quiltsRfun

It’s a 30-inch longarm with walking foot and zigzag. They demonstrated it with a piece of fabric about 4 inches wide.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DY9y...&feature=share

dunster

It may be a great machine, but either I'm missing something or that was the worst demo ever.

bjchad

I’m guessing it’s an industrial machine for upholstery or awnings or something of that sort. Probably very expensive.

mandyrose

don't think that does fmq as we know it... but im sure thats a long arm industrial for manufacturing quilts you know the ones you can buy from walmart,all the big stuff for bedding like comforters matress pads.

PaperPrincess

Industrial machine. I'm thinking upholstery, canvas marine work (boat covers, sails etc.) drapery...

feline fanatic

PP is spot on. Here is a link to their website. http://www.thorsewingmachines.com/

They manufacture for upholstery and leather. Looks to be specialized for Marine, automotive, aviation. So items like sails, seats in cars, boats airplanes, and heavy duty leather sewing like saddles and tack.

Innova longarms started out in that business (called CNC machines). They broke into the home quilting market around 2007. ABM still has the commercial side of things with the machines that stitch out the padded upholstery for the boat seats, mattresses, and just about any application that requires large quilted material made out of unusual materials, like vinyl, leather, etc. It is fascinating to see those machines. All computer guided and on racks that take can take up a 20' x 20' space.

NoraB

what a beautiful beast of a machine and it looks like it's mechanical, not computerized. Sounds like it has a fast motor, but probably doesn't have stitch regulator, so decorative quilting might be hard. But, love those stitches, straight, even and consistent! Whatever they use them for......that looks like a work horse!

WMUTeach

Ditto. If they want to sell that machine to quilters, show the machine quilting. We all have straight stitch machines and most of us have a zig-zag feature. Industrial, but it doesn't appear to be for our kind of work.

quiltingshorttimer

While my industrial Conover (about a 1963 model) is great for upholstery, leather, bags, etc. you can not FMQ with it--it's a heavy duty engine that you literally have to press the foot pedal slightly to be able to lift the presser foot--that disengages the clutch. Mine is old enough that you can't drop the feed dogs and the continual walking foot prevents FMQ. But the Stovall, MO quilting company uses several industrial machines (Conovers and Singers) that are similar and an overhead system of tracks that hold up the quilt and these quilters are amazing--they FMQ at lightening speed as they are moving the quilts back and forth.

Daylesewblessed

I am fascinated by the thumbscrew stitch width "dial". I am sure the machine would work for parachutes.