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Hi Wizcrafts, After 25 years or so of contract making stuff for all sorts, we (my wife and I) have made up a web page to go online and with any luck hope to obtain some better profit margin. I know you are way, way, waaaay more up on the computer side of things than I am and would like your opinion on our new site. I am thinking of putting it on my profile as I see some others do on here as well. Whenever we do new croc products we often make quite a few beforehand in leather to get the techniques sorted out. As we don't have a shop as such and are tucked away in the bush out of town this web think may be the best way to recoup some costs. Any advise as to how to get things rolling would be most appreciated. If you would prefer not to, That's OK I won't be offended. Note - I have sent the same question to Mikesc as well and If you think anyone else would be good for advise please let me know. Here is the link I hope. Regards Brian https://wildharry.com.au/
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Am I correct in assuming that the website in your link belongs to you? Or is it a competitor being used as an example? If it is your website, it looks good and has Lazy Loading of the image blocks, plus it is responsive to different screen sizes. Further, the site is on https and has a working SSL connection, which is imperative for an eCommerce website.
There is an unfortunate second vertical scrollbar on the right side of the viewport, in my Firefox 49.0.2 browser. It appears at 1023px and under and disappears at 1024px and above. It is probably caused by a poor choice of a height declaration in the CSS file. This is undoubtedly a breakpoint declaration that uses an @media rule. You should hunt down that rule and fix whatever is causing the unnecessary vertical scrollbar.
Again, working on the assumption that it is your domain, you can advertise it via a Google Adwords campaign and might further monetize it by becoming an AdSense Publisher, displaying ads for other related websites.
Other than that, what would you like to know specifically?
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Wizcrafts, I'm sure you must have answered this question before, but here goes.
I've been hand sewing leather for many years. I just retired from my day job, I will be doing my leather work full time now. I make belts. dog collars & leads, cases, & wallets. What sewing machine do you recommend that can sew belts & wallets, & cases ? I have about $1,500.00 to spend.
Thank You
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You need to define the upper and lower thicknesses you will be sewing and the thickness of thread you plan on using. If you don't know about thread sizes yet, consult the thread/needle chart on the Toledo Industrial Sewing Machines website.
If you anticipate that you will be sewing between 3 ounces through 18 ounces, a common compound feed walking foot machines is your best bet. These machines can actually sew into almost 3/8 inch of material, but that is pushing it. The bottom of the needlebar thread guide may get bashed into the tops of the feet. Most can handle thread sizes up to #138 bonded nylon. Some are specially setup with more clearance to handle #207 thread.
I think you will find the CB227R to be a good fit for these types of sewing.
The same machine can sew wallet interiors, using #69 thread, then sew the exterior onto the sides and bottom, with little or no adjustments. Change to a bigger needle and it can sew a two piece belt or collar using #138 thread. I used to sew rifle slings and guitar straps on a walking foot machine, at home, on a per piece basis. It paid for that machine in the first month.
Later on, you can move up to a heavy duty machine that can tackle harness, holsters, buffing wheels, whatever.
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Wiz,
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Hello Wizcrafts,
I have been working with leather for 40 years.
I just retired from my day job, I'm doing leather work more now.
I just finished 3 dog harnesses from 8/10 oz. bridle leather, all hand sewn.
My hands are sore ! Could you direct me to a post here on, " a good sewing machine
for sewing 8/10 oz. dog collars, harnesses, belts, etc.
Your imput would be greatly appreciated.
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I use a Cowboy CB4500 to sew bridle and veg-tan leather. It sews from about 1/8 inch up to 7/8 of an inch with the standard throat plate. I got it with all the accessories which include special raised throat plates that let you clear hardware, like snaps and shapes, or sew tight downward curves, like stirrups. With these raised plates installed it still clears about 5/16 inch of leather to be sewn.
If you don't think you need to clear shapes or hardware, the flat plated CB3200 will handle up to 1/2 inch of leather.
Either can handle thread sizes 138 through 415.
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