Gone and done it

**bubba** · 11th February 05, 10:45 AM

Just sent off an order to Rocky for a traditional in Hamilton tartan. A 3 week wait but that's easy to tolerate. When I talked to him on the phone he was trying to fix his industrial sewing machine. Looking forward to this. My mother asked why I don't get one in Hamilton since I already have a MacNeil so this should make her day.

**GMan** · 11th February 05, 10:48 AM

Way to go Bubba!!!

**JackK** · 11th February 05, 11:01 AM

Good one on ya Bubba

Hope to see a photo after you get it

Jack

**Magnus Sporrano** · 11th February 05, 12:39 PM

I was just over at the shop and he seemed a little frustrated with the new machine, but we didn't get a chance to talk about it. He & Kelly were nose down in their work with a huge workload in front of them so I got out of there without a lot of chit-chat today.

**bubba** · 11th February 05, 02:44 PM

Originally Posted by Magnus Sporrano

I was just over at the shop and he seemed a little frustrated with the new machine, but we didn't get a chance to talk about it. He & Kelly were nose down in their work with a huge workload in front of them so I got out of there without a lot of chit-chat today.

Yeah, the machine was giving him problems, worked yesterday but not today and he was trying to fix it. He said there's about a 3 week wait right now so they're obviously extremely busy which is a GOOD thing for them.

**RockyR** · 12th February 05, 07:54 AM

We got the machine fixed... MAN does this thing haul A$$! Our normal machines are "upper end" home type machines. They sew about 300 stitches per minute and have a bunch of options (zig zags, patterns, buttonholes, monograming, etc). This thing sews 6000 (no I didn't add a 0 by accident) stitches per minute. You physically have to STEER the material into the machine! It'll be good for our Philabegs, but I think it'll be too fast for our Traditionals and Premiers (needs to be more "exacting").

**dana** · 12th February 05, 08:04 AM

Hey Rocky,

Question about construction. At what point of the construction do you sew down the edges of the pleats? I was playing around with some material one day, setting pleats and all, and I couldn't really figure out when you would sew the pleats. I don't mean the fell, I mean the stitch then runs down the length of each pleat. Hopefully this isn't some sort of "trade secret"

dana