Union Special 43200G - Chain Stitching in UK

[Beatle]

[martin_914]

Afternoon gents…

don't suppose you have any spares for the union special 43200g...

I just need a couple of bits to get mine going... its so frustrating! like hens teeth.

anyway, if you did then I will cross your palms with gold galore.

[emame]

I have a U.S 43200G good condition for sale. I'm from Malaysia. Interested… email me at emamalterz@yahoo.com

[mankarat]

hey, this is my friend.. Welcome here emam!

[emame]

hey Mankarat…. When will you come to my shop?? Your belt sold already. Come to see me, and get your cash.

[simonc]

Dude that's not chain stitching, this is chain stitching!

[jimmy]

@simonc:

Dude that's not chain stitching, this is chain stitching!

I am not sure if your been sarcastic or not but that is clearly a lockstitch machine. It has a walking foot

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[Giles]

Unity is fully functional again.  I had set one of the paramaters to be the thickness of two ciggie papers and it should only have been one.  She is a sensitive old gal.  Here is Rob the Unity surgeon:

[hectic]

Apropos…

Hey G et al, thanks for the timely Unionizing you did for me/my friend recently.

[Giles]

My pleasure Hectic…..............

[Geo]

can the hem of t-shirts be chain-stitched?

[Giles]

Just tried it on a cheapo very stretchy one.  Not altogether syccessful, but on a proper Tee (IH), it is likely to be a lot better…................When you come down, bring a selection......................

[Chris]

Does chainstitching stretch enough to work for a tshirt?  Seems like it would be possible, though.  Just need to use lighter weight thread and maybe reset the stitch length.

EDIT: damn, Giles had a faster and better answer…

[Giles]

On the Union Special, altering the stitch length is a major engineering job.  It means frigging around with a bunch of internal cams…...Not happening.....

But, the beauty about the chain stitch is that is stretches with the cotton on the Tee.  No problems there....

[Geo]

i think it looks supacool . . .

[Seul]

Man… Imagine a royal blue shirt with a duck brown-like coloured thread and wearing it on top of your 801s...

I think you're onto something here, Geo...

[Madame Buttonfly]

@Seul:

Man… Imagine a royal blue shirt with a duck brown-like coloured thread and wearing it on top of your 801s...

I think you're onto something here, Geo...

• Mrs G watches G, his calculator in hand, dollar signs rolling in his eyes, working out what he can charge for bespoke t-shirt chainstitching…

[Seul]

Seriously: has it been done?.. I dunno what it exactly doés to the shirt (strengthen it???), but it could look way cool…

[Geo]

do i get a discount for coming up with this business initiative? 

[Giles]

Yep yours will cost nothing  - the video rights for "Geo effing up a series of IH Tee Shirts" will surely sell for a bundle…...............