Biggest roll we've ever ordered. 
The lift struggled to get it off the truck.
May be some binding in my future.
HP
The lift struggled to get it off the truck.May be some binding in my future.
HP
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I just finished one of those pontoons
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Thought you had an nc carpet binding machine? Second, a sailrite is not the machine to do this. 3rd, corinthian will bind it for you, probably would be cheaper than 8 hours for you too do it. 4th, binding works better with the nap down.Last edited by Eric; 09-13-2018, 07:17 PM.Comment
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1- The NC Binder is for sale. It does great for less thick carpets. Needle deflection causes dropped stitches, I have no time for that. The NC may be sold, didn't want to break it.
2 - Odd, The Sailrite did a great job. #22 needle, Tenara clear, stout presser foot pressure, stout tension all round, and it did the job as asked. How not?
3 - There will be 6 more pieces for this job. These are the largest. The others, around the helm, the bar area, ect. We are a custom shop... we do the work.
4 - There are a few factors at play here. (Keep in mind I did some tests during the morning hours, and may have tried the NC, sewing napp down, ect.)
a- the smaller of the 2 is about 220 lbs / 100 kilo. The one shown my guess, 350 lbs / 160 kilo. I'm 220 soaked, round 2 I'm fighting outside my weight class.
b- I am an old man. I watched man walk on the moon for the first time, live on TV, and remember it! I didn't have a young buck like yourself to muscle the monsters around for me.
c- arthritis in my lumbar 3-4-5, and a bullet near my C7 & C8, prevents me from dragging around carpets the size of those in factor A. Yet.... I'm "THE Guy" for carpet binding. WTH?
d- I had to admit that I was not in charge of this job, the carpet was. I had to find solutions to the issues presented and get the job done. If I could not bring the carpet to the machine. I would need to bring the machine to the carpet. Smarter, not harder.
e- See thread "Dog eat Dog" Many in the field claim to be stronger better faster cheaper, with tons more experience than I.
Not really a benchmark here! I spent 40 years in the bowling business! I am the king of doing something with nothing for the unknowing and the thankless. I care more than the boat's owner in most cases, so I find what looks best with the tools at hand.
The Ol' HolePoker
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