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My last word here, and a chance to laugh again If the difference between "A" and "D" is $30, then it's beyond me why anyone would want to get the one you throw out half of That said, about videos in general ... I remember that one me 'n' my buddy Robert (mecopocketholsters.com) used to laugh about. Some genius makes belts (which by itself is not bad) and makes videos that go on (and on) about belts. I mean.. it's a piece of leather, glued to another piece of leather, and stitched. Somebody sent me a link to this sensitive-lookin' feller, and in the video the guy is holding up a belt and babbling on. Along the line, he wipes his nose with his bare hand, then goes back to "displaying" his belt with all the wonderful talent involved At that moment, even if he hadn't already been irritating, he guaranteed that I would never buy, recommend or endorse anything he does. Cut his own throat, as it were. Shot hisself in da foot, rightcheer. Still, "boogerbelts.com" is STILL funny

I STILL haven't been in there. Make myself NOT go about once or twice a month. Matt 'n' friends say come on out.. you can pick the hides you want, get it holstered, split, and/or packaged and leave with it under yer arm. Scared to go. It's not the cost of the leather, or even the plane ticket (I am NOT driving that far),... it's the 3 young fellas I'd need to help me carry everything I liked!

Oh, about the 'blow-back' function here... I'm sure nobody on THIS forum needs to be reminded, but just in case someone NEW reads this section...: When blowing the brush to clear it, do NOT leave the cup on the brush, or look down in there to see what comes out Place a finger over the tip (if you have a needle protruding from the end of the brush, withdraw the needle into the brush (usually with a trigger). Then put a finger over the front opening, and hit the air (full power) for a second to allow the brush to 'puke'. If the cup is attached.. well.. think "old faithful". Doesn't mattter how I know this

Well said. I don't care for goop on the inside too -- can't be doing any good for slides... seems like more gun cleaning to me. Had a guy recently tell me if you don't put finish on the inside, then I aint fixin' ta buy yer holster. Well, perhaps another time then...

Yep, what he said. I don't like snake for belts at all. Big in the 80's -- I done a few. Lacing the edges is a big plus. But all that back and forth pulling through loops doesn't do the snake skin any good at all. Scales weren't made to be "stroked the wrong way", which is why so many snake belts you see are either embossed (not actual snake) or they are coated heavily with acrylics ... My 2¢ .. better to use the snake as a recessed inlay.

I have Paasche brushes. They're decent quality, not incredibly expensive, and parts available everywhere for cheap (ish). In the double action brushes, the needles are always the thing to go.. so I keep a few on hand. Like $5-6 ... You do have to clean it out. The more air you're using, the quicker the drying (like, puttig the project in front of a fan, basically). But I find it sprays just fine with a #5 tip / cap / needle and about 50/50 mix at about 35-40 psi. If it starts to clog - which it can - you'll notice in the spray. Stop, disconnect the bottle (or cup, whichever) and "blow-back" into a trash can, or rag, etc. With a siphon feed brush, simple -- but I could see it being a bit more difficult with a gravity brush. This stop / restart won't harm your project or finish at all. I keep two bottles right there on teh table.. look like ketchup bottles with the squeeze tip. One with 50/50 mix, one with distilled water -- for flushing. So far, I haven't needed to take apart the brush for 'severe" cleaning.. in say.. a couple thousand projects I have one of the HF brushes... but never used it. Different connector, and I never got round to getting the replacement hose! Paasche is like Sony that way... great products, but parts only interchange with other Sony stuff! So, next time I see a 'sale', think I'll pick up a Paasche "H" model. Single action, interchangeable size tips, simple. If it gets a bit clogged, use the reamer that ships with it.. and seconds later off ya go.

Most things will crack if applied in heavy coats -- including caulking, house paint, floor wax.. blahblah Pastor Dwight will no doubt tell you that a cord of three strands is very strong (and three light coats is better than one heavy coat.)

