BC fabric

[cobaltbabe]

Does anyone have an idea where I can buy the fabric for a BC. I have to repair mine and have been all over the place and have come up empty handed. Any assistance would be appreciated.

[CD_in_Chitown]

Of fabric are you looking for? I found three different thicknesses of nylon for pockets at Hancock, I know a guy who has an upholsterer account with Birch, I can look in their books.

[cobaltbabe]

It is the body of the BC. It's a zeagle. I believe it is called bolistic fabric.

[CD_in_Chitown]

I believe it's the 410 denier, you could try these guys:

http://public.macpac.co.nz/view/375

They don't have it listed on the web but their customer service dept answers inquiries.

[cobaltbabe]

I will drop them a line and see what they say.

[mddolson]

You can order 1000 Denear Cordura Nylon from Fabric Land

I made my own pockets for my Transpac

Mike D

[Babelfish]

I don't recommend sewing 500 denier nylon. You're going to break your sewing machine, or else put a needle through your finger if you try to sew it by hand. They make special sewing machines for that kind of thing, and if you use your wife's $2000 Bernina, plan on sleeping on the couch for two weeks...

My suggestion would be to take your BC to a luggage shop that does repair work. They probably have the tools and fabric to patch a rip in the nylon.

[Zagnut]

.. that a strong needle would work for hand sewing. I've got a pair of hunting boots made of 1000 Denier Cordura. They make bullet proof vests out of this stuff and so these boots are supposed to tough as nails...and they are...until you get into a bunch of cactus. Then the damn cactus needles go right thru the fibers and thru the thinsulate into your foot. Then they break off in the thinsulate so every time you put them on you feel cactus needles. I guess these boots were designed to keep drunk hunters from shooting themselves in the foot, but not for hunting near cactus.
Anyhows, I would think a needle would pass thruough the material.

BTW Babelfish, in your signature line you said there are 10 kinds of people in this world...but you only listed two kinds?!?.. ;)

[Babelfish]

Zagnut once bubbled...
..

BTW Babelfish, in your signature line you said there are 10 kinds of people in this world...but you only listed two kinds?!?.. ;)

10 is the number two in binary.

Each significant digit represents a power of 2. For example,

1 is 0001 2^0 or "two to the zero power"
2 is 0010 2^1 or "two to the first power"
3 is 0011 2^1 + 2^0 is "two to the first plus two to the zero"
4 is 0100 2^2 or "two to the second power"
5 is 0101...

etc...

quess my sense of humor is too nerdy.

[CD_in_Chitown]

Guess we know which kind Zag is, eh?

BTW Zag, that 1000 Denier cordura is used in bulletproof vests cuz it's strong enough to hold up the Kevlar plates. :D

I've sewn it on a machine, not the wife's primary but the backup she keeps bungied to the sewing machine cabinet. Worked much better than by hand but does break needles when you're sewing through several layers at those "important to be well-sewn stress points" I've started taking them to a cobbler (luggage and shoe sewing guy) to do the stitching.

Chris

[mddolson]

I sewed 1000 Denier cordura with an average run of the mill sewing machine.
I just used a needle for denim (blue jeans). I also used polyester uphorstery thread. WFM (worked for me)

Mike D

[Babelfish]

cd_in_SeaTac once bubbled...

I've sewn it on a machine, not the wife's primary but the backup she keeps bungied to the sewing machine cabinet. Worked much better than by hand but does break needles when you're sewing through several layers at those "important to be well-sewn stress points" I've started taking them to a cobbler (luggage and shoe sewing guy) to do the stitching.

Chris

Yeah, I tried using my wife's expensive machine for something like that once and she got really pissed. Most machines really aren't designed for it.

For example, your average Honda will go 100+ miles per hour, but if you drive it like that all the time, it's going to run like crap. Likewise, if you sew leather and balistic nylon all the time, your Singer is gonna stop running nice. But hey, people are entitled to do whatever they want with their own stuff.

I think the suggestion to take it to a cobbler is a good one. Let him wear out his own equip. :out: