Very clever. I just may have to put this on my Adler machines. My feeling is the new foot pedal can be operated by the right foot instead of knee. Thank you.
I'm in Canada and for webbing specifically I go through Hudson in Montreal, SEWTAC.com (Warrior Gear) in Pembroke or PacCanna in Calgary. I also enjoy doing business with Bill from 8492 Nylon Works in California.
very cool and thanks. Love my Canadian friends but boy the gov. not so much. They have pretty much prevented us from doing business there from the states with the exchange rate and the shipping situation. Sure hope that improves in time. @@softgoodsolutions
I I have had mine for 23 years. I replaced the treadle with a standard sewing machine motor Mine has no data plate on it telling what model it is, I had forgotten what needle to use, I think I just found out what to get, Thank you very much
Neat. I have a Singer 211 with a built in air cylinder for doing foot lifting. It acts directly on the foot. The cylinders screws into a casting in the case.
I got nearly the same machine DB2-B757-3 from my grandpa and I want to sew thicker materials for motorcycle gear/luggage. Do you recommend the motor change to get the stitches per minute down or do you recommend switching the machine to something like a Singer 29k? Thank you very much :-)
I bought one today, but the wheel/crank won't go around 360 degrees. I trying to find out why but so far no joy. The guy I had lined up to take a look at it decided he didn't want to fool with it after I bought it. Grrrr. So I guess it's down to me and RU-vid to see if it can be repaired. 😐
The needle bent and hitting. Or, rack and pinion gears on the underside of the arm were taken out and put back in wrong. On some models the shuttle pinion has a non-tooth area that will jam against the middle pinion if not timed right. Don't try to force it.
I hope to get a Singer 29 someday if the price isn't too bad. I have several old Singers, Morses, a old Brother, Pfaff, Juki... . I love working on old sewing machines.
How do we get in contact? I'd love to get that map pouch for my rig. Pretty much the only reason I still use the snackvest is for the giant map pocket.
I'm planning an adaptation using two of the successor to these and this measurements video is damn brilliant for folks like me, Thank you for taking the time to do these 👍
Thanks mate! I need to do a video on some of the creature comfort mods I have done to my machines. Most have provisions to hold phones and or tablets with charger cables routed accordingly.
I've been retired for 4 years and didn't realize that Arktis was making/had made a CADPAT smock. Of course, I can't recall the last time I ever visited Arktis' website so... I have one of the Dropzone CADPAT smocks from the early 2000s. I never got my hands on one of the Arid pat ones before both were discontinued. That said, te creator of Dropzone told me nearly 20 yrs ago that our govt were jerking around kit makers by pricing CADPAT cloth out of reach etc. Essentially forcing them out of business.
Those Dropzone smocks are highly sought after, same with the Otte gear ones. The proprietor of DZ was correct, there was no consistent supply to third party makers. I don't believe the CADPAT looking material the Arktis smock is made off is genuine. It has the right colours and looks the part under NVGs but it's printed on ripstop ny/co and to my knowledge, no mills in Canada printed that pattern on that fabric type and ripstop certainly hasn't shown up in issued clothing..
@@softgoodsolutions We kept complaining about a lack of smocks. The CF solution was to come out with a fancy combat jacket that had a layer of goretex. It weighed a ton and packed up about as bulky as a sleeping bag. Gret for wearing to the office. Most guys would not take it to the field. Those who had DZ smocks, used them. Some guys used their parka outer shells as smocks - tightly woven, wind-proof material, decent pockets... Of course, lot's of guys liked to use the goretex CADPAT rain jacket in that role. Problem was the perennial smock vs raincoat argument. The raincoat makes one sweat balls when active while the smock would not keep you dry while standing around in a downpour. Smockguys advocated for using a stealthsuit for those times. I never got one and I hated the idea of carrying both the smock and the fairly bulky issued rain jacket... It was almost easier in the early 80s when we had nothing and were just miserable all the time. 😁
