[Sewing] Making Notebooks on the Industrial Sowing Machine?

[rachel lyra hospodar]

I have an identical machine to the one at noisebridge and have actually
very recently used it to sew papers together to make a notebook.  With a
leather cover, actually. Thin leather - and to simulate the walking foot, I
pulled the leather taut and fed it through myself.  The machine at
noisbridge suffers from a lack of maintenance, and quite often from crazy
abuse, but as far as abuse goes there's nothing 10 pieces of paper would do
to it that a few layers of denim couldn't do just as easily.

It will dull the needle, same as cutting paper dulls your fabric scissors.

R.
 On Dec 30, 2012 9:28 AM, "Chris Murphy" <chrisnoisebridge at gmail.com> wrote:

> Mario,
>
> The term industrial sewing machine is misleading. It does not mean that
> the machine can sew through any kind of material. It just means that it
> will be reliable day in and day out when used for fabric. The Juki 5550DL
> at NB will not even sew threw Velcro very easily, let alone leather or a
> stack of paper (which is basically a block of wood.). You would very likely
> harm the machine while attempting to use it this way. I have had to repair
> it myself a few times and I have a good sense of what it can handle and how
> it gets abused.
>
> What you need, I'm guessing, is the kind of machine that can sew through
> leather. I'm not referring to a standard 'walking foot' sewing machine. I'm
> referring to a machine you could find in a shoe repair setting. As far as I
> know, it is called a 'shoe repair machine'. It can sew through layers of
> thick rubber or leather. However, even this kind of machine may not be the
> appropriate tool for the job.
>
> Thanks to my experience at Noisebridge, this leads me to an observation...
>
> Hacking is not to get away with the wrong tool for the job, it is to
> create the right tool for the job on your own.
>
> Chris
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Dec 29, 2012, at 21:24, Mario Landau Holdsworth <mariolh at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hi NB Sewing,
>
> I recently posted to the discuss list and Rachel suggested I try asking
> this list as well.
>
> Are there any Sewing folks who will be around Noisebridge in the next few
> days and are willing to show me how to use the industrial sewing machine. I
> have a few other people interested in this project from the discuss list.
> Basically we'd like to use the industrial sewing machine to make our own
> notebooks like this mini moleskine:
>
> http://flic.kr/p/dFuXEX
>
> I'd love to learn about your experiences if you've bound books before.
> Please let me know if there's a time when you're available to help me learn
> basic safety on the industrial sewing machine.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Mario
>
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