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I can’t find a manual for the 255rb-1

Dam lol looking to slow it down

it will but depends on your expectations regarding sewing speed. You may need a smaller pulley or speed reducer in addition.

what does the manual or parts list say? I`d guess a drain screw or oil regulating screw for the hook.

Would this work with singer 11w154 to replace the old motor?

I usually make a mess of contact cement. These were better. By a lot. I have a syringe to fill them from a can (kept in the house) and bring one or two of these small glue pens out with me, into the sometimes-frozen leather shop (and radio lab) Anyway, cheap Temu find if anyone wants to try some.

This is a 255rb-1. Can someone tell me what this thing is and how should it be set?

Hi everyone, I have a Landis model 25 or Landis 5 in 1 for sale. The machine is fully refurbished and oiled, rolls smoothly and works like a charm. Skiving blade is freshly sharpened. All parts original except for the spring on the back of the machine which is new. The 5 in 1 has the following functions: - Sole cutter - Sole and heel trimmer - Skiver - Edge beveler - Welt roller The machine has been repainted using high quality spray paint, namely the Montana Gold Metal primer, followed by a coat of color (color ref. "Bone") and high gloss varnish from the same brand. All oiling points have been marked with red. I ask 1350 USD for the machine. I'm a bit flexible with the price but not much. I'm located in Sweden and I can ship it anywhere at the expense of the buyer. Here are some specs: weight: 24 kg or 53 lb shipping weight: 27 kg or 60 lb (will be shipped packed in a box and wrapped tightly in 2" or 5 cm thick polystyrene all around) Height: 61 cm or 2 ft (the top parts can be mounted off for shipping tho, in which case the height lands at about 32 cm or a litte above 1 ft) Width: 42 cm or 16,5" Depth: 20 cm or 8" Comment below or DM me if you're interested Cheers, Grace

That’s really awesome for the inmates (aside from the program being scrapped…)! While I was living in Washington, a penitentiary in Oregon had a similar program, but textiles. Great jeans and flannel. Pendleton something or other... I have no clue if the pens down here have work/trade programs like that. — AZR

I’m trying to cut up boxes and these 2 fools keep getting in the mix.

Thanks!

Thanks for these exercises. First thing is that I needed to figure out what convex and concave meant but now I’m good.

Welcome to the forum! I patiently moved this to Leatherworking Conversation and tweaked the title. It's really a general question so maybe it'll get more traffic over here.

Thank you for the exercises. I grabbed a box and starting practicing earlier today.

Dwight, you're not alone, I occasionally find jigs that I made and can't remember what for.

That's some quality work.

Yep . . . that's a good way to do it . . . But my problem would be if I had anything more than a couple different belt configurations and maybe one bridle . . . I'd for sure have to put tags on them . . . tell me what the heck it is I made. I'm moving my reloading room . . . and I've had to laugh at myself . . . things in there I have no idea what they are . . . and won't remember until I need it for the job. It's tough getting old. May God bless, Dwight

I have a old parade saddle marked A.Martinez and Ignaliv maybe ignalio with sterling horseheads all over it. Would this be made by the Martinez family? It also is marked Made in Mexico. Thanks for and information, Holly

Those were one of the biggest sellers for the inmates in the state prison here back in the day. Folks would stop in to buy them as they traveled through town. Later on, a building was made available outside the prison for hobby work sales. In the late 80s and early 90's I used to see the vendors from Jackson Hole come down and buy literally every piece of leather, horse hair, buckles, jewelry, artwork, and many other items as well, for resale to the tourists. As the hobby room space was limited, only a few guys could get really big and would employ other inmates. One fellow made over 50k a year with his leather hobby business and sent it all to his wife and kids while he was in the joint. They did away with all of that after an officer was murdered, a new prison was built, and now there is no hobby work anymore.

Cardboard is awesome. Here are some more exercises. Have fun! Draw an arbitrary shape on the cardboard and pretend it's your lawn. Drive within it in a "lawnmower" pattern, keeping your spacing even from the previous layer. Cut two rectangles of cardboard, and stitch them together about 1/2 inch from the edge Cut two rectangles of cardboard. Then change the edge on one piece so it's gently convex. Stitch the straight piece and the convex piece together about 1/2 inch from the edge. (This will make a 3-D shape) Same as #3 but with two convex pieces Same as #3 but with one convex, one concave Make a simple knife sheath from a single folded piece of cardboard. Make the curves as tidy as you can Do a straight run of stitches. Then go in reverse following the same line.

The old time template trick... Take a strip of leather same width as the strap. Nip off the end to line up with the ends of your strap blank. For the billet template punch #3 holes in your desired hole spacing and centered on the template. Put in copper rivets, set the bur, nip the point in two directions to leave a "pyramid shape", and peen the excess shank lightly - leave the point a little higher and "pointier" than you normally would. To use just line it up on the strap with the rivet points down and tap the rivet heads with a small hammer. The dents are your punch marks and it doesn't matter what size punch you use after that. For the buckle end template you can space the rivets for the four snap or Chicago screw holes and rivet points at the ends of the slot to align the slot punch. I made these templates for belts, headstalls, stirrup leathers, and pretty much anything else that needed repeatability. It takes about 5 minutes to make them and a lifetime won't wear them out.

Thanks for posting the video. A great presentation and a great show. Its nice that one company felt confident in the honesty of folk to leave all that brass (?) work unattended on one of the busiest days of the show. I wish I could attend one of these shows as we don't have anything like them here. But my credit card is happy I wasn't there - I would have maxed it out, and the max is very high number!

You did some very nice work, great forming job, especially.

I have very little leather skills other than using, cleaning, basic tooling & repair so if this is not the right place for this question, please be patient with me. I’m looking for expert opinions. I have a new Martin saddle. I’d like to add our brand to it. I’m guessing it might be possible to add either a leather patch or some new tooling on the skirt, but I don’t know the best way to do it or if it’s possible on finished leather. If someone would please give me your opinion, I’d appreciate it! Thanks Shannon in Tx

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