Sewing machine accessories needed

not a pressure foot, but a feed finger as frank has posted.

Those look easier; there's possibilities to laser-cut the shape from sheet metal, and hand-polish (maybe
just a Dremel tool and a selection of emery and rouge compounds) into usefulness. The eye is
the critical bit, and it looks kinda... tiny.

emachineshop.com is one outfit that might be worth looking into

<https://www.emachineshop.com/machine-shop/Laser-Cutting-Service/page77.html>

It still takes some work to get all the dimensions into the CAD environment; if you know someone with
a measuring microscope, that's a good place to start. The patent (US #4640206) didn't have
much relevant info that I could see.
 
What machine
These are for the omnistitch machine which has not been available since 1993. I would like someone to make me copies of these feed fingers. I have a set of five different ones that I would like 30sets made. I will pay for your time!
Thank you.
Frank has found them online and posted a picture of them.
 
The picture Frank sent is not good enough for me to duplicate them. The only way I think anyone would have a chance is if you supplied a sample to copy, unless you have a production drawing.

David
 
David is correct, there's not much hope anyone could realistically work from that simple illustration. I'm not even 100% sure on the operation with only that picture to go by. Sample part, or at least a series of more detailed photos/dimensions would be needed.

I think the parts would need to be pretty consistent and fairly accurate, but in terms of complexity I'm not sure it's there. 150 pieces though is a factor. Processing by hand would be laborious so it's almost looking for someone with small-scale punching capabilities. I do not.

Other than the three holes, there are two little bent tabs or "wings" at the very bottom tip? Is their purpose to corral the needle direction after it strikes the finger?

-frank
 
Also to add to Frank's comments. It would be good to know what you think these things will sell for.

I often do small production jobs for a friend, but I have to have some expectation of the price including material cost.

David
 
The picture Frank sent is not good enough for me to duplicate them. The only way I think anyone would have a chance is if you supplied a sample to copy, unless you have a production drawing.

David
I do expect to supply the sample pieces I have. I can mail them to you with enough postage to return them if you can't use them. As to price, if they cost about $20.00 each piece I can supply them to my friends at that cost. I don't expect any profit for myself. This is a whole new field for me! I design clothing, quilt, and embroider . If I could help my contemporaries with these missing pieces for their machines that would be great!
 
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To add to Frank's question, the tips of each piece are different shapes. This is to feed the embellishment materials under the needle to be sewn down on the main garmen. If it would be helpful I can also supply sample fabric with the embellishment sewn down so you can see what these fingers do.

Diana
 
My wife has every sewing machine known to man, two of most of them. She'd never seen this.

 
They were sold in the 80s to 1993. Were popular at the time . Sold across the seas also. Come up on eBay once in a while, bot the fingers are no longer available! That is why I would like to be able to get a few for friends.
 
Seems to me, this is a great group project. Someone who's good with drafting could make a couple of DWGs of the pieces. One of us accomplished at die sinking could make a die to punch out the basic piece. Someone else with a good press could punch out several hindered of them, others could do the fine mill work, or whatever on the ends, one of our shooters could limber up a tumbler and polish the burrs off. Just look a what Mikey accomplished, by himself.

I'm no professional draftsman, but I could make drawings of the original pieces that others could use to do their part. Yeah, I'm volunteering my copy of DraftSight.
 
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