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    Senior Member dufus934's Avatar
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    Back in business...First project with sewing mcahine!

    I started and finished my first project with my new sewing machine (its really about 25yrs old but new to me!) last night. It was a humble bug net setup for a very simple hammock I just made (its dumb how simple this was but if you want, directions are at http://backpacking.weebly.com/myog-projects.html) The finished product works with a stuff sack style closure at each end with a barrel lock and a long seam to makethe cloth into a cylinder. Thats it. Simplicity at its best.
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    That's awesome. Be careful. It is a slippery slope. Start one project, then pretty soon the machine will not get put away. Not that it is a bad thing.
    Is that too much to ask? Girls with frikkin' lasers on their heads?
    The hanger formly known as "hammock engineer".

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    Quote Originally Posted by hammock engineer View Post
    Be careful. It is a slippery slope. Start one project, then pretty soon the machine will not get put away. Not that it is a bad thing.
    Boy is that the truth! Tons of fun, but a bit obsessive.
    Trust nobody!

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    Huh?

    it must be me, but the link takes me to a page that sez simple hammock, but the text is about using a tube to stoke a fire.
    am I mis clicking somewhere?

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    Hey, congratulations! And you didn't even hurt your back. I should have started with a bug net!

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    like cgul1, I cannot seem to find a description of the hammock itself.

    My first project (once I get a working sewing machine) will be a hammock or two. Then I'll be moving on to bug nets! I can't wait to see a picture of your finished project!

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    I clicked on the MYOG shelter section- (catagories column right hand side of page) it took me to the hammock/bugnet description.

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    I cannot see any link to a bug net either
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    sorry ya'll thats my bad, I'll fix the site tonight at home. work is way to busy right now to get it fixed. sorry for the mix up.
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    oops- forgot i hit the MYOG Discussion tab first..top of page
    sorry.. Betsy

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