| GMC Upholstery Part III [message #134103] |
Sun, 10 July 2011 21:48  |
Mike Teets
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Registered: January 2004
Location: Dublin, OH
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The project moves to the next phase. Foam was purchased. The cutting of the foam was much easier than I expected.
See YouTube video at: http://youtu.be/NNI6TQaldcg
I was able to cut the patterns from the existing seating. Everything was going so well... until... (1) my machine got out of time and stopped tying stitches and (2) the fabric I purchased is so thick that 8 layers on the corner were almost 3/4 inch thick!
Re-timing my machine was a learning process. I was able to purchase a detailed manual for a similar machine at SailRite http://sailrite.com I probably should have just purchased the machine from them in the first place but I picked one up elsewhere for much less. In hindsight, I probably wasted more time than I saved in money. Lesson learned.
Sewing 8 layers is just to much to ask for anything but a serious large HP industrial machine. Back to the drawing board and was able to pull it off without including the edge welting.
I will try to document some of the procedures for the above project after I learn to do it well. I am getting close to knowing what I am doing!
Mike, GMCing since 2002
77 Palm Beach, 260, 403
Dublin, OH
http://teamteets.com/gmc/
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