My $25 Singer.
05-06-2014, 05:11 PM
#12
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Location: Lafayette, TN
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Me too, 201s are the machines to have even if you don't need or want another one......My personal favorite for machine hemming my quilts. So quiet and so accommodating--no fuss, no bother, just sew, sew, sew....
05-07-2014, 07:41 AM
#14
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Frederick, OK
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Originally Posted by SteveH
Heather used her 201-2 almost exclusively until we got the 241-12....
Do you operate it with the automatic oiler filled, or just lube it as a normal machine?
The 241-12 is designed for high speed sewing of medium to heavy weight work, so what kind of sewing is Heather doing on it mostly, (quilt piecing? quilting? garments? crafts?)
CD in Oklahoma
05-07-2014, 11:49 AM
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Location: San Lorenzo, CA
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No problem!
1. Oiler filled. Was told you have 5 minutes or less at top speed without it, not risking it. Also, very hard to get to the lube points with the tubes and wicks and such.. IMO
2. We do mostly garment and armor making with it. This WWII beast will sew ANYTHING that fits under the foot...
As far as capacities, we have sewn 24 layers of Canvas(armor experiment), 28 layers of paper (book binding experiment) 2 layers of 8-10oz leather, 6 layers of 4oz leather, 4 layers of plastic (just because....)
1. Oiler filled. Was told you have 5 minutes or less at top speed without it, not risking it. Also, very hard to get to the lube points with the tubes and wicks and such.. IMO
2. We do mostly garment and armor making with it. This WWII beast will sew ANYTHING that fits under the foot...
As far as capacities, we have sewn 24 layers of Canvas(armor experiment), 28 layers of paper (book binding experiment) 2 layers of 8-10oz leather, 6 layers of 4oz leather, 4 layers of plastic (just because....)
05-08-2014, 11:16 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Posts: 594
I am so impressed by anyone sewing armor!!
Originally Posted by SteveH
No problem!
1. Oiler filled. Was told you have 5 minutes or less at top speed without it, not risking it. Also, very hard to get to the lube points with the tubes and wicks and such.. IMO
2. We do mostly garment and armor making with it. This WWII beast will sew ANYTHING that fits under the foot...
As far as capacities, we have sewn 24 layers of Canvas(armor experiment), 28 layers of paper (book binding experiment) 2 layers of 8-10oz leather, 6 layers of 4oz leather, 4 layers of plastic (just because....)
1. Oiler filled. Was told you have 5 minutes or less at top speed without it, not risking it. Also, very hard to get to the lube points with the tubes and wicks and such.. IMO
2. We do mostly garment and armor making with it. This WWII beast will sew ANYTHING that fits under the foot...
As far as capacities, we have sewn 24 layers of Canvas(armor experiment), 28 layers of paper (book binding experiment) 2 layers of 8-10oz leather, 6 layers of 4oz leather, 4 layers of plastic (just because....)
05-08-2014, 12:45 PM
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Location: San Lorenzo, CA
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Quilted arming "Jacks" have been around for a long time. We even have evidence for layered canvas armor all the way back to the time of the early Greeks. They did not sew them as I recall, but they bonded each of the 24+ layers with hide glue. CRAZY tough stuff, and very light.
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