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Hear, hear! 🛠️

How about a close-up photo of the dial you are wanting to replace?

I did try to get the pin out...but the pin prevailed. Here is my "disassembly spread", inspired by @gottaknow's early post.

I've done that a time or 2 in the past. More often than not if it's a die or a punch in a cartridge that might stick I use a tiny bit of ballistol. It absorbs into most leathers without a residue or whatnot.

Post a photo. From what you describe, maybe a "strap wrench" of some sort?

A friend brought me tool that was found in a bunch of old harness parts. Brass head and handle like a hammer but has slots instead (about 1 1/4" wide and 1/4" or so tall) in either end of the head made like a strap would pass clear through. Ridges on bottom side of slot I figured for gripping and the hammer head is curved I thought for leverage. Anyone have any ideas what this tool might be?

Just watch the banner ads for Toledo Industrial Sewing Machines and give him a call. Bob Kovar will know exactly what it is and probably have it in stock. Even if it's a standard thread and even if you know it, you won't know the length.

Just an update if anyone is interested: I used the same size stitch holes (I'd already had two other bracelets pierced), and used the same size thread (277). Knot on the needle was coming loose: I pierced the thread with the needle and knotted it, and I had a much easier time keeping a tight knot on the needle during stitching. Stitches were loose: I waxed the bonded nylon thread (tied it to a shelf on one end and held it taught with my left hand and ran a wax stick over the thread length about a half-dozen to a dozen times back and forth, top and bottom), and I pulled each stitch much tighter than before. The stitching, even after bending, feels firm and set. Thank you for the help! (Oh, I realized the other night I had accidentally created a second account some years ago! Klover = Hydra.) 😅

Singer (made in USA) should be an SAE thread. Could be fine or coarse thread pitch. My local ACE hardware has a tremendous selection of screws, bolts, and such. Lowe's stocks stainless steel machine screws in size 4-40, 6-32, and 8-32. A hobby shop that caters to radio control enthusiasts will have small screws in both SAE and metric threads. Grainger, Fastenall, and McMaster-Carr also stock a wide variety of hardware. If you can identify the size and thread pitch, a gunsmith may be able to help.

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Hi All! I am trying to bring a pfaff 138 back to life. The bakelite dial is cracked and I would love to replace it with a fresher, intact dial. I cannot find anything online. Any help to point me in the right direction is appreciated!

@Ciscokid noted on his profile page that the machine is sold. Locked/moved to Sold.

Model: 205-370 : Used Sewing 205-370 is a specialist for the manufacture of shoes and leather goods, saddlery, upholstery and technical textiles Cylinder Arm Single Needle Trip (Used) (Dusty but works well)

I would love to try some elk on the bbq. I'm guessing it has a gamey flavour . I've had emu before, strong game flavour. Yep, bbq here I come 😋 had a bbq this arvo . Not too many peeps in the cities would take much notice of the changing seasons like us. I'm sporting a bit of a shiner on my right eye atm, climbing down from the back of my tractor I lost my footing and collided with the seat , hitting my face , just missed my glasses. I also went tits up in the paddock this arvo while spraying, anyone watching would have quite a giggle out of that. What a goose 🪿 😆 🤣 HS

As it is directly related I'll drop a article I just published on beeswax and its penetration on leather. https://birchees.ca/does-beeswax-penetrate-leather/

yup its cooling down big time here, right on schedule we had our first cold snap!! ya know the global warming hoax well, funny story. I started bow hunting about 1977. Opening day has always been Sept 1st. When i started Elk hunting it didn't take me long to figure out it was still to warm i would go out for my week and not have good luck as Elk don't start their rut until cold weather sets in. I would come home, then about a week later, it would turn cold and storm for the first time of the year. So i started taking my hunting trips on the third week of September. Guess what, there has not been a year since i started watching that the weather hasn't changed and stormed during the second or third week of the month. We are now down in the 30s at night it will warm back up into the 70s in the day but summer is no more lol. Bad thing is the last frost in the spring is just as accurate it kills off my apricot buds every year. It has only been warm enough for my apricots to bloom twice about 10 years ago and the tree is about 30 years old now. I think it's a state-to-state thing no federal regulations that i know of.. I don't know of any here but there isnt much to mow down here lol. Probably insurance companies make folks do it here. Time for U 2 bbq lol.

Thank you. If we all had the same taste we would all still be driving black model T's. kgg

Nice bag! Can't beat an old workhorse like that machine. They sure don't make em like they used to.

Pretty cool. laser cut?

Those are nice too. Maybe I am old-fashioned and carry too much folding money, but that style seems to get bent out of shape for me. I really like the cantilever style of locking mechanism. But, that is probably why there are so many styles...one for each of us. Nice looking wallet BTW. I have never seen that style before.

In Denmark saddler is also a protected title that requires you to have a journeymans certificate. I am self taught and never refer to myself as a saddle maker. I just make repairs, I have a basic idea about how a saddle should lie on a horse, but I am not good at determining whether it is the correct saddle for the horse and rider. I once replaced a billet strap that someone else had tried to repair. I don't know who (and I prefer not to), instead of lifting the seat of the tree, the person had just used a stapler to mount the billet. At least the local horse club had spotted that it wasn't done properly, so they sent the saddle my way. I am guessing that it might have been a parent connected to the club who didn't have the guts to tell them that the repair job was beyond his capabilities. They way I see it, if you have sound judgement, knows the basics about how to stitch etc, and know when to say NO, then I don't see anything wrong in doing repair jobs as long as you do them properly. The same goes with some new items such as halters and sliding reins etc. Brgds Jonas

@PastorBob I use a lower profile stainless steel money clip that I drill a hole in so I can put a Chicago screw or copper rivet through to hold it to the wallet. I have one on wallet that is about 4 years old and no problems. kgg

Thanks for the laugh!!! Were you experimenting with stitch spacing? A couple of them look too close together, but it may just be the pic. Wing divider will help you keep the stitch lines nice and straight. I'm an "edge dork" so I'll always have something to criticize there, even on my own edges. I think these look good though! I'd put one in my pocket!

Wasn't sure where to put this... Just wanted to see if this could be done. It can. I seriously doubt Knuckle Sammich will work for its intended purpose, but I wouldn't want to be on the receiving end to find out. It's a wall hanger in my shop and a conversation piece.