Further progress with everything else

Alright so the machine that i mentioned in my last post fell through which was annoying however i ended up purchasing that machine and i am currently in the process of fixing up the frame. I purchase this new machine which happens to be the twin of my current machine. It takes the same bobbin, belt, needles etc so i got lucky and placed my order for thread a few days ago. If you have gone through and looked at all my posts you might be wondering why i am buying more thread. Well basically i have nylon thread which is fine however tensioning and winding bobbins isn't really ideal. It just seems simpler to eliminate as many possible issues as possible so i decided to purchase new thread spools and pre-wound bobbins which will eliminate time at the machine and hopefully make the sewing process a bit smoother.

I really need to do more blog posts because i have about a dozen more items to cover but don't want to write a bloody novel! I guess ill just type till i get bored. So now i have two machines i done some swapping around. I found the oil tray was different depths for the 1152 and the 515. So i have had to swap over the table tops including bits like the spool tree, winder etc. The reason for this was myself and my dad worked together on the 515 frame. So basically the 1152 top sits on the 515 frame with all the new bits i purchased.

In regards to the original 1152 frame that is sitting in pieces and partially stripped. Once i have finished stripping the paint it will be repainted and everything but the machine head will go into storage to save space in the garage.

As mentioned in my last post i was kind of lost for a place to cut the remaining panels. I still haven't got my A into G in regards to cutting but i have solved where i am going to cut the last panels, at home! So basically we picked up a whole load of free science tables from my old high school where my mum works now. We threw away the tops and cleaned them up (strip and paint). Now they are joined together in my garage forming a cutting table that is 1650mm wide by 2400mm long with a spare table for an extension sitting out back. So once i stop using the table to layout all my various projects and extras i will finish cutting the balloon. Its actually turned out really awesome. I have stacks of space which makes it easy to lay everything out rather than just piling it up. My panels and various other bits are neatly stacked along with the fabric which lives on a shelf underneath.