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Originally Posted By marnsdorff: Doesn't look bad, keep working on it. Do a few more and they will start looking real nice. Just bite the bullet and buy an 8 oz or 16oz spool of good quality tan thread. I use 'Coyote' (color number 498) thread for most things. A&E, Coats, and Fil-Tec are all decent brands. Look for bonded nylon. You can probably get away with a good tan and a black thread. A barely use any black thread, mostly for putting on patches. A big spool like those will last you a long long time for casual sewing. You will need an industrial spool hanger stand for the spools, but those are cheap on amazon. Here ya go. Check this one out. It's T70 size thread, that's what you'd want to use for actual gear if your machine will handle that big of thread. Otherwise, look for a size T45 thread similar to that one. https://www.ebay.com/itm/126358104225 Here's an example of a black T45 size thread. https://www.ebay.com/itm/126703236617 WTF has spools of thread too, they're a little more expensive than ebay, but ebay is really hit and miss. And WTF is a good company - one of the guys posts on here in this subforum. If you don't want to look around for thread, go check out their thread. Both brands they carry are good. https://www.wtfidea.com/milspec-nylon-thread-tex-45-size-46-gov-b-a-e-berry-compliant-a-a-59826a-bonded-coyote-brown/ Originally Posted By marnsdorff: Originally Posted By WillieTangoFox: The journey to suck less at sewing marches on. Of course Joann store closed……. So that was an hour drive for nothing. And hobby lobby sucks ass for sewing stuffs. So ran out of tan thread. O well. Hasty repairs of holes, and RAID modded an old desert top I had stored in the attic, https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/123862/IMG_0718_jpeg-3594174.JPG Doesn't look bad, keep working on it. Do a few more and they will start looking real nice. Just bite the bullet and buy an 8 oz or 16oz spool of good quality tan thread. I use 'Coyote' (color number 498) thread for most things. A&E, Coats, and Fil-Tec are all decent brands. Look for bonded nylon. You can probably get away with a good tan and a black thread. A barely use any black thread, mostly for putting on patches. A big spool like those will last you a long long time for casual sewing. You will need an industrial spool hanger stand for the spools, but those are cheap on amazon. Here ya go. Check this one out. It's T70 size thread, that's what you'd want to use for actual gear if your machine will handle that big of thread. Otherwise, look for a size T45 thread similar to that one. https://www.ebay.com/itm/126358104225 Here's an example of a black T45 size thread. https://www.ebay.com/itm/126703236617 WTF has spools of thread too, they're a little more expensive than ebay, but ebay is really hit and miss. And WTF is a good company - one of the guys posts on here in this subforum. If you don't want to look around for thread, go check out their thread. Both brands they carry are good. https://www.wtfidea.com/milspec-nylon-thread-tex-45-size-46-gov-b-a-e-berry-compliant-a-a-59826a-bonded-coyote-brown/ Good info. Thanks. My machine is just a Singer “Heavy Duty” 44S from walmart. Have to do some research on max thread. A Juki will be bought after I get done with spending money on renovations on my new house. I will order some of this stuff online since Joann was the only good shop within an hour of me. Hobby Lobby/Wal Mart only sells stick on velcro, which really gums up the needle. Lol. |
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Originally Posted By WillieTangoFox: Good info. Thanks. My machine is just a Singer “Heavy Duty” 44S from walmart. Have to do some research on max thread. A Juki will be bought after I get done with spending money on renovations on my new house. I will order some of this stuff online since Joann was the only good shop within an hour of me. Hobby Lobby/Wal Mart only sells stick on velcro, which really gums up the needle. Lol. Taking the leap up to a big boy machine eh? You must like sewing.  I saw a manual for your machine, it should take size 18 needles, which means you should be able to use T69 thread if you are careful. |
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Originally Posted By marnsdorff: Thus the more obscure camo the better you say? Originally Posted By marnsdorff: Originally Posted By WillieTangoFox: Things are moving fast in the world of field sensors. If folks take some time to read up on the companies making AI/Algorithm assisted thermal/night vision…….. it is clear that the next generation of signaling is here. In a couple years all the camo pattern debates will be gone on Arfcom, since cameras will simply overlay the detected shapes within sensors. You will all come running back to OD green where you belong!  “ I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones" - Albert Einstein Thus the more obscure camo the better you say? this is so true! I used to work in mistake proofing manufacturing plants, and we used thermal camera vision systems that could even detect a missing or wrong material o-ring being installed in a motor. The cameras and AI programs are so good right now it's scary.  Your camo pattern will get you killed |
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Well you seen much combat? ......... I've seen a little on TV.
We are jolly green giants, walking the Earth with guns.
Lifetime NRA member SADLY
now GOA and ASA member!!!!!
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Two versions of the sewn faraday cloth VHF antennas. One is about $40 in materials and one is about $10 in materials. Below 3:1 swr on 144-170 Mhz with the frequency tuned at 152Mhz. Attached File Attached File Attached File |
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Originally Posted By WillieTangoFox: Two versions of the sewn faraday cloth VHF antennas. One is about $40 in materials and one is about $10 in materials. Below 3:1 swr on 144-170 Mhz with the frequency tuned at 152Mhz. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/123862/IMG_0771_jpeg-3609170.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/123862/IMG_0768_jpeg-3609171.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/123862/IMG_0772_jpeg-3609182.JPG Have you tried using them yet? They work well? |
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I do have a few field trials on Version 1. Much more will take place next month of both versions. Version 2 was actually made for someone else, who will do his own independent testing. I am happy so far in terms of performance, ease of carry and deployment. I will probably make a few in GMRS/UHF, but I want to refine my coax termination method further so it is less of a headache in the build process. |
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Originally Posted By WillieTangoFox: I do have a few field trials on Version 1. Much more will take place next month of both versions. Version 2 was actually made for someone else, who will do his own independent testing. I am happy so far in terms of performance, ease of carry and deployment. I will probably make a few in GMRS/UHF, but I want to refine my coax termination method further so it is less of a headache in the build process. Report back on this, I'm interested in this. I've been wanting to get something similarish for my extra radios, and didn't want to buy them. |
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I do have a rough draft, of a product an actual tactical sewer could make money on i think. Basically an empty arborist weight sack, that you carry empty, and then add rocks. You can then use the weight to throw a line in a tree for antennas. You could of course store your bankline or whatever cordage you want inside that you will use to hoist the antenna. Attached File Attached File |
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Originally Posted By WillieTangoFox: I do have a rough draft, of a product an actual tactical sewer could make money on i think. Basically an empty arborist weight sack, that you carry empty, and then add rocks. You can then use the weight to throw a line in a tree for antennas. You could of course store your bankline or whatever cordage you want inside that you will use to hoist the antenna. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/123862/IMG_0773_jpeg-3609393.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/123862/IMG_0774_jpeg-3609395.JPG You should fine tune it, and get your stitching down on it, then sell them. Sell them on etsy, amazon, and ebay. Heck, when I get my storefront open, I'll carry them for you. Make it a side hustle. Maybe make some of those antennas and sell them too. Do a batch of 10 of them, it'll cut down on your time per item. It'll help pay for your sewing hobby and make a little money on the side. |
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Built a waterproof mesh radio to run atak with some guys that want to play with it. I named it MPU5 in meshtastic for lolz. Attached File |
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