When I use resolene - which is not all the time -- I spray it. Cut it 50/50 as in "eyeball" about there. I have double-action airbrushes, so I have one set off to the side which does NOTHING BUT resolene, but for those who don't already own brushes, I'd recommend a solid single-action brush with a relatively large tip for finishes - something in the 1" - 1 1/2" spray pattern range. I can do 6 or 8 or 10 projects in under an hour, come back later in the day and second coat, and in the morning they're ready ... no runs, no drips,.. FWIW about finishes, I use Tan-Kote, but it's not water-resistant (like at all), and I use Saddle-Lac, but it's pretty high-gloss and not good for flexing much, so the holsters generally get the resolene. And good work... good to see the fellas divin' in. And LEARNIN' sumthin is the end result (woohoo). Now... if you don't mind... how did you stick the kydex in there? Did you stitch it with the leather, or is it between the stitch lines?

I admit it --- when I saw PA in your profile thing there, I wondered why you "order' leather at all. I'd just earmark a few hours one saturday a month to go GET some. I order maybe a little larger amounts than some folks round here, but that's because I don't live an hour from the tannery! With that hour drive, I'd pick up a few at a time and have more room!

That ther's lookin purdy good. Have ya ever considered chopping off the front of yer pattern and bendin it 'round the other side! Just common sense, really... if you got a '50/50' pancake (seams in the center line) then it goes 'half way' around, back to the center line. So, an "avenger" style holster is already 'done", just missing the belt loop / stiffer upper portion. Yes, I know you followed this already, Alex... this is for the next guy comes along!

No offense taken -- at all. I like to make my own designs, but i still like the old ones too. I still get asked to make those ... I did take a look at jim's holster thing, but been a while. Still haven't made the thing, though

See... now THA'S what I'm talkin bout right there.... Stainless and cow ala lefty! Nice!

I see i need to spend more time on my own site. Don't take long at all to get CLEAR off teh beaten path topic.

Man, we do seem to sidetrack around here, dont we I din't take the video as "malicious".... in fact, I think it's helpful TO THEM to remove it. I'm deleting the rest of this post for the third time. Just no point

Maybe some nostalgia in there, too. When I made my first holster, a lot of them fancy polymer thingies didn't exist yet

Bothering? There's some nice stuff in there! This one is in teh catalog as a colt python, but if ya line it and lean on it, it fits a ruger super redhawk right nice like And this one sposedta be for a "K" frame from back when .. but line it and skip the welts, and it hugs a little j-frame

Yeah, that ain't good. Ebay is all about the percentage. They get ... purdy sure it's about 20% by the time you pay PayPal. And they get 20% of everything, so if you take a hit, doesn't matter to them... their income still went up

I would think those 'custom requests' would be better than ebay listings. Looks like ebay fees are about 20%? Wait.. so you list something, and it doesn't sell, and when you RElist it the settings have changed? YIKES.

Oh, as is usually the case, .. cash always works, but I may take a trade on dummy guns I don't currently have (sorry, I got enough duplicates now). In lieu of $340 worth of accessories, I'd take 4 or 5 of the right "dummies"

Who got 'em in a size 26?

Couple of parts for the cobra machines - 1 slotted plate, 1 stirrup plate. Just found them on my desk where I threw them... what... maybe a year ago? Maybe longer? Not stainless, so they are going to tarnish and corrode. Just need buffed, but don't want to leave them laying. Somebody take 'em who will use 'em (or sell em at a profit,.. no matter to me) NEW, NEVER used Stirrup plate & Slotted plate .......................$100 gets 'em BOTH Oh, hey.. long as I'm on the line.. somebody get that roller edge guide too. This HAS been used a few times, but still "like' new....... $60 gets that one. Prices INCLUDE shippng in teh lower 48

You make my point better than me I wasn't suggesting that anyone set up anything to sell there -- I was pointing out how many already do!

Okay, how many of you sometimes post something on ebay? And of those, how many admit it? Now, one step further... how many sometimes list something, just to see how many "watchers" you get from here? I had one recently which was - as they say -- broke off in there. I was out doing other stuff, paid no attention, and somehow sold a holster for like $25 (or was it $20?). Not life-altering, since fortunately I know a guy who can make one to replace it

Okay, having looked (and looked) I don't see nuthin' in that tandy 6031 holster pattern thing about the weight of leather used. I guess 'back in the day' everything was 9 oz ...

Okay, tha's a little better