MarlinDave

Hello, I have a Consew 225 with a clutch motor. Too fast for my use for leather. Built a belt and pulley speed reducer, approximately 3 to 1 ratio. Helps but not where I need to be. Lengthened the arm on the clutch motor linkage and getting close. I wondered about an electric speed reducer like you use to plug a router or other power tools into. Anybody ever tried one of these? I built a speed control with a light dimmer switch yesterday. Worked a while but at some point the motor kicked out and I was able to get it going again. Did not expect this to work but wanted to try. Not enough power (600 watts maybe). Would try a router speed control if it would be safer for the motor. I know about servo motors, but really don't need to spend that much right now as I pretty much give all my work away. Thanks.

https://mcclellans.militaryhorse.org/mcclellan-saddle-identification/

Sorry. It is a 3 1/2 to 4 inch blade. Needs to choke up on the handle about 1/2 I suppose.

Anybody got a pattern for a paddle style sheath for a 5 inch hunting knife?

I made several a while back both ways. People thought they were cool, gave a few away, nobody bought any. I still enjoy making them, especially for lever guns.

Mount them on a little trailer with a bench seat?

https://leatherworker.net/forum/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=131472 There it all is.

Not sure why all the pages of this won’t link. I copied and pasted a link from a leatherwork.net page. I have the hole pattern printed out if it’s lost. My net skills are slipping.

Vehicles with both metric and SAE fasteners, plus Torx, plus Phillips screws. Have to drag the whole shop under the car to test sizes. As for the T shirt, they usually have the seams closer together in the back of the neck than the front. Thats the only way I can tell without putting it on wrong.

Spring is back in Tennessee and we are ready.

I figured it would make your lever rust. Here is one that would be easy. Just a strip the length of the lever with holes punched and braided on. Big loop lever, standard lever, pistol vs straight grip would vary in length. https://www.amazon.com/Handcrafted-Leather-Lever-Wrap-Action/dp/B0BWTMX59S/ref=asc_df_B0BWTMX59S&mcid=01ae33d3797c3e7b86ffc385894f0f80?tag=bingshoppinga-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=79920941687458&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4583520405611133&psc=1

Do you not just take wide lace and wrap it it till you run out of lever?

Cheap leather which looks fine till you finish the project and dye it and a big spot in the center wont take any dye.

I mounted a piece of conduit on the speed control foot treadle to feather the clutch motor. Worked OK, but I needed that hand to guide the leather.

I have my first machine sitting in the back of my shop. It is the same model Lucy Arnaz used in the I Love Lucy episode where she sewed her sleeve into the dress she was making. Bought it for leather. Will sew one thickness, not 2.

Something that may help you out is many industrial sewing machines have a compatible table and motor. You probably can get just another sewing machine (some call it a head) and replace yours on the table and motor you already have. All you do is lift it up, remove the belt, and it pulls off. That could save on both price and shipping for your replacement machine. You may need a speed reducer if it does not have a servo motor for speed control, or replace the motor with a servo motor.

I would not care except I have some bills due. If they don't pick up today I need to go get them out of the mailbox and deliver them after the thaw. Bill payments are taking 8-10 days without weather issues lately to deliver. I ordered a jump drive from Woodcraft that should arrive soon. It has 13 years of digital Woodcraft magazine for $20. Might keep me occupied till the roads clear.

Hey Chuck, How regularly does your US Mail run in bad weather in Wyoming? We had a 4-6 inch snow, a lot here, not much for other areas. Still cold so it can’t melt after about 6 days. Mail is not running at all. I don’t ever remember this happening, and a lot worse snows other places I’ve lived. My uncle was our mailman as a kid, had an old 72 Blazer, nothing stopped him.

Thanks. A little light for my needs I think.

Seller thinks the tag says 281-1.

This is on Marketplace for $200 nearby. Guy can’t find model number. What model is it? Walking foot? Largest thread? Thanks. David

I had 2 Harbor Freight air brushes. Upgraded to their tiniest paint gun. 4 oz tank maybe. Lots more adjustment and smoother. $30 or $40 seems like. So much better for dye, but I’ m used to paint guns anyway. Can twist tip to spray pattern vertical or horizontal. There are little disposable water filters, look like a tennis ball, to thread on where the gun meets the quick coupler. The gun has a metal cap with a vent in the top. Stick tape on the vent or it will drip. https://www.harborfreight.com/adjustable-detail-spray-gun-92126.html Well it’s $12.99 now. And hot purple.

I use 2 coats of 50-50 mop and glow and water on new stuff. Not overly shiny, does seal in odor pretty well.

A buddy gave me some ash subfloor out of his 1920’s house. I knocked the nails out of it, planed it, set it in a corner of the leather hut. Pulled it out the other day, looks just like yours. And it warped. 100 years old and warped.