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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Thread for SOF Skin?------WebKi
By:Brian Nystrom
Date: 5/1/2009, 6:09 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Thread for SOF Skin?------WebKi (Scott Shurlow)

: It will break at some point in time in your sewing process,
: which isn't a tragedy. Once you coat your skin, the seam is welded
: together and it will not separate, so strength is not important.

Yeah, right. Polyurethane is a coating, not an adhesive. If the stitching failed, the seam wouldn't last long. Strength DOES matter when it comes to stitching skins.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Thread for SOF Skin?
Timt -- 4/30/2009, 12:46 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Thread for SOF Skin?
Brian Nystrom -- 5/1/2009, 6:04 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Thread for SOF Skin?
Aaron H -- 4/30/2009, 3:37 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Thread for SOF Skin? *LINK*
Tim Taylor -- 4/30/2009, 10:03 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Thread for SOF Skin?
Bill Hamm -- 5/1/2009, 7:59 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Thread for SOF Skin? *LINK*
Timt -- 5/1/2009, 9:03 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Thread for SOF Skin?
Bill Hamm -- 5/1/2009, 10:22 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Thread for SOF Skin?
Kudzu -- 4/30/2009, 2:23 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Thread for SOF Skin?------WebKi
Mike Bielski------WebKitFormBoundaryCdAnI+4PMbLAxo -- 4/30/2009, 2:18 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Thread for SOF Skin?------WebKi
Scott Shurlow -- 4/30/2009, 6:41 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Thread for SOF Skin?------WebKi
Brian Nystrom -- 5/1/2009, 6:09 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Thread for SOF Skin?------WebKi
Scott Shurlow -- 5/1/2009, 7:01 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Thread for SOF Skin?------WebKi *NM*
Brian Nystrom -- 5/1/2009, 6:07 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Thread for SOF Skin?
Mike Bielski -- 4/30/2009, 8:07 pm