xcmountain80
Expedition Leader
New to me Speedy Stitcher bit clearly not new to market. Considering the company was founded in 1909, I do not see how I have not heard of this tool since. The simple straight forward design makes it even easier to use.
I have a trailer tent that needed some repairs. The tension pulls used to compress the tent bundle were glued not radio welded or stitched. Add the hot and humid Equatorial environment that is Florida and the glue break down and comes loose. Thankfully the compression straps are captured and when they fall off they stay attached to the unit. Unfortunately this cover cannot be zipped off the frame as it remains upholstered in place. Which much hassle it could be removed. Needless to say that marine repair shops cannot see the cover because it cannot be manipulate off the trailer at this time.
While killing time and wandering around West Marine I came upon a Stitch and ***** veteran "his words not mine". He said that this tool would be "perfect for what I had in mind" The retail price has creeped up slightly from $1 to $36.99. Begrudgingly I made the purchase, with hopes that my problems would be repaired.
I started the project in the dark, determined to make this happen before a weekend trip this coming weekend. The Speedy Stitcher was easy enough to use, once I determined the orientation of the needle and thread had to be aligned to keep good tension and proper thread feeding it came naturally. I do lack the fines a tailor or carpenter possess but it turned out just fine. I had 8 compression patches to mend and did them in order of need. You can tell which was the first and which was the last as my skill developed use.
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/xcmountain/4Runner/Carnage/IMG_4314_zps0tu5c4zs.jpg
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I have a trailer tent that needed some repairs. The tension pulls used to compress the tent bundle were glued not radio welded or stitched. Add the hot and humid Equatorial environment that is Florida and the glue break down and comes loose. Thankfully the compression straps are captured and when they fall off they stay attached to the unit. Unfortunately this cover cannot be zipped off the frame as it remains upholstered in place. Which much hassle it could be removed. Needless to say that marine repair shops cannot see the cover because it cannot be manipulate off the trailer at this time.
While killing time and wandering around West Marine I came upon a Stitch and ***** veteran "his words not mine". He said that this tool would be "perfect for what I had in mind" The retail price has creeped up slightly from $1 to $36.99. Begrudgingly I made the purchase, with hopes that my problems would be repaired.
I started the project in the dark, determined to make this happen before a weekend trip this coming weekend. The Speedy Stitcher was easy enough to use, once I determined the orientation of the needle and thread had to be aligned to keep good tension and proper thread feeding it came naturally. I do lack the fines a tailor or carpenter possess but it turned out just fine. I had 8 compression patches to mend and did them in order of need. You can tell which was the first and which was the last as my skill developed use.
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/xcmountain/4Runner/Carnage/IMG_4314_zps0tu5c4zs.jpg
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