Sewing Machines: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 12:29, 22 February 2019

The Sewing Machines in the Hackspace vary massively, there is bound to be one that fits your needs!

Please take care to not leave the industrial machines in a mess - make sure to leave them threaded for the next user!

See also: Toyota Sewing Machine

See also: IKEA SY Sewing Machine

See also: Indutrial Overlocker

We currently have 5 (!!!) domestic sewing machines. We (the sewing machine crew) are in the process of testing them for usability.

Interested in pledging for the NEW machines? Please check this link out here.

See Google group for original discussion.

We set up this pledge drive to buy two second hand industrial sewing machines. One is a lockstitch and one is an overlocker.

Name	Amount	Paid	Notes
Matt Little	£10	Y	Paid cash when buying equipment
Dominic	£10	Y	Bank transfer (GZ)
Rave	£10	?
David H	£10	Y	Bank transfer. Ref. will be "Pledge - Leeds"
James H	£20	Y
Kate	£10	y
Joe	£10	Y	Bank transfer 21/1/13
James F/Michelle	£10	Y	Paid via bank transfer 15/1/13
Ric	£10	Y	Paid via bank transfer 14/1/13
Wendy	£10	Y	Paid via bank transfer 17/1/13
John H	£10	Y	Bank transfer 15/1/13
Andrew A	£20	Y	Donation in Studio box
Charly	£30	?
Gill	£10	Y	Bank transfer (GZ)
Kai Pays	£10	Y	Bank transfer. Ref. will be "Sewing Machine Plg"

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 == Industrial Sewing Machine ==
-This is a Toyota LS2-AD157-100.
+{{also|Toyota Sewing Machine}}
-[[File:Toyota-LS2-AD157-100-Sewing-Machine.jpg|none|350px|Toyota Sewing Machine in the Studio|thumb]]
-It is reasonably easy to thread. No assistance should be needed to use it, but leave it threaded when finished. There is a way to spin the under-bobbin using the motor.
-It can go through ticker material such as Velcro, webbing and potentially thinner leather.
-Please mind not to change the tension, there is no need to unless you know what you are doing.
 == IKEA SY Sewing machine ==