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Hello Thought I'd share one of the reasons why I wanted to get my Singer 111W155 sewing again. I have my late father's 1958 Plymouth Suburban. I learned to drive and work on vehicles with this car. I plan on redoing the seats. If you care to check it out, here's a link to my YouTube channel. 1958 Plymouth Suburban YouTube playlist.

My original work light is long gone on my Singer 111W155. I still have it's mounting bracket. Looking for an LED work light with a flexible mounting. What LED work light are you using? Thank you!

You're absolutely correct! I downloaded an oiling guide! Glad I helped!

How did you do the dye? Did you paint the background with a brush, or just put a resist coating on the knotwork to protect it when you dyed the whole belt?

A married couple was in a terrible car accident. The husband survived, but his face was severely burned. When the doctor reviewed his options, the news wasn’t good. Skin grafts were possible, but the husband was too thin—there simply wasn’t enough healthy skin on his own body to use. That’s when his wife stepped forward. Calm. Steady. Without a moment’s hesitation, she said, “Use mine.” The doctor examined her carefully, then cleared his throat. “There is one area where the skin would be suitable… but it’s a very delicate matter.” It was from her buttocks. The couple exchanged a look—no embarrassment, no jokes, just understanding. A quiet nod. This would be their secret. Always. The doctor agreed to the strictest confidentiality, and the surgery began. It was a complete success. More than a success—the man’s face was transformed. He looked healthier, younger, even more handsome than before. Friends and family raved: “Unbelievable!” “You look fantastic!” “Medicine sure has come a long way!” He accepted their praise with a polite smile, but inside, he carried a deep, private gratitude. Every compliment reminded him of what his wife had given—quite literally—so he could face the world again. One evening, overcome with emotion, he took her hand and said: “My darling… I’ll never be able to thank you enough. You sacrificed so much for me. Please… tell me how I can ever repay you.” She squeezed his hand, smiled warmly, and whispered: “My love… I get all the thanks I need every single time I see your mother kiss you on the cheek.”

LOL. I feel your pain….

Thanks for everyone's input I did try the old coffee grinder that is hand cranked and it became very difficult to turn the crank, so I stopped so as not to break the coffee grinder. It did reduce the leather pieces into fine pieces.

Machine has inconsistent stitch length, is this play normal, checked and adjusted with the help of @Uwevideo’s with no change. Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks Mark IMG_5190.mov IMG_5191.mov

no, it belongs to the machine. See parts diagram I pointed where it does on. The lifting rod I mentioned is not part of the knee lifter.

This is the knee lifter I purchased for this machine. It doesn't include the roller you mentioned in the other example.

Am I right in thinking that you want to do this to create a chesterfield/pillow/quilted type look? If so it would be a lot easier to use foam. I used to buy 7x4 sheets of 1/4"-3/8" foam to make the modern square typr archery targets. You can get it in various densities to suit your purpose. If I'm right, look on YouTube For Cechaflo's channel for inspiration.

There should be a push button somewhere on the bed of the machine. You push down on it while rotating the balance wheel backwards until the safety clutch mechanism connects, with a noticeable sound. If the safety clutch engages too easily, there may be adjustments on it to stiffen the action more.

Yessir, I took an embossing class several years ago and we used sawdust and rubber cement to make the paste. People post about Bondo, clay, wood filler, and other hardware store preps. Since it won't be seen - whatever you've got that works.

I should have used sticking rather then binding. (knee lift shaft is sticking.) Glad the machine works good with the knee lift. kgg

As mentioned in other posts, you need to add info about shipping, will you ship, where to, who pays. Please comply. Obviously, the time window for for you to edit the first post in the thread has closed, so just add a post with the required information.

Here is another that might help.

