Sewing machine for nylon?

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Howdy fellas!
I enjoy crafting leather and I appreciate kydex mostly for small knives. Lately I've been making beefy drop points that are designed for hard use in the woods...not show pieces at all. I don't like the belt attachment with kydex and a bigger knife and I don't always want the bulk of leather.

I want to design a nice heavy duty nylon sheath and need a sewing machine. I don't know anything about them. Can you offer some model advice or sources for a good machine. Stitching a bit of leather would not ruin the deal! ;)
 
Looks sturdy. Thanks for the recommendation. Is it a mostly manual machne?
 
Many years back, I bought an industrial Consew high post sewing machine on ebay for $80. I had to build a table for it, and converted the drive unit to a slow speed with a pulley reduction system. It is a horse, and would sew thick nylon easily. It is not made to sew thick leather, so My Tippmann Boss does all my stitching now. I would gladly sell the Consew to you cheap, but you are half way across the continent from VA. I need to find a local sailmaker who need a new machine.

Check Ebay and Craig's List for industrial stitching machines. I would give a good sword for the one JT found and restored a few years ago.
 
I may ask you about that machine soon! I appreciate the reply.

The boss looks like exactly what I need and it's on sale for June. I'm just fnishing a new shop building so I'm a little gunshy on a big purchase...but my "common sense" may get the better of me after all. :)
 
You will never look back on buying a Tippmann.

I'll tell you how I got mine. Many will remember the great guy I got it from.
I was at Bill Moran's hammer-in and Mick Koval was there, selling his tools. Even though we were just business acquaintances, I considered Mick one of my friends. He had some grinders and other big tools with him, as well as supplies. One was a Tippmann Boss with all the accessories. I really liked it, but the $1300 tag was a lot, so I put it on my "Someday" list. He offered to throw in the accessories for free, and just charge the $1100 regular price. I told him I would see how sales went at the knife show, later that day.
Mick was on the downhill slide of his illness then, and did not feel good, so he left to go lie down and rest until he felt better. A newer maker was there looking at the equipment, so I went over and showed him the features of several tools. Not knowing if Mick would be back anytime soon, or at all that day,I took down an order for a Bader B3, a horizontal grinder, a Tippmann, and a Baldor buffer, plus a list of desired wheels and accessories for these items. It was about a $9-10,000 order. I took the gents contact info and such, in case Mick didn't get back before the man left. I assured him that Mick or Troy would get with him in a day or two if he was not back soon. Mick came back the next morning, and I gave him the order. I went and found the gent, and he bought a huge order of tools and supplies. When we were packing up after the hammer-in, I was helping Mick load the heavy stuff, because he was really getting weak. I was carrying the Tippmann and asked where he wanted it put. He said, "Put it in your car...you earned it."
I get a smile and remember Mick every time I pull the handle and make a stitch.
 
i got a techsew GA5-1 head in the other day for 674 w/shipping, it will go thru 3 layers of 8-9 oz real easy. i'm gonna put a handle crank on the wheel and hand crank it. big solid machine though.
 
That's a cool story of how you got your Boss. Sounds like you did indeed earn it!
 
bladsmth said:
You will never look back on buying a Tippmann.

I'll tell you how I got mine. Many will remember the great guy I got it from.
I was at Bill Moran's hammer-in and Mick Koval was there, selling his tools. Even though we were just business acquaintances, I considered Mick one of my friends. He had some grinders and other big tools with him, as well as supplies. One was a Tippmann Boss with all the accessories. I really liked it, but the $1300 tag was a lot, so I put it on my "Someday" list. He offered to throw in the accessories for free, and just charge the $1100 regular price. I told him I would see how sales went at the knife show, later that day.
Mick was on the downhill slide of his illness then, and did not feel good, so he left to go lie down and rest until he felt better. A newer maker was there looking at the equipment, so I went over and showed him the features of several tools. Not knowing if Mick would be back anytime soon, or at all that day,I took down an order for a Bader B3, a horizontal grinder, a Tippmann, and a Baldor buffer, plus a list of desired wheels and accessories for these items. It was about a $9-10,000 order. I took the gents contact info and such, in case Mick didn't get back before the man left. I assured him that Mick or Troy would get with him in a day or two if he was not back soon. Mick came back the next morning, and I gave him the order. I went and found the gent, and he bought a huge order of tools and supplies. When we were packing up after the hammer-in, I was helping Mick load the heavy stuff, because he was really getting weak. I was carrying the Tippmann and asked where he wanted it put. He said, "Put it in your car...you earned it."
I get a smile and remember Mick every time I pull the handle and make a stitch.
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Awesome story, even better than flooring.
 
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