• What machine do you guys use for French / double seams?
    I have a Consew 339RB-1 that came with a 3/8” needle head. I changed it up to a 1/2” to do car upholstery and love it. Not a bad deal for $600. Runs good if you get the thread tension adjusted right. But I always have to really run a lot through it to test it. If I run 1’ piece it looks good. Then about halfway through a seat one of the threads start to fray and the thread breaks. If dialed in right it runs like a champ.
  • How much to charge for re-carpeting a bass boat
    Wish I could help. I’ve done carpet in houses and it is no fun. For the boat, some things to consider size of boat, does it have wood that is possibly bad underneath, is it just the floor or some sides as well.
    You could do a flat rate of $xx/yard and estimate how much material you will need. Might not be as applicable to a boat where you will need to upholster doors but that is how most floor installers price their jobs.
  • Acrylic or Perspex?
    I don’t know about Perspex but I know acrylic can scratch easily. I have used acrylic a handful times for speaker boxes and custom interior window effects in an interior. But I have not heard of people using it for convertible windows. I would think it would not be a good fit for your application. But I could be wrong.

Joshua Etchison

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