Double needle machines

[Treejumps 0]

Anyone got a good (cheap) source for a double needle machine? I'm going to start making suits for myself and friends and lack the 2 needle machine.

Tusen tak.

Tree

[lazyfrog 0]

double needles exist for standard machines (at least here in switzerland). It is a single mount, but then splits in 2. No need for a special machine.

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ourson #10, Mosquito Uno, CBT 579

[markbaur 0]

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double needles exist for standard machines

These are usually "twin needle" machines, with two threads on top and a single thread on the bottom. You get the decorative appearance of double seam, but without its strength. A true double-needle has two bottom threads.

Many canopies have been made on single-needle machines, even where it appears a double-needle has been used. You might consider a single-needle machine like a Singer 20U which you can use in other applications as well.

Mark

[AggieDave 6]

A rigger friend of mine has been looking to buy one as well, thus he's been looking on Ebay and has found some good deals (but hasn't won any auctions yet).

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[rushmc 18]

What gauge are you looking for? (needle spread) I have a Singer 112W151 with a 5/16 spacing. I bought if off of ebay and had it worked over by an industrial sewing machine mechanic. I sews very well but I need a different machine more than this one.

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[rushmc 18]

Just a word of warning......a person can spend up to $1000 real fast if hooks or bearings need replacement. I found that out the hard way

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[riggerrob 561]

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Just a word of warning......a person can spend up to $1000 real fast if hooks or bearings need replacement. I found that out the hard way

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I recently spent CAN$2500 on a decent used Consew double-needle. The mechanic who sold it had the good graces to replace the hook, needle bar, folder, etc. and come by a couple of weeks later to fine tune it.

In comparison, the local Bernina dealer wanted twice that much money for a new machine - that was the wrong gauge - without a folder.

[lazyfrog 0]

Thanks for the info. Never used them on things that needed big resistance. Only on lightwind kites.

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Fumer tue, péter pue
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ourson #10, Mosquito Uno, CBT 579

[betzilla 56]

Our loft has three double needle machines, and I'm pretty sure Kirk bought them on Ebay (At least one of them came to us that way). He has a good working knowlege of sewing machines, and so was able to make the necessary repairs to incredibly low-cost machines, to get them humming.

Otherwise, try "the John Belmont Company" in Chicago (also called "Gill & Gill"). We've gotten parts, tables and motors from them -- I believe they sell reconditioned machines too.

[slotperfect 7]

T&T Liquidators (Lumberton, NC)

He buys out all equipment from textile factories that close/go out of business. You will find some killer deals here.

Good luck!

Arrive Safely

John