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Canvas and Upholstery Repairs
Canvas and Upholstery Repairs
I have a industrial walking foot sewing machine that I have used to perform countless repairs throughout the boat. I bought this machine (REX607) off Ebay over four years ago. I believe they may have become so popular that stock is now difficult to find. It is a knock off of the Sailrite-Ultrafeed, in fact there numerous versions of similar design online under different names. I have had great luck with the REX607 but if I was to go find one today I might just go buy a Sailrite Ultrafeed. These have slightly better manufacturing quality but it would mainly be for availability and guaranteed parts compatibility although Sailrite parts so far seem to be the same on the REX607.
In any case, any more you spend on the machine (within reason) doesn't matter much as you will spend much more on materials and forget all about what you paid for the machine in the first place. Besides, by doing your own repairs you save so much anyway but this is always not about cost savings. It often about availability and time duration to solve a problem. A good canvas repair resource is hard to secure in a timely manner these days as with any good trade.
Sailrite does provide some pretty good demonstrations that can be helpful when starting out. I still buy the bulk of my supplies from Sailrite as they really have a great selection.
Pres‑N‑Snap Installation Tool
Sailrite® Edge Hotknife Package (110V)
Sailrite® Blade Foam Saw V2 (110V)
Comfort Grip Rotary Cutter
Speedy Stitcher® Sewing Awl Kit
Twist‑Lock Eyelet Hole Cutter
Ultrafeed® LS‑1 Walking Foot Sewing Machine
Sailrite® Short Nose Upholstery Staple Gun
Favorite Amazon Boat Related Equipment Purchases
Favorite Amazon Boat Related Equipment Purchases
These are personal recommendations that I purchased and have had great service with.
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