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Good sewing machine for canvas work, examples? Results?
I have a SailRite LSZ-1 UltraFeed. This is a walking foot zigzag machine.
It is heavy and can handle very thick canvas and sail material.. The main drawback with this machine is the lack of room under the arm. In general you can get buy with a lesser machine and one without the walking foot feature.. I have in the past.. The real advantage of the walking foot is better control of both upper and lower layers of the material.. With a standard machine, with only lower feed dogs, the material on the bottom tends to feed slightly faster that the top, so you have to manually compensate for this. (been there done that). It is true that you can find commercial machines, cheap that are walking foot, but it is rare and expensive for a walking foot zigzag machine. I would also say that zigzag is most important to sail making while canvas work can be done with straight stitch alone (especially if your using syntetics and use a hot knife for cutting and sealing the edges). Sail Rite is a well established mail order company.. Family owned and when you call you can be assured you will get very good information and attentions from one of these family members. I have never had any complaint with their products, material or service. Sail Rite has a facility to computer design and cut sails for you and deliver them all match marked so you just sew them together and finish the the edges, etc. They have instructional videos for most sail and canvas projects. Prices of for raw materials are slightly higher but often you won't mind since someone will be talking your through you project and make sure you get the right stuff. Enough Said. Steve s/v Good Intentions |
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Good sewing machine for canvas work, examples? Results?
Curious, my mother (63 years of age) makes sails for the local area. She has
owned a Singer model 24-11 for decades. It has an 18 inch reach, lower walking foot only, and with one available feature; reverse. There is no zig-zag which my mother says only makes the seams strech more under load. I don't know if this is true, but to make a long story short, this machine has a huge motor, a seperate oil tank and pump to keep the machine lubed. I've seen this thing handle the finest of fabrics as well multiple layers of leather without any problems. I've worked as an installer for a small inland marine dealer for years now but am seriously considering getting into the business with my mother. I'm already spend my weekends in her shop helping out. Just a thought..... Dennis |
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Good sewing machine for canvas work, examples? Results?
Curious, my mother (63 years of age) makes sails for the local area. She has
owned a Singer model 24-11 for decades. It has an 18 inch reach, lower walking foot only, and with one available feature; reverse. There is no zig-zag which my mother says only makes the seams strech more under load. I don't know if this is true, but to make a long story short, this machine has a huge motor, a seperate oil tank and pump to keep the machine lubed. I've seen this thing handle the finest of fabrics as well multiple layers of leather without any problems. I've worked as an installer for a small inland marine dealer for years now but am seriously considering getting into the business with my mother. I'm already spend my weekends in her shop helping out. Just a thought..... Dennis |
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