[Stanic]

Should be consulted with @Glenn for sure

 

[MildredM]

Should be consulted with @Glenn for sure

Of course, I was thinking the same

 

[Missy]

Mildred you make me soooo jealous!

I've been desperately after a badge making machine for ages. I may pick your brains at some stage- thought id found a cheap solution but the available refills were 40mm and the machine 30mm.... (Kids toy really, but supposed to be effective on a small scale!)

As for stitching, is it single colour?

 

[MildredM]

Mildred you make me soooo jealous!

I've been desperately after a badge making machine for ages. I may pick your brains at some stage- thought id found a cheap solution but the available refills were 40mm and the machine 30mm.... (Kids toy really, but supposed to be effective on a small scale!)

As for stitching, is it single colour?

Badge machines are great fun! I reckon some of the toy ones are pretty good for a few badges. As long as you can get refills. When we got ours they came from the US, refills too. Bought big quantities (I was making them for Hen/Stag parties, Birthdays etc back then). I have a lot of blanks in stock!

Yes, the machine stops when you need to change colours. It can do pretty complicated designs. It is pretty time consuming, and scary when it gets muddled or tangled!!

Here are some examples I did years ago on a gardening top.

 

[Missy]

Yep it's the refills that are a hassle! They are either ridiculously expensive or totally wrong. If you need any 40mm blanks...though I think 40mm only fits one specific style of the badge it toy ones, not the proper kits.

I might be interested in a bit of embroidery.

 

[MildredM]

Yep it's the refills that are a hassle! They are either ridiculously expensive or totally wrong. If you need any 40mm blanks...though I think 40mm only fits one specific style of the badge it toy ones, not the proper kits.

I might be interested in a bit of embroidery.

Aw! Fab design!

 

[Missy]

Aw! Fab design!

My friend did it... She has a cricut machine, which isn't great for small multicolour logos on clothing. I love it, added to PicsArt it means a very small voluntary library looks like we have a vague idea what we are doing!!

 

[MildredM]

This is the plug @grumpydaddy

I think we may just need to get a gender changer.

 

[grumpydaddy]

If you have the same on the laptop then yes

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DB9-9-Pin-Male-to-Male-Gender-Changer-Converter-PC-Extension-Adapter-RS232-/271177531863?hash=item3f2370c1d7:g:HS8AAOxyMQtSaZUu =£1.13 inc post

 

[MildredM]

If you have the same on the laptop then yes

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DB9-9-Pin-Male-to-Male-Gender-Changer-Converter-PC-Extension-Adapter-RS232-/271177531863?hash=item3f2370c1d7:g:HS8AAOxyMQtSaZUu =£1.13 inc post

It isn't the same, the laptop has a 15 hole socket. Found the adaptor on EBay

 

[Missy]

Good stuff Mildred. Now to find yourself some pictures of cups... Beans...

 

[grumpydaddy]

Mildred, what make model laptop is it?

 

[MildredM]

Mildred, what make model laptop is it?

It's a Del 6510

 

[Slee]

Wow I want some! They look great

 

[MildredM]

Wow I want some! They look great

Thanks Slee

I need to sort out inputting the wording onto the sewing machine card, I can get it positioned better then

 

[grumpydaddy]

It isn't the same, the laptop has a 15 hole socket. Found the adaptor on EBay

I am concerned. Looking at the back of the laptop on the right hand side is the only candidate I see for the socket you mention and that is a VGA port that one would use to connect a monitor to the laptop.

It may well be that you need to get a usb to serial lead something like this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-2-0-to-RS232-Serial-DB9-9-Pin-Male-Adapter-Converter-1m-3ft-Cable-PDA-GPS-XP-/302158581705?hash=item465a0e0fc9:g:2h0AAOSw44BYRnty

compatible with Windows 98/Se/ME/2000/XP/Vista (32 &64)/Windows7(32&64) (not all are)

You will need to install a driver to make this work

 

[MildredM]

I am concerned. Looking at the back of the laptop on the right hand side is the only candidate I see for the socket you mention and that is a VGA port that one would use to connect a monitor to the laptop.

It may well be that you need to get a usb to serial lead something like this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-2-0-to-RS232-Serial-DB9-9-Pin-Male-Adapter-Converter-1m-3ft-Cable-PDA-GPS-XP-/302158581705?hash=item465a0e0fc9:g:2h0AAOSw44BYRnty

compatible with Windows 98/Se/ME/2000/XP/Vista (32 &64)/Windows7(32&64) (not all are)

You will need to install a driver to make this work

I have just checked with Ian, that's the one he's ordered. Phew!

 

[9719]

I just keep looking at this and 'WHY' is still the only thing that comes to mind, that pole shoved where it is and yet there's still a gert beamer [emoji2]

 

[MildredM]

Oh LOLOL!!

I honestly hadn't noticed until you pointed it out!! Well, how IS a scarecrow meant to . . . Stay upright. (No rude pun intended).

 

[Snakehips]