Sewing machine

[KellysEye]

>I'd agree with a Sailrite. However, being a professional machinist and having had an industrial machine, it does have it's drawbacks.It's basic, needs constant attention for potential rust problems (liberal use of Boeshield).

Our machine was on the boat for six and a half years and nver got any rust.

>It is difficult to insert heavy duty zips in heavy material when there are seams involved with the generic foot.

Jane used the generic foot to do that.

> I have a block & tackle to lift the beast onto the table

Both Jane and I can lift our Sailrite on to the saloon table and the table doesn't need any extra support. It's standard model with a central support and can be moved backward and forwards and up and down.

It's amazing how people have such different experiences.

 

[Liz_I]

<Both Jane and I can lift our Sailrite on to the saloon table and the table doesn't need any extra support. It's standard model with a central support and can be moved backward and forwards and up and down.>

'Tis only I who has the problem lifting the machine I'm pretty old, am fairly vertically challenged and have dodgy shoulders. If it wasn't for that I'm sure I could manage!

As you say it's amazing how people have different experiences

 

[duncan99210]

Before we set out, we made a bimini using a modern domestic machine, which was a painful process, as the machine could not cope with the heavy fabric. We'd left our 35 year old Praff in storage; we got it out last year and shipped it to Greece, where we made an improved bimini and various other canvas projects. The Pfaff coped with it all with no problems; ancient but solid engineering!