Sorry for my late replies, I currently have quite some things to do, so I can only work on the problem from time to time. Thank you @Wizcrafts for the info about terminology that helps a lot to specify problems more accurately. I have done the adjustment again, so the gap between the two parts is as small as possible, but the latch opener still releases the thread somewhat early. It works, but I don't think it is ideal. While I was playing around with the fine-tuning and adjustments, it seems I managed to trigger the safety device that disengages the lower drive shaft. I assume the way it should work is that when a certain force acts on the hook the wheel should slip so it does not break the hook or other parts. I have checked the Engineering Manual, and from what I can gather after repositioning the lower shaft, it should engage again. But it seems to slip off very easily and thereby does not turn the lower axis properly. Is there another step I am missing to engage the safety mechanism again properly? Once again, I have attached a video to better illustrate the issue. Thank you all for the help. I am getting better and better at solving those things 😇 PXL_20251117_155311108 (1).mp4

Uwe any chance you still have the dxf or v-carve files lying around still? Looks like those links are no longer working. I just bought an old Consew 254 with a deteriorating table and was hoping to build a new one. I have access to a ShopBot at a facility that uses V-Carve so either file type would be greatly appreciated!

Just curious ...... other than being able to say " it's all leather " would something like sanding dust from a sander with a bag work ?

Hi Lee, I suppose somebody may be willing to provide phone instruction. A more immediate solution should be one of the many tutorials available online: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=pancake+knife+sheath+tutorial&t=brave&ia=web A specific question here usually gets a good response. I'm going to flip this over to the knife sheath section and see what kind of response you get. Also going to tweak the title.

Depending on the embossing height, if high enough I'd use a combination of layered leather bits to get up close to the level needed then dust goop for the final shape. The main difference is that using just stacked leather, you then have to remove leather to get to the final shape, sort of like whittling wood it's a subtractive process. Goop is more like working with clay, you pack it on and then move it around to get your shape, more of an additive process. I haven't done anything practical with either as I'm a crap sculptor but I did play around a little just to see what it's like several years ago. - Bill

@Westaussie Yes we have our fair share of idiots in Canberra however they are generally not home grown . They are born and bred in other parts of the country then elected and sent to us . We tolerate them because we must . Canberrans have to wear the flack when its not of our doing. To the men of the country i say ,If you put half as much thought into electing a politician as you do analyzing a footy game post match we would be in a much better place.To the women i say put half as much thought into electing a candidate as you do buying shoes online and we are good . I asked a customer last election who she will vote for . She said the best looking candidate . I thought to myself typical . But then she elaborated . Whoever i vote for is going to screw me and if i am going to get screwed it may as well be the best looking one . LOL i can't flaw her logic . I make and repair shoes for some of our politicians and their advisers. Not all of them are dumb arses but some are world class idiots where i wonder to myself how these people even have jobs . I would not employ them to collect shopping trolleys in a car park let alone sit in parliament. I think democracy is a bit over rated .

Oh wow Tastech this is very helpful, I think I’ll pursue this method. Thank you so much from the other side of Australia, who said ‘Not much intelligence is spoken in Canberra!!!’ Oh that’s right it only refers to Pollie-speak! I will get onto this repair Tastech.

A Florida State Trooper pulled a car over on US 19 in Clearwater, Florida. When the Trooper asked the driver why he was speeding, the driver said he was a magician and juggler, and was on his way to St. Petersburg to do a show for the Children's Hospital. He didn't want to be late. The Trooper told the driver he was fascinated by juggling and said if the driver would do a little juggling for him, then he wouldn't give him a ticket. He told the Trooper he had sent his equipment ahead and didn't have anything to juggle. The Trooper said he had some flares in the trunk and asked if he could juggle them. The juggler said he could, so the Trooper got five flares, lit them and handed them to him. While the man was juggling, a car pulled in behind the State Trooper's car. A drunken good old boy from New Port Richey, Florida, got out, watched the performance, then went over to the Trooper's car, opened the rear door and got in. The Trooper observed him and went over to his car, opened the door asking the drunk what he thought he was doing. The drunk replied, “You might as well just take me to jail, cause there ain't no way I can pass that test!"