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https://holtzapffel.com/ Turn spirals like a narwhal and other fine stuff. Victorian elegance at it's wildest.

That lathe is a a beautiful piece of work! It looks like only a couple of those hole punches have been used. An amazing find indeed.

Absolutely unbelievable. You lucky duck!

I'm curious... what kind of "edge coat" was Nigel using? Nick

Oh MY! Good thing I wasn't there. My wife would have made me take it all back. I have had and still do have some interesting vintage items. I even like to feel them once in a while. lol

Yeah, this was what I bought, along with some airbrushing equipment and some high-end metal engraving gear.. He also had some ornamental lathes that were works of art in their own rights...

Thanks for your replies, @fredk and @AlZilla. We have fiber optic internet (a miracle, considering we’re in the boondocks) and no other issues with slow service. Occasionally this site loads quickly, but usually it’s a wait. Wasn’t the case until the last few months.

I don't have a significant lag most times but very often I get a "page can't be reached" message and the page loads a few seconds later. Both on my home DSL and mobile 5G. You may recall a few months back, we had a DDOS attack and it took the Boss a few days to get it straightened out. Maybe we're still being hammered and she's just filtered most of it out.

A veritable Aladdin's Cave! Did you buy the lot? (I probably would have!).

I've got a pretty good deal on 2 juki Ls 1342-7 machines Fully automatic features, unfortunately 3 phase configuration Do I need 2 Rotary converters to run both of the machine or 1 ?

@Samer, if you have an Android, Google Translate will work with your phone camera and translate about 1/3 of the page at a time. Mebbe more with creative positioning... not familiar enough with iPhone to verify if it will.

All working fine at my end but, there have been reports that the Russians have been interfering with Western communication satellites and although its been going on for more than a year in recent months they've stepped up the interfering

I watched a video by Nigel Armitage Leather, on applying edge coat. While the edge coat was still wet, he burnished the edge. I have tried it and it works really good for my level. Now the dangerous point, I started thinking! would that also work for say an acrylic painted edge? Turns out, it does work well. I did a toconol finish and a waxing after letting the paint to dry. Durability? Don’t know, but it is on a working piece, so I will find out!…cheers!

Here's a project that I haven't seen discussed before. President William Harrison's leather and tin ball, which apparently is the origin for the phrase "keep the ball rolling." https://wordsmarts.com/keep-the-ball-rolling/?lctg=3e121733-b5b4-47ec-a793-21d132d067fc. Now that I have your attention, my real reason for posting is to ask does anyone else have trouble with the leatherworker.net site loading slowly? For the past ~3 months, most pages of this site require about 20-30 seconds to load. It is a slow process to use the site. Is there a workaround? Thanks for your input.

There is a first year leather show coming up in Las Vegas January 7-10. Single location - classes, trade show, competition, and social events all at the South Point. general information here - https://illumeconnect.com/pages/event-las-vegas I will be leading a class on the morning of January 7th on purchasing second hand tools. Buying second hand tools can be a good way to expand your tool set and elevate your work. It can also be time consuming and intimidating. I intend to break it down for you and give the confidence and information to be comfortable with purchasing used tools. Some discussion points will be: - Why to buy secondhand tools - Where to look for and buy secondhand tools - How to identify leather tools - Evaluate the condition – what is acceptable/what is not - How to establish a value to YOU first then proceed with making an offer or accepting a seller's price - Discussion on restoration of common tools - techniques and how far to go - How to use and maintain some commonly found tools - When NOT to buy – seller price versus your value, just not the right deal, and tips to avoid getting scammed - A final event for the class with a guest instructor (Guarantee - You will have fun and get your money's worth just from this!) You will leave with a full book of my notes plus it will include a list of resources, and some printed resources as well. Here is a link to the class - https://illumeconnect.com/products/secondhand-leather-tools

Brilliant!

The file’s still there and I can download it. Maybe copy/paste that link into a new browser window or use a different browser.

That video is helpful. It looks to me like the pin that rides inside the spiral slot is loose. If that’s the case, you most likely have to replace that slider, or the whole eccentric. Unfortunately that’s a bit of an operation because you have to remove bunch of parts to remove the eccentric. Sometimes that pin is a press fit, which is not really repairable unless you can weld it in place. If it’s a thread pin like the one in the picture, you might be able to tighten it . This could perhaps be done by disassembling the eccentric and separating the parts to gain access to that pin, without removing it from the shaft.

Looks like it's ready to serve another hundred years. Great job!

I use the same. I got the sawdust from Home Depot - several kgs of it and they wanted to give me a lot more!

All good advice above, I've used all of them. Another thing to consider is that the leather needs to be relaxed before you start cutting (no no .. not like give it a cup of tea and a comfy chair relaxed). What I mean is that you'll want to lay out the leather flat and not at all stretched nor compressed before you start cutting. It's tempting to pull it taut to make cutting easier, but that will cause problems down the road as it shrinks back to size. - Bill

+1 on rotary cutter, but scissors work well too.

friggin awesome friend!! Heck yeah, it was worth it .

I use scissors.