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Sewing Tyvek

 
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wdrwilson



Joined: 24 Oct 2003
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Location: Canada, Nova Scotia, Halifax
PostPosted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 12:16 pm    Post subject: Sewing Tyvek Reply with quote
Hello all,

I was reading the technical document about Tyvek on the Tyvek.com (http://www.tyvek.com/pdf/prod_techman.pdf) site today and it's really fantastic. (well as fantastic as a technical manual can be Smile )

I found this tidbit about sewing... Type 10 is the "hard" Tyvek. (I have both 1056D (6.3 mm) and 1073D (7.6 mm) Tyvek but haven't tried this yet)

Quote:

FOR TYPE 10 SPUNBONDED OLEFIN

• Use 3 to 5 stitches/in. (1.2 to 2 stitches/cm)
at low tension to eliminate skipping.

• Use #036 (Union Special) or #14 (Singer) needle,
or equivalent.

• Use a flat-tipped needle that cuts slit-like perforations.
“Rock Point” (Union Special) or “Narrow Wedge” (Singer)
will permit top-speed operation with the same thread
used for round-point needles.

• The informal industry standard of 25/4 tex (24/4 cc)
glacé thread of short staple cotton in #14 and #036
needles has given satisfactory performance in outdoor
banners when coupled with 16.5/3 tex (36/6 cc) soft
looper thread. If smaller diameter thread is required,
14.5/4 tex (40/4 cc) glacé thread of “Sak” quality
should provide satisfactory results.



another interesting tyvek discussion between Dennist3 and Knotronda is here:

http://www.kitebuilder.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=847&highlight=tyvek

--Bill
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knotronda
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Joined: 22 Jan 2004
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Location: Lincoln City, OR USA
PostPosted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 2:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Bill,

I was checking out old threads and ran across this one. Thanks for mentioning tyvek. I am constantly learning something new about this product. I just completed the Tyvek Friendship Shirone sail. I need to get pics posted on that thread. Maybe, tomorrow???

Talk to you soon,
knotronda
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