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OP hasn't been back here since June so isn't interested in selling anymore. Locking and archiving this thread.

Maybe post a video showing how yours moves when that screw is loosened

Checked what I paid; £8.90 with 2 sets of dies and 35 x 15mm snaps Its now running at £10.26 for the same

Its raised up to clear the sound-proofing? I'd try to replicate that mounting; go to a scrap yard and get some scrap door panels. Cut around the mounting, leaving a large piece of plastic, and screw that to the new door panel. Might get you some replacement clips too Just thinking as I write

you should be able to buy those easy enough. I have bought plenty for my cars and trucks from the local parts store. Oreillys is where i get mine.

Area is dry, except when I leave the door open in the rain. Lol How would I mount the clips to the MDF? Here's a better pic: Metal clip removed for pic purposes.

Oh yeah, when i was a kid we would make a yearly trip to Fort Collins to JAX army surplus store , they had tons of milsurp and only milsurp, most of our campiing gear was military. Sadly now their surplus is in one little area in one little room af a huge multi-building sporting goods store. On top of that, my dad was a commander in the local Civil Air Patrol. I still have stuff from the Korean War era and before that i still use. We have a surplus store here, but its friggin crazy expensive.

Those clips should be available from the vehicle dealer. They probably sell them by the box full If your area is dry I'd use MDF. Stable & smooth surfaces, easy to cut and shape

I don't want to mess with it too much until I know, for sure, that it's supposed to move....

So I decided to reupholster the door panels in my work truck. I'm new to upholstery, but I *think* I have that part figured out. I have an idea that I need help with. Here's the panel: My idea is to build complete new panels, and keep the factory ones intact. No particular reason, but it is a company owned truck even though it's assigned to me. I do have permission from the owner for this project. The factory panels are conveniently 0.75" thick, so I can make them from MDF, particle board whatever I decide. Suggestions on this are welcome also. My main concern is mounting the new panels. I do not want any visible mounting through my brand new black cypress leather. The factory panels mount to a flat aluminum sheet on the door using these clips: For the life of me, I cannot come up with a mounting process. I know my question doesn't directly pertain to leather itself, but I'm hoping someone is more familiar with upholstery tricks than I am. The new panels are going to be black cypress on top and bottom, the middle section will be black/white hair on cow. Haven't decided on red or black piping yet. Truck itself is red. Any suggestions? Ideas? Scrap the whole project? Thanks in advance!

Ahhh. The good ol' days, when Army Navy Stores sold tons of surplus, and weren't camping gear stores. I remember in the mid-70s, you could still find some WWII and Korea surplus, and of course a LOT of Viet Nam surplus.

Its just leather man lol. Sharpen them and ya won't have to beat them to death.

I feel the same way, thank you!!!

I've worn a few pairs of those out. They couldn't give them away, hardly back in the day, I used to buy them because they were the cheapest boots you could find. lol. They aren't the most comfortable things in the world, so consider them a collectible before good footwear. They may have worked well for jungle use, but that's about all imo. Did a quick internet search (Vietnam era jungle boot care) and there's actually a forum on this stuff, "US Milatria forum", plenty of good info. What I did learn is that these boots were not polished during that time in history, so doing so would lessen their value and make old guys laugh at you when they see you.

if it was me I´d go with the 67-GA-373. Have an eye on the timing belt. The old brown ones tend to crack and fall apart with the time. If yours is bad check this tread:

if it is a CLEAS (please post pictures) then there were at least 3 different sizes off bobbins / hooks. This is a pic from a later model but IIRC the hooks remained the same event until today but I have to admit I have not much experiences with the colibris. CLAES RPX, Modell 200 and newer models I know more of.

Thanks, I like how it came out, its a really clever design too

Nice work.

Use a wax on them canvas tops. The kind to rejuvenate waxed canvas. You might want to have them valued before you go kicking around in them.

Looks great! Nice work.

Thanks, it is a fun design to put together

I´m collecting Vietnam War items for many decades. If it was me I would not wear them. first of all when it is a common wearable size (f.i. 9R, 10R and so forth) I think the collectors value is higher than the value of wearing them. If you don´t care (your choice) keep in mind that the rubber sole is 55 years old ant it may crack sooner or later when wearing. If it was me I´d sell them to a collector (maybe on Ebay) and buy a new pair of jungle boots.

That looks great. Very well put together and great molding.

Not a bad plan. Does the leather feel dry? Larry

My thoughts- Bundle leather by types. Veg tan leather/chrome tan/kangaroo separately. Rest of the tools - depends on makers. If these are makers like Barry King, Robert Beard, Gomph-Hackbarth, Ron's Tools, etc. - it is worthwhile to separate to the "each level". They are a whole different deal to sell If these are Craftools - i would bundle. Realistically in my experience - the common handled Craftools bring the same price each whether you are selling one at a time or 10 in a bundle. Stamps - ditto. I would suggest bundling into groups by type and not go further. I am going to politely disagree that you will get more selling them individually. What will probably happen is that a year from now you will have the dregs still on hand. The extra money you made is offset by the per-piece you have looking at you. At the shows I sell stamps for $5.00 each - over the course of the year, half sell and the rest are given to kids or veteran's groups. Handled tools used to be $5.00 as found. Now I sharpen them as much as my other tools, then sell them for $7.00 after shooting pictures, descriptions and loading them on the website. Am I losing money in the time vs return column? You bet but I am clearing totes and getting requests before many ever hit the website now. I am getting to the point where I am probably not going to have a "bargain table" at any shows except Prescott. The bargain table does better there than the rest of the shows together. Here is Option B- I am going to be a vender at the new leather trade show that Illume magazine is putting in Las Vegas in early January (South Point). I am doing a double booth as usual. I will not have a bargain table there. If you want to put your stuff on one of my tables, I should have at least a half table available.