Rick,
 
Sunbrella should sew about like 8-10 ounce twill canvas. It is easier tham
"Jeans". More stable. Where you run into problems is when you try to bind the
edges. You then go through 5 layers minimum and up to maybe 8 if you have a
zipper and some plastic in there. This is pretty tough for a home machine even
with a walking foot attachment. With the money you save doing it yourself you
 could porobably buy one of the inexpensive walking foot machines and turn
yourself into canvas-man. There are certainly enough places on our Babas that
could use covers to pay for the machine cost.
 
On the other hand. I have an industrial machine Con-sew 206RB model w/ a
walking foot which will make just about anything you need from heavy
canvas/Cordura projects to leather stuff. This machine will plow through 10 layers of
fabric and a couple of layers of webbing with ease. I would suggest getting the
pulley changed to SLOW the machine down as much as possible to make your
sewing more accurate.
 
Today's cost is $999 with a table. Check out Alberoni Sewing Machine in Los
Angeles. They will sell you one with an industrial table shipped to your
doorstep.
 
_www.Alberoni.com_ (http://www.Alberoni.com)
 
 
Cheers,
 
Dave Fierek
 
 

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