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I have been asked to make deer fur lined bracers/armguards; how would it be best to line them? Would glue be best? Sewing them together? What about the edges of the fur? Any guidance would be apricated!

I appreciate the update and you taking the effort to keep us in the know. It sounds like a scary ride, frankly. But there's good news! The doctor hasn't just told you to go home and ride it out. If some board or committee somewhere thought they could save a buck by doing less, they wouldn't hesitate. That bloody sciatica isn't funny at all. I deal with some low back stuff. As long as I keep it stretched out, it stays pretty much at bay. But neglect to get on a particular piece of gym equipment I own and I could be months getting it to calm down. A 60 odd year old friend of mine has recently discovered weight training. I moved some of my gym equipment to a little building we use for community activities and set her up to dead lift and do power lifting style squats. She likes having privacy to try new movements and I'm glad the equipment is being used. So, just keep following the program and looking forward. Because really, what else can we do? Thanks for the update!

Has a bit of a grippy spot as it goes around, making me suspect the timing might still be a bit retarded. You can easily feel it turning the handwheel by hand, and when operating off the motor, there is hesitation at the start of the stitch run until momentum takes over. Another clue is the take up tension spring does a little hick-up jump when the take up lever pulls tight. But I was able to stitch happy stitches all afternoon today, something I have never been able to do with this machine since I purchased it nearly 10 years ago. Makes me reticent to continue fiddling with it, but I do feel it could be much better. I nearly put together an entire messenger bag with a heavy canvas liner and pockets today. Just need to put the gusset in to finish it off. Means I did leather bound canvas, folded canvas, stacked and folded canvas (5 layers plus Pellon!), single layer canvas with skived leather, single layer canvas with Pellon, and two layers of 4oz leather, all without adjusting tension, a complete turnaround for this machine.

A lot of detail in this video, but certainly useful to understand the operation of the bobbin assembly a bit better. Thanks for putting in the time and effort here.

i was just checking to see if this bed for the cowboy 3200 was available yet. last we spoke someone had approached you about making them

@Karl62 You'll get better responses if you create three separate topics: Auto soler Pfaff 335 Mitsubishi limi In each topic, include pictures of the product. Ask questions about what specifically are you looking for, and what you are needing help with.

Since you have signed up and have a username and account, you can post directly here without the delays waiting for a moderator to see your post in Help Wanted and approve it. I moved your post to Leather Sewing Machines where you will meet some fine guys that can help you.

Aha . That video enlightened me. Difficult to get my mind around it but in time I will in time get it I think. I had been pondering the functionality of the check spring. I will be quiet for a bit now because I want to change the main shaft for a straight one which is coming from Poland. Better to leave the timing issue until after that. Thank you again for everything.

Hi everyone,a desire for help and assistance from Norway! looking for help with parts, equipment and service manuals for a jack master/sander auto Soler and a pfaff 335-H3-39. And programming a Mitsubishi limi servo or user manual.

@TonyV thank you. I was going to recommend the advice @Dwight gave in his earlier post for your rest height, but he beat me to it. He’s probably also right about a rest being soft affecting accuracy. The foam I used in mine was about 1/2” thick and fairly dense and when I got it sewed up the foam was slightly compressed (some of the trouble I had getting it glued down and sewn) so it’s really a lot firmer than I was expecting.

Tony . . . go back upstairs and look at mine . . . same problem . . . scope height. It is layers of leather . . . contact cemented to each other . . . the bottom one starts out with tape holding it to the stock (bottom 3/8 of an inch or so) . . . then pile on the pieces until you get the height you want . . . ) Then take the thing to a belt sander . . . sand the sides smooth . . . add the last "pretty" piece . . . with the lacing loops, etc . . . and finish it. I tried that soft stuff . . . and if you are looking to drop 1 inch groups at 100 yards . . . forget the soft stuff . . . your rifle will not let you do that . . . you'll be all over the target. It takes me about 3 hours to make one . . . get it ready for the dye and finish. May God bless, Dwight

Pfaff 545 H1 and H2 Pfaff 545 H3 and H4, I guess this one is bigger.

Actually, I was just looking at my machine, and the pulley and handwheel are one piece. Were there different handwheels?

