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Re: Skin-on-Frame: staple vs sewing
By:john raley
Date: 7/4/2011, 10:40 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: staple vs sewing (Thomas Duncan)

: Interesting.

: You'll also benefit if you keep that nylon soaking wet while you
: stretch it on.

: One of the things I like about sewing (never tried stapling) is
: that I can always whip another row of stitches down the center
: and gather in more material and tension the skin further.

: What if the staples loosen and pull out? Nylon is funny how it
: shrinks and expands. The wood expands and contracts too. Sewing
: is dependable I think because you're basically making a custom
: fit bag independent of any other structure?

I had not considered the idea of being able to run a second seam to tighten it up more... thats interesting. I am planning on taking it from the shop into another room thats airconditioned to a chilly degree, and misting the nylon with a garden sprayer as i skinned it.

Thanks!
john r

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: staple vs sewing
john raley -- 7/1/2011, 2:53 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: staple vs sewing
Dave Gentry -- 7/1/2011, 3:05 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: staple vs sewing
john raley -- 7/1/2011, 3:38 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: staple vs sewing
Tom Moen -- 7/1/2011, 4:09 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: staple vs sewing
john raley -- 7/1/2011, 5:40 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: staple vs sewing
Tom Moen -- 7/1/2011, 7:12 pm
Staples can be temporary
Jay Babina -- 7/1/2011, 5:48 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: staple vs sewing
Bill Hamm -- 7/2/2011, 1:44 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: staple vs sewing
Joy -- 7/2/2011, 7:49 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: staple vs sewing
Paul G. Jacobson -- 7/5/2011, 12:43 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: staple vs sewing
Bill Hamm -- 7/5/2011, 12:51 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: staple vs sewing
Jeff Buyer -- 7/3/2011, 10:35 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: staple vs sewing
john raley -- 7/3/2011, 12:21 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: staple vs sewing
Thomas Duncan -- 7/4/2011, 9:45 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: staple vs sewing
john raley -- 7/4/2011, 10:40 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: staple vs sewing
Paul G. Jacobson -- 7/5/2011, 1:01 am