Originally Posted by SewExtreme
Originally Posted by Lostn51
Originally Posted by SewExtreme
Billy, this might seem like a ridiculous question but I thought that some place I read about someone taking two vintage machines and making the right cuts, etc. to make a longarm machine out of it. Have you ever heard of that? Or, would you recommend someone who wants to play around with two machines to make a make-shift longarm? :oops: :oops:
Just one and they used a Japanese 15! I have the article on how to do it and I was working on my version of the machine when I got side tracked and put it away. It is pretty easy to do if you have a access to a machine shop or have metal working skills.
Billy
Hmmm... we're interested if you can point us in the right direction, please. Thanks Billy. :-D
I don't think we would use any of the vintage machines we already have but may wait to buy a couple for low prices and experiment. My DH said he thinks he can do that.
The instructions that I have uses a piece of schedule 80 pipe for the arm extension. I took my arm and turned down the ends .030 and lined bored the case of the machine so I could slip it into the case of the machine and everything would line up better. But you have to have a rod the same diameter of the races of the machine so you can align the front and the rear of the machine. That is super critical because if it is off then the shaft that goes inside the arm (you have to extend that also) will not fit.
It is harder than it looks but since I fabricate a lot of things when I build streetrods its fairly easy for me. Plus I have a lot of the tools needed like drill presses, welders, sheet metal tools and a Bridgeport in the garage.
Billy