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Paul:

Sometimes the heating elements get so covered with minerals from the water that they stop producing enough heat to steam the water. If they are covered in the stuff, try soaking them in one of those "scale away" type products. Someone else on here may know what product works best.

gene

Did you check to see if you have water in it? I'm not trying to be a wise guy, I'm just asking because I almost threw away a steamer that wouldn't make steam, and guess why not???

gene

I agree Peppy.

With all that additional rigging she'd be quite top heavy. I could increase the depth of her hull. I would certainly go around and around unless I added a keel. And with all that weight I would definitely need one or two outdoor motors. A berthing compartment of course. And a lavatory. And a galley - why be limited to having to cook all my meals on shore.

The only problem would be those really long portages. My back is starting to spasm just thinking about it.

gene

I sent two reports to the moderator and then saw that one would have been enough.

gene

She had a bumb leg. A bit of shimming took care of it. I'm glad she isn't a horse.

I have a table up against the front of my sewing machine table that acts as an extension and that is where some of the thumping was coming from.

It is interesting how attached we get to our sewing machines. We feed them materials every day. They let us know if they don't like some particular 'food', or if we're feeding them to fast, or too much.

We change their bobbins when needed. We oil them up when needed.

How many of us blamed our sewing machines for a mistake, knowing full well that it was our fault, and not the machines'. And then we apologized to our sewing machine for saying is was their fault? Not me! I'm just wondering if any others have done that???

Thanks again for your help. This board is a great place to not feel all alone in the upholstery world.

gene

It's not the machine, (I think),thank goodness. The machine turns easily by hand.

I realized it was thumping when I was sewing 1300" of welt cord for two wingback chairs and an ottoman that all have the same fabric. I had my strips of fabric sewn together, then I sew about 60", stop, flatten out the seam, sew over that, then off to the races down the next strip of fabric.

It was these long stretches where the thumping would thump. It does not happen when I sew my usual 5" or 6" then stop, adjust the fabrics, then sew 5" ro 6", then stop, adjust...

I was sewing through basic upholstery type fabric: cotton / poly blend.

It does not seem to be the drive belt or a loose bolt on the motor.

I will check the level of the legs tomorrow. I do thank you all for your responses. I've seen others ask a similar question and it turned out to be not so simple. I hope the legs need shimmied a bit.

gene

bobbin,

It's more of a very dense batting type material. Not poly batting but more like a thick felt type material. Definitely not foam.

gene

Yes sir, Peppy. A canoe is a boat. One of the peak moments in my life is whenever I put my gear in the center of my 17 foot kevlar canoe. I put my butt on the bow seat, facing the stern. I push off from the dock. I take the first of many J strokes, and then I am off for 5 to 8 days of pure heaven on earth.

I have rigged a sail, but I have never asked someone to fit her with a bimini. But now that I'm thinking about it, why not?

gene

I only want to do the Custom Fit slipcover. It gives my designers an option when their customer wants to redo a room but the fabric on some piece of furniture has to stay, or some similar unique situation. They can cover it with a slip cover that looks as good as everything else in the room. Giving designers an option is the only reason I started doing slipcovers.

Some folks like to change the colors on furniture for the seasons. Putting on and taking off a slipcover can make this happen.

With the more relaxed slip covers people do start thinking that it should be a lot less expensive than upholstery. They will mention Walmart or the internet. This is not what I want to do. I do not want to compete on price.

In reference to another post, maybe I should start calling them "Custom Fit Slipcover Systems".

I gave an Estimate today for a slipcover on a two piece sectional, 5 loose back cushons, 5 loose seat cushions, skirt, and self welt. I estimated 33 yards of fabric and my labor was well over $1,000.

I don't do a lot of slipcovers. I look at them as filling a very unique situation.

Gene

I will let you know when I find out what the thumping is. It sews OK. Yesterday I only had time to check the belt drive to make sure a cat was not stuck in it.


gene

bobbin,

I use the TC10 padding with the TC 72 canvas over it. I do not use the pinnable underlayment under the padding.

I tend to abuse my cutting table with dining room chairs and slipseats and cutting wood and metal and things I should be doing back on the workbench, so I tend to replace the canvas every 2 years or so. In 6 years I have not had to replace the padding.

gene

I second Doyle's comments, and Grebo's question.

I use my upholstery fabric chart for the yardage and it comes out the same. On large furniture pieces I might add 1 yard because the deck if face fabric on slipcovers and not decking material. I have a slipcover chart that I will refer to sometimes to double check or to help estimate that odd piece of furniture.

If I don't know the repeat of the fabric, I put "based on a small, or no, repeat and a bolt width of 54". Please call if otherwise and I will recalculate the fabric estimate".

My slipcovers are Custom Fit. I bring the furniture into the shop and custom fit each panel of fabric. I use welt cord to outline each piece. It looks at first glance like upholstery. My time is a lot more than someone who does the 'inside out' type of construction or who goes into the home and cuts the fabric to match the panels of the furniture, and then takes the cut pieces back to the shop to sew it together.

gene

They could be great for college dorms.

Anytime a description ends with the word "system", it is going to be expensive.
A desk system.
A computer table system.

I do not want to pull my bed out of a wall in order to go to bed.

I also thought about my cats. LOL

Peppy, there's not much upholstery going on with those items. Your post is kind of like if I said, "Hey boat people check out this boat!", and it's a video of a canoe.

Actually, I appreciated seeing those designs. Thanks for the post.

gene

That is unbelivable. Are people like that the same on the water? I wonder if he has a box of plastic garbage bags on his boat and tells the people on his boat that if it starts to sink, just blow up one of the plastic garbage bags and use it for a PDF.

I would hate to be sitting in the back seat of that car. I would hate to be in the car in front of that car. I would hate to be in the car behind that car.

What's the last thing a redneck says just before he's taken to the hospital? "Hey everybody. Watch this!" OR, "Sure, my car can tow anything."

gene

I told my wife we will never, ever, and this time I really mean it, pay $600.00 for medical treatment for a cats eyeball. The next time a cat gets an ulcer in their eye we will go with the eye patch.

gene