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    Update on my sewing, and upholstery work in N85AE

    Changed my mind and cut out the burgundy fabric, and resewed them with Red.
    Here's the finished product installed in my plane. I also refinished all the kick
    panels, flooring, seat pan, etc. with Charcoal carpet. Then made Cordura
    scuff guards to protect the carpet where you slide in an out of the plane.

    I previously had beige velour from Knight upholstery, but like the Cordura a
    lot better. The seats are all memory foam which is much more comfortable
    as well.

    Regards,
    Jeff Hays N85AE, Series 5, IO-240B
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    looks great Jeff~!
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    Nice work, Jeff. You could start a sideline business with quality work like that.
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    I have considered that actually, but I'm not sure it's worth it. Sam Knight, and
    Kitfox already do very good work. If somebody approached me about making
    seats I would certainly consider doing it, but it would have to be within the
    limits of what I know how to do. I'm an amateur at upholstery so my skill set
    is a bit limited to things I already know how to do.

    In a related twist, my mother-in-law has this monster sewing machine that
    has literally been sitting for 20 years and I hauled it out of her place last
    week (it's got a big table, clutched motor with a flywheel, and a separate
    belt drive sewing head). Turns out it's an old Singer Industrial. So I cleaned
    it all out and adjusted it refilled the oil (yeah it has an oil pan with oil pump)
    and the thing can literally sew about 1/2" thick material without even straining. So by quirk of fate I actually have most of the equipment to
    do upholstery work now.

    It was basically the old Corvette hidden in a barn under hay bales. So anyway
    I have three sewing machines as well. Two of them industrial.

    Regards,
    Jeff Hays

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    Here's another seat project which I am working on for my Zenith CH-801.

    Jeff
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    Great job on N85AE Jeff. I was Army trained as a "seamstress" a while back as an additional duty...know the fun it can be to work on such projects...keep up the good work!
    Chris Holaday
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    I can see it now" JS Hays Aircraft Upholstery" we give discounts to IO-240 powered Kitfoxes. Great job Jeff-looks super in your plane. I'll bet they are quite comfortable. Bruce

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    Hey thanks guys! It's been on my "not happy with, and want to change" list
    with the airplane ever since I built it. So ten years later it finally got done.

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