Even using a good quality thread I’ve been wham boozled by a couple spools that we wound to tight and caused problems going through thicker layers….. watch you thread tension all the way back to the spool

Looks great, good luck

Looks like a #8 Robertson screw (square drive) also they are color coded…. 8 is red

If you’re talking about hog rings you can put them on with pump pliers (channel locks) …. It’s cumbersome but will get it done in a pinch

You could go with Common Sense fasteners possibly, there more expensive and time consuming to instal but they may work in your situation

Looks great, that’s a big bite to chew for your first project

Will do but I got quite a bit of Sluyters 478 to go through first.

I use Quick Books, it allows me to invoice and run the business book keeping for tax purposes, it works ok but there’s a monthly fee ($25.00 ish) as well as they take 3% off every transaction. In the past I used Square Space but they jerked me around.

Pathetic

One question you asked was bobbin thread size, I use 92 for the bottom and it seems to work better than the larger threads, the top thread is just bigger for decoration and isn’t necessary on the bottom in my opinion.

I have a spare motor and clutch that would probably fit you could have free but I’m sure the shipping would make it uneconomical.

I have a website https://revvup.net/ that I struggle with because I have no interest in learning the lingo and spending the countless hrs setting it up. I paid someone to do it and any major upgrades, the little stuff I will suffer through my self .

My brother does nothing but boat tops and loves his wall mount bender

I’m probably known to blame timing first but it has been the most common fault with any of my machines, I attribute it to them slowly going out of time just from continually excessive pressure of being forced over heavy layers. If you have any mechanical skills then learning to set your timing is j...

I’m probably known to blame timing first but it has been the most common fault with any of my machines, I attribute it to them slowly going out of time just from continually excessive pressure of being forced over heavy layers. If you have any mechanical skills then learning to set your timing is ju...

Was there a last change you made before it started acting up, like needle change? I find most problems are caused by me changing something like a needle and getting the size wrong or other operator errors. Did you sew through a lot of heavy layers…… I always check, lubricate and time the bottom end ...

Great to have your expertise here

Well done, looks awesome

I don’t think the timing is different between them, I was lead to believe the only difference was the safety kick out (which means on a S the timing doesn’t get as disturbed as a result of a heavy hit

Can you glue it on to a piece of cardboard or boat window material to stiffen it?