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[Trimmerman79]

Hey guys, been pretty busy with my other side of business which haven't allowed any time for any upholstery practice. I decided to move my sewing machine out of my fabrication shop / Installation area to my storage room. The room is 10’x 10’ room I have. I started working on clearing the room out and getting the room ready. Looking for some ideas and design setup to make a nice sewing room. Pretty much it will be a layout, sewing and material storage room. No assembly of seat will be done in this room. All the disassembly and assembly will be done in the shop/garage area. This way everything in this room will be clean. Since it winter time, I have central heat and ac in the summer. Unlike the garage/shop space. Rather it be in a comfortable area sewing . I know I want to build a out feed table for the material while sewing. Also use as an area to lay material out to measure, cut. Also maybe a hanging area for thread and rolls of material when I get rolls for jobs. Any pictures of you guys setup and even some tools would be nice to see. Thanks!

[Jayscanvas]

Nice machine happy to se you went with a needle position servo motor. Here some pics of my setup

[Trimmerman79]

Nice machine happy to se you went with a needle position servo motor. Here some pics of my setup

Thanks! Yeah it so much nicer then the clutch motor I had. But haven’t done much on it yet since I’ve been busy with audio Installation and builds. Now after hours I’m going to put in the practice time now. Nice setup you have there. I’m limited on space at the moment so maybe I can do a 4’ x 4’ table. Really I will probably do mostly small stuff anyways. I notice you have the table surrounding the sewing machine in front and back of the machine. Is this type of setup necessary?

[Jayscanvas]

Necessary is is a funny word. It’s necessary for me as I do mostly Boat canvas and with large pieces you cannot get perfect stitch’s with the material not feeding flat. That being said neighbor growing up was amazing auto and Boat upholstery guy and had no tables behind his machines. My two needle machine has no tables at all as I do not have the space but I only use it for French stiches on Boat cushions that the majority of work is done on the single stich machines on the tables. If I could I would add another 4 feet in the front and back of my sewing table I would

[Trimmerman79]

Oh okay, I see why you would need that type of setup then. I will just be doing smaller stuff in automotive till I get a new shop with more space. I decided I just going to build a 4’x5’ table. I seen the one John built on YouTube was exactly what I need for my space. Thanks for all your feedback on your setup.

[Jayscanvas]

I would Still do a small table behind the table even if just two feet the with of your body it will not take up any additional space and will make your life much easier

[Trimmerman79]

Progress on the new table, made removable legs if I have to move it around.

[Joemcglynn]

Nice setup, how big is the top surface?

I need to set something up for both layout and for “outfeed support”, but also need to conserve space. I think I need to add storage underneath for rolls of material. I was thinking of essentially a plywood box - like kitchen cabinets are made - on wheels. Maybe 4’ x 6’?

[John]

Nice setup @Trimmerman79. That's really cool to see you made one of the tables I posted on Youtube. I wasn't sure if people would find that helpful or not.
Your making a good choice separating your upholstery area from the fab area. The risk of getting the material dirty and staining it is just to high...

[Trimmerman79]

Nice setup, how big is the top surface?

I need to set something up for both layout and for “outfeed support”, but also need to conserve space. I think I need to add storage underneath for rolls of material. I was thinking of essentially a plywood box - like kitchen cabinets are made - on wheels. Maybe 4’ x 6’?

The table top is 4’ x 5’. I could have gotten away with 6’ long but since I’m tall, I wanted extra room behind the machine. That was my key to this small 10’ x 10’ room, to conserve much space as possible . Since I use some space to store car audio products for my business. I have about $65 into this table build. Since I bought a full sheet of 3/4” - 4’ x 8’ Melamine White Panel I still have a 3’ x 4’ piece left over. To make it easy on construction part, had Home Depot make all the cuts . So only thing I had to cut was the 2x4 . I will later add some type of roll holders under the table or on the wall for materials I use the most. But no there yet, since I’m staying busy with the audio builds lately.

[Trimmerman79]

Nice setup @Trimmerman79. That's really cool to see you made one of the tables I posted on Youtube. I wasn't sure if people would find that helpful or not.
Your making a good choice separating your upholstery area from the fab area. The risk of getting the material dirty and staining it is just to high...

Thanks John! Yeah I saw your video and decided to Make mine like yours. It was very helpful, thanks for posting the video. Also by the way, I purchased your Apprentice Course video the other day. Can’t wait to have some time to start watching and learning all the basics and advance techniques.

Yeah since I fabricate so much, it nice to have a clean area to work in now when needed. Also area with central air/heating is also a plus

[John]

Thats awesome! Hope you enjoy the apprentice course!!

yes the heating/AC is nice too

[Trimmerman79]

Here is a link to john’s video on a space saving mobile table design.

[Joemcglynn]

Cool idea for a work table that can be put away without committing a ton of floor space.

How do you guys store material (foam, rolls of Naugahyde, etc.)? My main shop get used for a lot of metal fab (grinding, welding, machining) and the other space I have is set up for woodworking. Neither of those are simpatico with upholstery materials. So I need a way to store stuff where it’s protected from dust and grit when I’m doing other fab stuff.

I guess I could bag everything in plastic, but that’s a hassle and slow to change over from one activity to the other. Option A would be a cart with storage space, but that takes up floor space. Still, if it protected the materials and I could use it as a work surface for other stuff that might be ok.

[Trimmerman79]

Cool idea for a work table that can be put away without committing a ton of floor space.

How do you guys store material (foam, rolls of Naugahyde, etc.)? My main shop get used for a lot of metal fab (grinding, welding, machining) and the other space I have is set up for woodworking. Neither of those are simpatico with upholstery materials. So I need a way to store stuff where it’s protected from dust and grit when I’m doing other fab stuff.

I guess I could bag everything in plastic, but that’s a hassle and slow to change over from one activity to the other. Option A would be a cart with storage space, but that takes up floor space. Still, if it protected the materials and I could use it as a work surface for other stuff that might be ok.

I will either hang main material I use regularly or stor them under the table. Haven’t decided 100% yet. If you have any space in your shop, or an area that doesn’t get used a lot I would transform that area .

[Trimmerman79]

Added some pegboard sections on the wall to store some tools and thread. I ordered some new thread to test out, should have them shortly.

[miket]

I like the peg board idea.
Thanks

[Jayscanvas]

Where did you get the peg board from

[John]

Lol for material storage I do all the wrong things like pile it standing up in the corner or stuffing it anywhere I can find room.
The best solution I have seen is making a shelf and filling the shelf with big cardboard tubes used for making concrete pillars. This way you can organize it and you are able to easily pull from the bottom of the pile. Also it keeps the weight of the fabric piled on top to a minimum. You can ruin fabric if you let it sit to long with the weight of other rolls on top because it presses a line in to the vinyl here the end is cut and you'll end up with lines every 10 inches or so.

[hapyrdr]

I've been using light weight chain suspended from ceiling along wall . I usually roll the material on to 2" pvc tube Seems a lot of foam and material come folded so I lay out on the floor in our screened in porch for a day or two then roll up on 2" pvc and cut a piece of 1/2" electrical conduit a couple of inch's longer than the roll . Drill holes in the end of the conduit for S hooks and hang between the chains. The chains are spaced out from the wall far enough that the material doesn't touch anything . That way if I need a small piece of scrim foam , clear vinyl or upholstery material I can unroll and cut off. If I want the whole roll I cans slip it off of the conduit rehook the conduit till I bring it back Hope this makes sense . I"m in the process of trying to move everything out of the basement . Still working on lighting and finishing a room in out building