pivoting the finger tip on the needle. lower the foot and roll the wheel thorough a couple stitches, lift the foot and pivot the glove again,...repete till 8 fingertips are done.
The knee control sounds like it could have been handy.

 

[EFSM]

The power is much improved , won't cut under load like first Gen , ergonomics. locking spindle , only need one wrench to tighten collet , and lightning,

What do you mean by won’t cut under load?

 

[singinwoodwackr]

Sewing machines? I like the idea of a knee control for the presser foot.
Last time I touched my Mom's old Singer was to re-work a pair of those Tillmans deerskin TIG gloves. I needed to shorten the fingers a bit.
Figured out the cut length and offset between layers plus whatever extra the seam needed.
Turned them inside out and went to work on it.
Took a lot of hand rolling of the wheel and while the needle is down, lifting the foot and pivoting the finger tip on the needle. lower the foot and roll the wheel thorough a couple stitches, lift the foot and pivot the glove again,...repete till 8 fingertips are done.
The knee control sounds like it could have been handy.

Ok, how many needles did you break?
I, of course, have never broken any…

 

[legdelimber]

Amazingly no broken needles. Picked one of the heavier ones that I could find of course.
Try to have needle stroke down as far as you can, when you pivot.
Mom did quilting, clothing repair work and some alterations for a couple of stores uptown.

As a kid, I was fascinated with seeing her repair a ripped inseam of a pair of pants.
Four pieces of fabric, folded back onto themselves and then you arrange them to make the crotch of your blue-jeans.
She rewound thread just to change the way it looked in the light.
Watched her tweak the stitch length till it matched the old holes.
Bobbin tension etc. yes even stuff like reversing the thread could alter the drag and pull a stitch to one side of the fabric.
If I'd even bent a danged needle, She just might have come back to haunt me!
Mom also taught me how to solder. She had worked in a metal shop in her younger years.

 

[singinwoodwackr]

Amazingly no broken needles. Picked one of the heavier ones that I could find of course.
Try to have needle stroke down as far as you can, when you pivot.
Mom did quilting, clothing repair work and some alterations for a couple of stores uptown.

As a kid, I was fascinated with seeing her repair a ripped inseam of a pair of pants.
Four pieces of fabric, folded back onto themselves and then you arrange them to make the crotch of your blue-jeans.
She rewound thread just to change the way it looked in the light.
Watched her tweak the stitch length till it matched the old holes.
Bobbin tension etc. yes even stuff like reversing the thread could alter the drag and pull a stitch to one side of the fabric.
If I'd even bent a danged needle, She just might have come back to haunt me!
Mom also taught me how to solder. She had worked in a metal shop in her younger years.

Lol, old school, like my mom.
Had to learn how to iron, sew…hand and machine, cook, operate washer and dryer, fold clothes, etc, balance a checkbook, yada yada .

 

[Partner]

The Juki company is known for producing machines for industry, now you can buy a used one for $150, but they usually have a 3-phase motor.

 

[legdelimber]

Between robotics and some self balancing stuff, electric bikes...
You'd think a mutli phase motor controller could had that would cover the 3 phase stuff that we used to pass over.
I guess the trick is finding the best pulse/wave form output to get a smooth motor at lower speeds that sewing tends to need.

 

[Squareground3691]

What do you mean by won’t cut under load?

The 2nd Gen doesn't cut out of power under heavy loads , like the 1st Gen did,

 

[Partner]

Production sews quickly

 

[stretch5881]

My wife has 8 sewing machines. I have 4 chainsaws. Something ain't right.

 

[Partner]

I only have 3 sewing machines But more chainsaws

 

[Partner]

My wife has 8 sewing machines. I have 4 chainsaws. Something ain't right.

The wife is happy

 

[drumbum]

Purchased 4 new pair of Dickies flex work pants @8 bucks each

w/ the caveat they are 873 slim flat fronts.

They'll work fine in the shop.

Had to dip back in that well,...and got 4 more pairs a couple weeks back.

But today got 7 more pair that will need darts and hemming.
Good thing we have 1...... or 50 something machines....lol

 

[singinwoodwackr]

My wife has 8 sewing machines. I have 4 chainsaws. Something ain't right.

Sacrilege!