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Sweeeeeet! Nice work!

I don't think Fred meant you to seach for your exact truck. Those metal mounting brackets are pretty generic; I've encountered them before on cars from different makes. Just look for panels with this kind of mount, saw the plastic mounts out of the scrap panels (take at least an inch around the mounts so you have room for screws), glue/screw them to your MDF board in the right positions, and finally upholster the MDF in leather.

I'm partial to elk horn myself lol.

I've been using a heat gun to "activate" contact cement - just a brief warming of the glued pieces before assembly. Bonds well with less cement so I have fewer problems with the glue interfering with burnishing edges. For some shaped pieces I case the leather lightly and shape the leather before applying the glue, and the heat gun treatment results in a better bond when the leather is damp. I'm using Barge cement but will probably switch to Weldwood in the future.

I do that as well, but one thing I do differently is that I keep two jars of contact cement, one of which is slightly thinner than the other. The thinner is for the first coat. I also work in a good tooth on the leather. The first coat must be dry; then apply the second coat. then I press and hammer together. The only contact cement I use is Bardge cement and thinner. I have never had a separation. Bardge contact is as strong as it gets.

For the base (black) I would use a pro dye instead of paint. The dye penetrates the leather where the paint will sit on top of the leather. You can still use your paint gun for it too. I can't tell for sure, but it doesn't appear the edges have been burnished. This will also help protect the leather over time. By burnishing the edges, it will seal them to prevent moisture from intruding into the leather, and it gives the piece a nice finished look. Nice job on the shield. Especially like the concho.

I use Welwood contact cement. I also have this other glues but Weldwood is awesome

I started with Barge contact cement and have tried some other leather glues, but always come back to Barge. It is probably similar to weldwood, but I am gonna stay with Barge.

oh man, that sounds good, the wife took us off pork and i love the stuff lol. Really missing bbq ribs and bacon and cracklings mmmmmmm.

Ritza tiger thread is good stuff it works great on outdoor gear as well as indoor. Any thread will wear and fail if you don't set it into a groove; that's the key for dog collars and such especially.

That's what I use too

I think the machine was produced till late fifties. Similar knob was also used in 238 but not in later 438. Such parts are not available any more, if you are lucky you can find sometimes something on ebay. Otherwise, just glue it together. I did this with the one I stupidly broke when cleaning the machine.

Thank you, I have those also lol. I ike these over hatchets because they are so light and the thin blade cuts better. They are excellent for backpacking or foraging. I have a sweet little double-bit hatchet that I carry sometimes when hunting also. LOL ironically, today is opening day of the season.

Thanks, yeah I heard that, so just how many folks over there are doing bad things with machetes to get them banned? The reason i made this was that i have a couple of cheap machetes that I cut down and found they are better suited for me that way. The grip finally broke on one of them, and I wanted one made a bit better so i used it as a pattern.

thanks, it came out better than expected. I've had this bottle for years, so didn't even know if it was still good, and it was an experiment that worked out for a change lol.

lol They are like pets here, they run around all over town. Its great to watch the fawns grow up every year. These just got their winter coats.

thanks

I hope the picture helps. It is the plastic or bakelite knob that is broken (this image is from the net)

I´m aware of that, I have several, incl a 212 Singer (2 needle version of 211) which is basically the mother of your 255. Mine also has a reservoir under the top lid. But sometimes clone machines come with upgrades. So if you need just a drip pan with no oil reservoir you have to look for one with enough depth. I´d still contact a Consew dealer and order one. Maybe these folks in Seattle: https://www.chholderby.com/

Actually I just noticed feed dog seems to be bent on that pic... Maybe it is and I should buy a new one before trying any other ajustement !

@friquant thank you so much ! I had a different version of the manual that did not show this adjustment @AlZilla true, I confirm and cheked. I added a picture with needle plate in position showing that issue clearly comes from feed dog placement

Thanks, I guess I'll have to give it a try.

There is an oil reservoir in the top of the machine. Running the machine feeds oil through multiple internal lines until it drips off the bottom of the machine. It really is an industrial machine.

Butterfly steaks from the tenderloin, or round steaks for dinner tonight?? Oh, nice Machete and scabbard:)

Same here. Weldwood contact cement. Do have plenty of good ventilation when using.