TM 10-8340-240-12&P
0015 00-1
MODULAR GENERAL PURPOSE TENT SYSTEM (MGPTS) 0015 00
HAND STITCHING REPAIR IN FABRIC ASSEMBLIES
THIS SECTION COVERS:
Repair
INITIAL SETUP:
Fabric Assembly, End Wall and Mid Module Assembly, Unpacked
Maintenance Level:
Unit
Tools:
Materials/Parts:
Size FF Needle,
Thread, Polyester Type I or
II Class, Sailmaker No. 14 FM 10-16 Field Manual.
Bees Wax
Tentage Repair Kit (WP 0034 00, Item 1)
Equipment Conditions:
Although the fabric assemblies can be repaired during operational use of the MGPTS
when necessary, it is recommended that the fabric be repaired when the MGPTS is not
in use (refer to WP 0006 00 for striking instructions). The fabric assemblies should be
clean and dry.
a. Preparing Needle and Thread.
If you use two-strand thread you will need
twice as much; if you use four-strand, you
will need four times as much.
(1) Estimate amount of thread required to
complete stitching and cut thread to length.
(2) (See Figure 0015 00-1). Wax thread (1) by
pressing between thumb and beeswax (2)
and drawing entire length over beeswax (2).
(3) (See Figure 0015 00-2). Thread sailmaker's
needle (3) with waxed thread to form a
single, two, or four-strand thread as follows:
(a) One end and push the loop through
the eye of the needle.
(b) Two-Strand. To make a double strand
thread, pull the thread through the needle
until the needle is at the midpoint of the
single thread strand.
(c) Four-Strand. To form four-strand thread,
bend a length of thread in half and insert
the loop end into the eye of the needle,
pulling it through so that the eye is at the
midpoint of the double strand of thread.
2
1
Figure 0015 00-1
3
Figure 0015 00-2
