Ronny

This is my most recent project a BW Cutter. Ronny .JPG]

I traded for a Pfaff machine and I like it but I took it apart to clean it and found under the bobbin carrier, thread rolled up like a rope . Like it was done intentionally. Anyway I want to get a manual for it. On the front it has 3 brass plates. 1 has 545-H3-6/01. 2 has CLPMN. 3 has 121. I thought the 121 was the model number, and the 545-H3-6/01 the serial number, but I can't find a 121 model listed . Can any Pfaff people help me out here? Thanks, Ronny

I"m not a braider but, I laughed after reading your post on the Hanson string cutter. Been there done that! I worked for a saddle co in Ariz and the boss's grandson worked there also. The grandson wanted one of those cutters and so the boss bought one. I think he paid $3oo or so for it. It looked so simple to use but my strings were like the ones you described if I didn't end up cutting them in half. I quit using it and went back to hand skiving them. Bill, the boss , never let me forget about all the expensive tools he provided that I didn't use. Years later I bought one in Idaho from one of our customers and had the same results with it. I was going to list it on EBAY because I never used it. At Witchita Falls some one from Elko had one for sale and he showed me how it worked. It really worked good! Two days ago I found mine and tried it again and it works good too. So after 15 years of owning this thing I can say I beveled some good lace. I was skiving latigo for lace and it is easier than split. Consistent tension on the string was the important thing which is the thing when hand skiving also. ps: I also changed and used a sharp blade.

I have listed a good used Gore swivel knife on EBay if anyone is interested. #230244826057. Ronny

Bruce a short question for you on the Servo motors. I bought a new machine with a Servo motor. Had to replace motor in the first month.(machine was a demo) It is a Sewpro 441. Do I need to run a speed reducer with this motor? I have never used a Servo before and it seems to lack power. Thanks, Ronny

Bob it is pretty easy. We replace worn ones all the time. I just drill out the old rivets, cut new leather and reinstall with alum. pop rivets. Done. Ronny

Some thing is different about Bargs glue. I opened a new gal can yesterday and it seems stronger smelling(if possible) and it was a clear copper color. I glued some skirt plugs and forgot them for an hr or so and needed to reposition one and it peeled off like rubber glue. Sure not a permanent bond like the old stuff. Ronny

Bob, I know a fellow here in Oklahoma that has 2 pretty good 6" splitters for sale. He did a couple of weeks ago. I think he was asking $600 choice. If anyone is interested I will post his contac info tomorrow. FYI he has an auction the 22 of March and will sell lots of saddle tools and machinery.He also has several leather co that have consigned leather and hardware. He seems to always have a lot of good used equipment and says his middle name is TRADE. I traded for a couple of machines, crank creaser, and 2 sonny Felkin trees. I think my last name is TRADE. He is good to do business with as most cowboys I deal with are. Ronny 600

Randy, I can't tell from the pictures but Hamley used to use a flower stamp they called a Daisy May. It was popular about that time period. I have an old Hamley catalogue that shows it. I bought a Hamley low model B Form Fitter that Duffy Severe built when he worked there that had the traditional, Daisy May stamp. Ronny

Leaving the dry state of Idaho (low humidity) I never had to deal with mold and mildew on saddles and tack. We have been so wet this year in Oklahoma that the mold is out of control. If I don't use a saddle one day it has mold on it the next day. I'm almost afraid to oil a new saddle. Bruce, (from Fl) what kind of oil do you use? Thanks, Ronny

Thanks for the welcome! We like Oklahoma, home of the best weather in the world, and the worst weather in the world! We lived in the two extremes of the USA, extreme heat in Ariz and extreme cold in sw Idaho. When our kids were home we did a lot of winter things,sking, sledding(machines),hunting and fishing,ect. but they grew up and my wife and I were feeding 23 head of horses and foaling mares in 15-20 below zero weather. The fun was gone. Oklahoma is OKAY! Later, Ronny

Hi, my name is Ronny and I am a saddle maker. I built my first saddle in 1972. I learned in Ariz.from several makers and later moved to Idaho where my wife and I owned the South Fork Saddle Shop in eastern Id for almost 20 years. We moved to Oklahoma 5 years ago and are semi retired. I still build around 15-20 saddles a year. I raise a couple colts a year and spend quite a bit of time roping at home. This is my first experience post anything, so bear with me if I screw up. Later, Ronny