5:04 Hi, I think your video is really great, it conveys the technique of sewing technical textiles yourself very well. I think I know a tool that will help you in many situations. It comes from the bookbinding trade and is called a folding bone. They are available in different materials, many are made of plastic, but the really good ones are made of bovine bone, which has the advantage that the materials do not become electrostatically charged.
Love your workflow, thanks for sharing! How much did it cost to make the whole thing? By eye I think is about 20 euro just on materials, labor and other expenses total $30 euro to produce. Sea2Summit sells for half, its nylon but gets the job done. Im not critizicing but trying to make my mind around what pople is actually paying for uhmwpe fabrics.
Thanks buddy. You are about right with the cost estimate. Probably 20 Euros all in. The one i made in the video is made with 100% RPET by Challenge Sailcloth called ECOPACK-EPLX. Both the fabric and film are RPET, which is less than half the price of a UHMWPE fabric. A bag that is going to experience abrasion from grit and grim attached to a bike i'd use UHMWPE, however a bag thats going inside another bag - a light 150d nylon is totally adequate.
excellent tutorial - and thanks for including free prints! hope to see more of these =)
5:04 Hi, I think your video is really great, it conveys the technique of sewing technical textiles yourself very well. I think I know a tool that will help you in many situations.
It comes from the bookbinding trade and is called a folding bone.
They are available in different materials, many are made of plastic, but the really good ones are made of bovine bone, which has the advantage that the materials do not become electrostatically charged.
Great idea to really get the tape bonding close the stitching and in the seams. Thank you.
Love your workflow, thanks for sharing! How much did it cost to make the whole thing? By eye I think is about 20 euro just on materials, labor and other expenses total $30 euro to produce. Sea2Summit sells for half, its nylon but gets the job done. Im not critizicing but trying to make my mind around what pople is actually paying for uhmwpe fabrics.
Thanks buddy. You are about right with the cost estimate. Probably 20 Euros all in. The one i made in the video is made with 100% RPET by Challenge Sailcloth called ECOPACK-EPLX. Both the fabric and film are RPET, which is less than half the price of a UHMWPE fabric. A bag that is going to experience abrasion from grit and grim attached to a bike i'd use UHMWPE, however a bag thats going inside another bag - a light 150d nylon is totally adequate.
Great video ! I would like to make a 5L version, can you recommend a scaling factor for the drawings ?
80% ish. Hope that helps.
Where can I get that sealing tape?
Head to the blog linked in the description buddy. There is a material supplier list there.