Great Videos! Thanks for showing specifically how to adjust for home sewing. This machine is on my "Wish List" I like my home computerized machine with all the bells & whistles - but it doesn't like heavy or thick seams at all. WHEN I get to own one of these beauties, I will make incremental marks on the front tension knob and record how many twists back for which applications on the top knob. From a lot of experimenting with many older straight stitch machines I discovered that tension problems are usually a matter of dust, incorrect top tension, incorrect or imbalance of needle, thread, stitch, and fabric. The bobbin rarely needs to be adjusted.
I just received mine about 10 days ago and I’m still playing. Frustrated, but still playing. This/these videos are a real lifesaver! After purchasing a standard ‘heavy duty’ all purpose machine, I stumbled across this beauty! I nonchalantly showed it to my husband, whose helping me with some sewing projects. My husband purchased it and said I can “use it”....riiiiight! The other ‘heavy duty’ will be going up for sale! Ive been struggling with the correct tension adjustment for the project I want to tackle. Im using the same weight fabric (cotton/poly) that you’re using, however, it’s 4 layers with a heavy interfacing. Im using the same all purpose thread that’s in this demo. I dropped from a #18 needle to #16 needle. I would never think a #14 could penetrate the layers I’m using. At least on a standard machine that wouldn’t be my choice. I’ll see how it works. I do have a suggestion for future videos, especially when demonstrating on a ‘print’ fabric! Who’s idea was that? LOL I’m very much a ‘visually’ learner (like most adults) and my eye sight isn’t what it use to be. While making my adjustments, I use a different color thread in the bobbin. Both upper and bobbin threads are different colors from the (practice) fabric. It helps looking for those ‘knots’ you mention and a good visual of stitch length. The heavier thread shows up no problem. It’s the all purpose thread that’s a challenge. In the demonstration it was difficult to see the pink thread on the pink fabric. Very impressive machine! Looking forward to completing those heavy duty projects that await.
i dont even own a beautiful Sailright, however; these tutorials are EXCEPTIONALLY informative for most basic vintage sewing machines as well. KUDOS and thank you
How well do the Ultrafeed models handle slick ultralight ripstop nylon/poly fabrics, in the .5 - 1oz/sq. yd. range? I like to make some DIY hiking gear from time-to-time, and would love to be able to use a compound walking foot machine for those types of projects. Thank you!
Since the feed dog and the presser foot have sawtooth bottoms, they actually feed slick coated fabrics easily. If you like you can send us a sample of the fabric and we can test it and video it for you personally.
I was changing my needle to a # 12. It's very hard to change the needle and when I finally got it placed I'm not able to thread through the hole. What am I doing wrong?
BLUF: No. 12 needle, reduce presser foot tension until it is barely on (off + 2 turns), presser foot down and loosen thread tension until very light. Could increase bobbin case tension to rebalance tension if needed. 4mm stitch is common.
I have used my Sailrite Ultrafeed for all my Sunbrella boat cushions, throw pillows, several matching Sunbrella boat bags, matching SailPak, and more. I was thinking about buying another machine for regular sewing because my wife's 30 yr old machine is showing it's years (though I have been able to sew a lot of clothes, etc, I think it is at it's end of life. That is what brought me to this video and after making the suggested adjustments, the machine works great on regular fabric. Another suggestion I would add is to remove the heavy wheel if you have one. All the extra momentum is not needed when not going full speed down a 5 foot quadruple sunbrella and vinyl window sandwich. Thanks for the videos.
Do you have any tips on using the zig zag stitch to dress edges of fabric if we don’t have a serger? And would it be possible to demonstrate using the zig zag stitch to sew a bar tack? Up until know I’ve only sewing upholstery projects and want to make a pair of jeans.
@@SailriteDIY well i'm saving my money to get one so it would be great if yall found a way to add that feature, but I think i like the machine anyway with or without but with would be awesome
Quiky question: once I have the foot loosened all the way off for the light fabric, how do I adjust it back to factory settings for the sunbrella/canvas?
@@fredhubbard7210 I never got much of an answer. But I stumbled across a video showing how to do light fabric with the machine, it went over foot settings and I figured it out from there. I can’t remember at this moment the specifics but if you search LSZ1 with light fabric it shows how and why and you can get a pretty good idea. Hope this helps. Edit: this may be it ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-I8K-XBMWDlw.html Please let me know if it helped or not.
@@elconquistador932 Thanks for your answer. I found that link shortly after I responded to your comment. It helps some, but really, this is something that they should be able to give better guidance on. Like so many things in sewing, there is no "right" answer, so you get no answer at all. Other things like best stitch length, or adjusting bottom tension. Yes, the questions have subjective answers... but how about some guidelines? I think in this case, it is just use as little foot pressure as possible. It the material is slipping, turn up the pressure. Ditto for tension in light fabrics. Release the tension completely, then tighten til you have some minimum tension. If that doesn't work... increase the bottom tension. It's not really that complicated. There is a guy thejasonofalltrades on RU-vid. He can be helpful. I may ask him. Anyway, thanks for taking the time to answer my question.
@@fredhubbard7210 You bet 👍. And I agree with you word for word. Good idea with Jason, I think I asked him a different question last year which he helped me on. Good luck Amigo.
I see you switched to using a spool with light thread for the top thread. I didn't see you change the bobbin thread. Can you still use the heavier weight V69 or V92 thread for the bobbin in this instance?
If you are sewing light weight fabric you must also change the bobbin thread to a lighter weight than V-92 or V-69. Those will be too heavy and cause wrinkling in the very light weight fabrics after sewing.
Thank you for this my only question is will this also work using the leatherwork leather work sewing machine? That is the one I am looking at buying. Thanks in advance.
Yes, you can do home sewing with Sailrite® Leatherwork® Sewing Machine Package. Just be sure to back off the upper tension, put in a smaller needle and use a light home sewing thread.
I'm a great Sailrite fan. It's so sad to see this guy so fat and bloated, compared to his much slimmer form in the videos of a few years ago. It's not PC to say that, but heck, we all need to take it as a heads up for our own lives.
