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Lwleather

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  1. Ok, here's the deal.... My Dad has a pair of saddle bags he had made several years ago. Old Bill Conway put a type of a snap on these bags that I'm having trouble finding. I don't have a picture, but I'll do my best to describe it.

    The bottom part of the snap is like a stud, with a ball on the top, and the top part just has a hole this stud snaps into. I was told it is an old military style snap. They are brass. Any help on where of who might have a few of these would be awesome!!!!

    Thanks in advance!!


  2. Ok, I've got my old machine for sale. It's a Singer 45K25, s/n EG210092. It is a bottom feed only. I put a new shuttle in it and it's really sewing good. It comes with the thread stand, extra bobbins, extra needles, the table and motor. I also have a parts and operators manual for it. This thing weighs quite a bit, so it needs to be shipped truck freight, or you can come pick it up. It has a half inch presser foot lift on it. It sews lighter leather REALLY well, like chaps, vests, and saddle bags. If you're in to sewing heavy stuff you probably don't want this machine. I can do headstalls with it, but that's about all it wants. I'm asking $700.00 but will look at offers. Thanks and e-mail me with any questions.

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  3. Hi All

    Just wondering if anyone else has noticed that Weavers has changed their shipping policy and thereby increased their shipping cost tremendously! Normally I just file the paperwork from weavers but I took a look at the latest invoice for a buch of high priced lightweight tools, because it seemed to be a bit higher total than I had expected. I was shocked to see that Weavers had hit me for $25 for shipping a small box of tools! This is amost three times what I had been paying for the same type of shipment and adds up to about a 10% price hike on the items that I ordered. YIKES!

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    I double checked and "back shipped" them through my UPS account, that is the way they came, and the same box would have only cost $9.85 to ship back to Weavers. This seems like a rather steep price hike!

    I Called weavers and got the run around "it's policy" routine. I even talked with one of the Weavers, I forget which one, and he said he would check into it and call me back, which he never did, and when I called him back he avoided my call, which rather pissed me off to say the least. Looks like I may be looking for another suplier if they keep this up.

    So, If you order stuff from WEavers take a look at the shipping, call them up and complain about it!

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    Just blowing off steam

    Jim

    As far as I know they got rid of the minimum order charge and went to a flat shipping rate depending on the dollar amount of your order. Yep, it bites! My orders are usually fairly small and I pay $ 15.00 a pop for shipping. I agree with looking for a different supplier but their selection is hard to beat. I have found a few others out there, but they either don't have much of a selection or their prices are quite a bit higher. Oh well.......:blink:


  4. Ok, so far everyone is 3 for 3!! This one might be a little tricky....

    I came up with an old FE Smith riveter, so now I would like to come up with a driver and set of anvils that would work for the 104 rivets and caps... The top driver screws in, but I think the bottom anvils are the same as everything else. Any help would be greatly appreciated!! (...again...)

    Thanks in advance. Everyone on here is super helpful!!


  5. I have a customer who has some really nice silver overlay sweet iron conchos with a cross in the middle. I need to order some more. Ok, I have checked all the obvious places like Tandy, Weaver, Trigg, Diablo, S&D, Conchos.com..... This concho isn't quite like anything they have. I would appreciate any input on other suppliers who might have these. Thanks in advance!!! Lisa


  6. A while back I saw a post from someone who found a good supplier of clicker dies at reasonable prices. It was somthing like C & A or AC or something like that I think. Anyway I'm looking for someone to make a few small dies. Any help would be great!!! Thanks!


  7. I am getting way too many partial sides of chap leather. Mainly 4-5 oz in browns, tans and reddish browns. I do have a couple of about 3 oz. Can anyone out there use any of these? I am running out of room ( I didn't have much room to start with) Most of these are nice sides with some pretty decent sized pieces left. Let me know. Thanks!! :helpsmilie:


  8. Ok, all of you have been super helpful so far.... try this one out.... I am trying to find a dark gray chap leather in a 4-5 oz. Everyone carries black, but the gray seems to be a problem. Anyway a super soft charcoal gray would be awesome! Any help would be appreciated. Thanks again in advance!! Lisa


  9. I am looking for some rule steel. At one time I thought there was someone on here who had some steel and possibly a bender for sale. I can find outfits that make dies, but I haven't found anyone who sells just the steel.. Thanks for any help. LW

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