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I just got a servo motor for the 111W155 . It came with a ' Syncronizer'   The instruction sheet is pathetic.

So where does the Syncronizer unit mount ?

Has anybody imported this stuff from China ? 24oz cotton duck canvas is just not obtainable here . Seems to be many sellers around but they are in China .

Hi to all

Not much of a Spring here..very wet .

Ive been making a truck top for my Land Rover ... it fits over the cab only

The sewing of the 1" cotton edge binding has caused me problems.  I cannot get the seam straight , the sewing wanders and I get an uneven binding edge -

Are the swing away binding guides worth a try ?  I did have a non swing one but it is so fiddly and I could not get it to work all of the time

My machine is a consew 226r

Hi from Australia

been a long while since I posted here

I recently picked up a free Singer 111G155 . A friend of mine , his dad ran a upholstery business for years but he retired 25 years ago , the machine has been sitting in the garage for 25 years covered in cobwebs and dust .

will try to attach pic  Mike

Hello All

I found this supplier not far from me and I am wondering if this is suitable for making a Land Rover top... he has many types of cotton canvas, I  could dye it to suit me needs .

http://www.artstoreonline.com.au/canvas-linen/cotton-canvas-rolls/cat_195.html

The original canvas used in the 1950's was 100% cotton .

Thanks....   MIKE

hello

Some advice . Just wondering if it is possible to use a twin needle machine

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Singer-Twin-Needle-sewing-machine-industrial-212A141AA-/300567561532?pt=AU_Sewing&hash=item45fb39053c

as a single needle machine ?   Does it work OK with one needle and does the second foot get in the way of work ?

MIKE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IwOunNunSA&NR=1

I wish I owned a 563 ....

Hello all

I've been looking around for some army style 1" cotton webbing around 2mm thick . The only suitable stuff I can find locally, is to buy some horse lunge leads , these I can buy in a dark bottle green , I would prefer the khaki light browny stuff .

I have some new WW2 era 1" webbing straps , but these are too short , about 10" long .  I need this stuff to make a 3 seater top for my Land Rover.. this link explains it all

http://www.lrsoc.com/forum/index.php?topic=9290.0

Any ideas ?

Mike in Australia

Hello All

My 226-R2 sews OK.. but it has always had a problem.

When sewing a small test piece of canvas , the stitch length is nice and even .

But on work pieces , like a large canvas top for a Land Rover , the stitch length is all over the place . I think the large work piece doesn't feed through the feet evenly. The stitch length  tends to shorten up , even though it is set for the longest stitch size. It might be the operator doing something wrong-me .

Mike

Hi

Its MIKE in Australia

Well, I made up some pulleys for my Consew 226-r2 ... it now runs at about 3 stitches per second , rather than ... very fast .

I bought an old lathe recently and I  turned up some small M section V belt pulleys . The M section seems to be the standard V belt size for these machines . The difference is amazing . I made a small 35mm diam . pulley for the motor,( 15mm hole )  this drives a 150mm pulley ..other end is another 35mm which drives the sewing head .

It mooches along so slowly now ... much more control

I used standard ball bearings on the shaft I turned up..only $3  for each bearing ...

If anyone wants a small M section pulley .. let me know .. I can bore it to any dimension .

MIKE