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Very nice indeed! Could you post a few stills please?

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Polyester thread is UV resistant and a lot cheaper than $180.00 per lb.polyester does not stretch either and works great in needle and awl machine. Link to Toledo Industrial Sewing Machine's thread and needle chart. Bob sells thread and goes by sewmun on the site. https://www.tolindsewmach.com/thread-chart.html This chart has metric and imperial.

It rarely snows here but when it does its usually 1 inch deep. But in '81 I was snowed in on a Mountain for 4 days. It was a bad winter here, the petrol and diesel in the post vans froze solid. I was a postie and was delivering a telegram to a mountain farm. Getting there was no problem. I had a hot whiskey then found my van was snowed in. Stayed overnight at the farm and next day took to getting back to base. I only got so far. I abandoned the van and found a shepherds hide, a stone built shelter. It was fully equipped with survival gear - tins of soup, tins of beans, tea, coffee, the means of a fire and lighting it a few old wool blankets. I spent the night in there. The next day an army helicopter, out looking for me, spotted me but blizzard conditions were too bad for them to land so they dropped me more supplies. Two more days in the shelter then a bit of a thaw and I could get away. I left the extra supplies the army dropped in the shelter for the next person. I reckon my survival training in the RAF kept me alive I often take an 'emergency supply' of food and things in my car yet. And my #1 son used to laugh at it until one dark night. . . . but thats another story!

Torrential rain almost everyday. And when its not raining its drizzling with precipitation. We seem to go from one storm to another with just a couple of days between each with moderately strong winds - 25 to 35 mph, storms are 65 plus mph getting up to 100 mph. I have such a small apartment I have to go outside to cut pieces from large hides, Even pieces like belts are cut on my temporary table outside. I've not been able to get on with any large-ish projects since the beginning of last November.

Pity I can't send you some of ours. Torrential rain almost everyday. And when its not raining its drizzling with precipitation.

Last year or so I made my #1 son some belts. He wanted some dress belts and some work belts One of the work belts was nearly 2 inches wide made of laminated 3 mm (7-8 ounce?) veg tan, so it worked out at about 6 mm (15 ounce?) Last week he gave it back to me He didn't like it. Too heavy, too thick He wants me to make him another work belt like the one he showed me.* Single layer of 2.8 mm (6-7 ounce?) v/t On here I read of US customers wanting thick belts but thats not for #1 Oh, just to say, he has a car-breakers yard and is lifting heavy weights all the time so he's not in an office very much A difference in cultures (*that belt needs a new buckle)

Because of the helical cut drive gear?

If there really are washers under the hook, removing them will advance the hook timing.

Maybe I read your post wrong, but just in case you were commenting on the belts in the photos, they're not my work. Just some random quick pictures cut/paste.

Don, not Ron.....

I also have the CSM3000 and mine also hammers out five stitches the first time I press the pedal after startup. Doesn't make sense and I would like it to not do it. Other machines I have (with different motors) do not do this. I'm looking for a speed reducing gearbox. Looking only and feel like I should be able to find one that bolts to the input shaft side and then I move the entire table mount assembly left to allow the new output shaft on the gearbox to align with the machine pulley through the table. I'm having trouble finding any official documentation regarding the mount size or dimensions. The Plastic guard holes seem to be 45mm or so. The metal cover mounts are 65mm spacing. Haven't disassembled it as I'm actively using it on the machine. Anyone have any idea what NEMA mount it official is, and what straight female to male gear reducers might fit? Thanks, everyone.

Those are stunning.

These are the first five projects I've attempted. From each iteration I learned new techniques and gotchas. The time to complete went from 10 hours for my first card holder, to under 5 hours for the last attempt. The following photos are of front and back of each card holder. 1st attempt. 2nd attempt: 3rd attempt: 4th attempt: 5th attempt: I'm loving leather crafting. I appreciate any feedback. Luke.

There’s some old efka motor with taper pulley , look for efka motor pulley and also I come across old clutch motor with tapered pulley I think the problem is the fine, that cool the motor this I've never seen smaller than 55

Great idea. Looks great.

Looks great.

Looks like a Consew 206RB-3 from the 1970's. Based on exterior condition, wouldn't be my choice for that price. kgg

Why not Velcro? You don't see it, and it's very strong and has no metal at all.

Here's a triple feed flatbed with "analog servo motor" for $500 https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1184034927174464/ Seller provided these additional photos:

Is this the before or the after? What size thread? Looks to me like the latch is opening further than you need for this thread size. Adjust it to open a little less, and you'll get easier clearance on the second side. Also Wiz' comment: "Either the latch opener arm is bent down too far or the hook is sitting too high up." If the hook were down a bit lower it would be easier to clear the latch. Perhaps too many washers under the hook? Also looks to me like the timing is too advanced. If you retard the timing a little, maybe the hook will be out of the way when the thread is trying to go through the second half of the gate, giving the latch a little more time to close.

Classy !!!!

Either the latch opener arm is bent down too far or the hook is sitting too high up.

I have three used Auto-Soler machines for sale. Model Comet 10, Model Nosecone 12 and Model Cinderella 4-1/2. Asking $150 for each machine or buy all three for $400. kevin@anserinc.com or call me at 5I3.6OO.78I6

Stay warm, my friend, and safe. Ice skating isn't what it's cracked up to be. lol