Hi Jon,
Which Yahoo groups hide Files, Links and Databases? I am on over 20 groups and Converstions, Photos, About and Files are usually in view and then More with a down arrow. Under More is Databases, Attachments, Links etc. Some are enabled, others are not, depending upon the desires of the group's owners.

Hi Maria,

To get to "Links" and "Database" you need first to click on "More" like you mentioned. I recall on the previous Yahoo format the categories seemed more prominent. I belong to a hand full of Yahoo groups and there seems to be much less activity in these areas than previously but it might be a sign of the times rather than the new format. . The ads in the middle of the conversations are also pretty annoying. :) Not meant to run down Yahoo Groups as it is a "gift horse"

Jon

Jon,
I wholeheartedly agree that the new format is a pain. I can not navigate online. Plus I have been communicating with yahoo as I was unable to upload pics since the change. Have not checked lately. I also dislike ads, but I do no read on the website. Only go there to access files and to see pics. I have Windows live mail so all posts come to my computer and I get them on digest. I know I am behind, but I could not stand individual emails as it would drive me nut.

By the way, I have problems posting here on Quiltingboard. I type and only partial words appear. Also I can not scroll up while I am typing a quick reply. Everything shakes too. Sometimes have problems pasting something I copied from outside this site. Links will not insert in the location I want them even though I have the cursor there. Any thoughts anyone?

Maria are you using Internet Explorer? I had a lot of similar problems until I switched my Browser to Mozilla Firefox. I also added the Ad Blocker Plus so I rarely see any ads online now. On the yahoo groups the only ads I see are the ones that show up between messages, and I think that's because they look like messages until you open them. I agree that the new Yahoo isn't as friendly as the old, but I've gotten used to it. For me the whole set up works better in Firefox.

Cari

My husband is looking for an older Singer that is capable of sewing through several layers...like belting. He wants to make custom dog collars and leashes to sell at craft shows. We have a chance to buy a green 319 that is in good condition....sews but needs some tlc...do you think this machine would handle the heavy sewing?

You will need an old walking foot machine or an old harness machine if you are going to do production. If you are just doing a few an old Singer 15 with the larger hand wheel on a hand crank might do the job but I haven't seen one with a motor boss. I rigged one up once for sewing leather but I had to use a spinner knob. Very slow way to sew but it did work. I compared sewing leather on that to everything else in the shop. A Singer 27 has the big hand wheel and may do the job just fine, too. Then you have the issue of heavy thread. The 15 and the 27 are limited by what size thread you can make do with. The industrials will use a thicker thread and larger needle but there are limits how thick you can put through. There are older harness machines & patchers out there and this might be what you want for production. The 319 is not a good choice for that.

Thank you, Miriam

note the average Singer 15 has the smaller spoked hand wheel - I think somewhere on QB there is a discussion of hand wheels. You need one of the real old machines for that deep hand wheel. The 27s have a nice big hand wheel.

I'd also say that really for that sort of work, a vintage machine is not really appropriate. A 15 or 27 with the big hand wheel -might- do it for a bit but they're not made for that and it's very hard on the machines long term. What Miriam was saying more gently than I will is that you're doing industrial work - use an industrial. If the leashes are mostly webbing, you might get away with the vintage machine for a while - but when it fails it will be when you most need it. If there's leather, etc just get a machine appropriate for the job.

It's like using a Toyota Camry to haul all of the shingles you need for your roof. It'll do it once or twice but you'll prefer the job that the full sized truck does and the truck will last longer doing the work you want it to.

The cam thread, for info on your zig-zaggers and machines that take pattern cams