Do not remember for sure when I entered my last dissertation so excuse me if I re-tell some things. One doctor told me my last "Stent" may have created more blood flow than my deteriorated heart could handle. Guess we should believe most things the doctors tell us but I am leaning a little more to "WHAT!" I have been back to hospital a number of times since April when I got the stent. I am sure that living my life as though nothing serious can happen to me that I cannot get over including falling out of moving trucks and other vehicles, falling into unfinished metal grain bin we were building onto the serrated metal floor about twenty feet below the roof trap door, and walking off the wall of framed house structures. Almost forgot: An Air Force member was driving his car home one day on our farm road at 60 MPH when he hit me on my bike as I was going home from work in a feed mill when 14 years of age. I was trying to get out of my teen age years when a bull I was tying into his stall jerked his head up with one of his horns hitting me in the mouth. It broke two front teeth off. Was sixteen. Now! I have generative heart failure with one valve that flutters like the Rooster with his head cut off, heart is out of sync, (beats one side at a time instead of both smoothly all at once), I have 25% to 30% use of my heart, heart rate is between 85 and 90, blood pressure 95/56, Blood oxygen at 95%, (How did that get in there?), kidneys are working about 35%, two weeks ago I got hit with Sciatica in my left hip to and through my toes. Pain caused me to have severe chest pain so off to the hospital again. No sleeping with the pain. Gave me nerve and beta blockers so I have a wooden leg with lead weights through out. I have tried for years to get oxygen for night use. Pulmonary tests always resulted in, "Your fine, you don't need oxygen." House doctor visited one morning and asked me if I had ever had a sleep test. Nope! We will give you one tonight. Okay. Next day I was on my way home with techs in my home wanting to hook up the oxygen generator. One day later.......wife! I smell smoke in my oxygen! Two days later they brought a new generator. Now I can tell you the generator is ok but don't let them tell you it is as pure as what they give you at hospital or coming out of one of those pretty green tanks which they left just if the generator caught on fire and exploded. I am sleeping well at night and almost as well during the day. Except for my wooden leg and foot I don't feel terrible. I am still without a Pace Maker which they tell me they are going to install August seventh. Maybe it will be right side up and all three of the wires connected. Did you know the wires have a little threaded screw end on them the surgeon twists into the inner walls of your heart. I ask lotsa questions and find out all kinds of information plus Mayo Clinic is my friend. Visit surgeon two weeks after surgery to remove normal bandage. How in thunder am I going to take a shower for two weeks plus he says I can't lift my arm above my shoulder for four to six weeks. I suppose I won't be able to lift my ride on mower to change the blades until next Spring. Oh well, I think that just about covers it for now. Have a couple things I need to finish and begin before the 7th. Ferg

OH! well, you are rucking what I was blabbing tongue-in-cheek! Now I'm embarrassed. BTW, I forgot to mention, Welcome to the forum.

But it could hold me up. Lol You're completely right that quality leather is incredibly strong, and I'm definitely a fan of running the straps wider to distribute that shoulder plane load. As for the lead bricks comment, you aren't too far off from what my pack contents actually look like. When I go out, I carry hard, heavy, loads—hand-forged iron stakes, a heavy cast-iron skillet, an axe, and who knows what else. I'm purposely overbuilding this thing for any eventuality. I want to know that I can drop a 50lb river rock in this pack and take it home with me. I don't know why I'd need to do that, but I could. The point is that I'll never have to worry about my tools and gear damaging the materials. I'm removing obsolescence from the equation. I want to build something that will never need to be replaced, only cared for.

JD, looks nice and it will function well, I think. Your dad will proudly enjoy using the sleeve built by his son. My rifle has a 50mm scope on it, so it's on taller mounts and I just can't get a good cheek weld on the plain stock, and the commercial padded neoprene sleeve I have just looks cheap and silly. What I have in mind looks much like yours, but I was thinking of making a 'pillow' to sew into an inset near the top of the sleeve to raise my cheek to where it should be.

You know, it took me a minute of studying that interior shot to realize those weren't rivets. Lol The photos are great. Thank you for sharing. Seeing the interior anatomy of the back wall reinforcement and the way they handled the lower boot basin, combined with fact that you love the pack, gives me some confidence. The design I'm prototyping has similar features. The patina on the fabric is exactly the kind of heritage character I’m aiming to achieve with my wax infusion. The numbers you recorded are excellent reference data for my own bench. While lighter than my design, it's still built pretty heavy. I like it. I'll tag you once I start posting progress photos in the critique channel so you can track the build.

The ruck is built to the needs of the contents. It's not holding you up! I concur w/ Chuck. Go lighter on the rucksack pouch for your own comfort and save the heavy weight skirting for the really heavy duty stuff. That is, unless you plan on rucking with lead bricks. Now, going wider on the shoulder straps so that they don't cut and using some heavier strap for belts and suspenders is the right way to go. Quality leather is quite strong.

Got a good deal on a Pfaff 545 H4, and while surfing the net, found that some had larger handwheel pulleys. Was it an option, or custom. Here's a pic of what mine looks like... Here's one with a larger one. The large one looks like it's stock, same color. Were there different options?

. lol that pack would look the same no matter how big I am or the owners before me. It's been a few hard miles with me, that's for sure. What's so cool about packs and backpacking is every person gets has to find out for themselves what works. I can't wait to see your work. Both my packs and what I pack have gotten a lot lighter over the years. Here are some from a few years back let me know if you would like some more

Thanks!! I love doing it; for some reason, file work is the most relaxing part of making blades for me.

@DoogMeister thank you. Those look nice, I like the way you did your loops as a separate piece sewn to the outside that would make the sleeve fit against the stock better, I might borrow that idea on the next one I build. I can imagine that the basket weave is a little rough to shoot.

Looking good! and feeling good with the pad. Something you can use with pride.

Love the file work on the back of that blade.