Tent design

[gudspelr]

Mine is an old 1950’s machine-I just set it on max for the stitch length. I think it’s probably somewhere in the neighborhood of 8-9 stitches per inch.


Jeremy

 

[William Hanson (live2hunt)]

I used blue so it's easier to see

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[William Hanson (live2hunt)]

It about 5 stitch per inch

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[William Hanson (live2hunt)]

You will have to really play with your home machine getting it adjusted just perfectly to be able to get that though as home machines have a real problem feeding silnylon

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[NHBacon]

You don't say!!!! Stuff is a pain to keep still.

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[William Hanson (live2hunt)]

Odds are good even with it adjusted just perfectly you'll still have to keep tension at the front and back and sort of feed it manually

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[gudspelr]

^^^^This. I don’t think I’d say I had trouble getting the silpoly to feed through my machine, but feeding CONSISTENTLY is a whole different story. After all the projects I did, the biggest thing I found to controlling stitch length was the pressure I kept on both sides of the presser foot and helping feed the material along at a consistent rate. Doing stuff sacks, pull outs, a tarp, quilts, etc was really helpful for me to get the practice for that consistent tension on the fabric.

Jeremy

 

[William Hanson (live2hunt)]

You can give me a call if you need me to walk you through tuning your machine

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[yardwork]

It about 5 stitch per inch

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Thank you very much. You've confirmed I was more or less perforating my fabric! I've since increased my stitch length dramatically as I had a few times where the fabric underneath got caught in the sewing and I couldn't easily rip those seams.

Also, longer stitch length makes the long seams go much faster.

 

[yardwork]

Odds are good even with it adjusted just perfectly you'll still have to keep tension at the front and back and sort of feed it manually

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When I sewed my silpoly tarp this summer there were a few areas on the project where I used tissue paper to help the feeding process. Really helped the machine gain traction. You still need to hold the fabric front and back as live2hunt mentions but a few areas it helped. It pulls free easily and a spritz of water helps remove any remaining bits of paper.

 

[NHBacon]

I'm going to put my sealant in a spray bottle!!

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[William Hanson (live2hunt)]

I'm going to put my sealant in a spray bottle!!

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Then it's probably too thin

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[NHBacon]

Progress! I need plans for a smaller one!!

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[Beendare]

You are pretty far along but what I think is best after trying numerous techniques is to use that iron on seam tape to stick the two pieces together.....then its pretty easy to fold and sew.

 

[NHBacon]

Tips on sewing the cap?

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[William Hanson (live2hunt)]

Tips on sewing the cap?

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Glue both on with silicone overnight first

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Glue both on with silicone overnight first

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Are you sewing that by hand after it dries?

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[William Hanson (live2hunt)]

Are you sewing that by hand after it dries?

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No with a machine

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[NHBacon]

I happy with progress, however I do have a couple of corners that are not tight. I'll probably just put the outs and pull them out tight. Thing is monster big inside. I just have to seam seal and stove Jack it.

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[NW307]

Looks good, I'm about to start in on a pyramid tent that will hopefully be very similar to that. What ended up working with sewing the cap on top?