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machinistchest

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About machinistchest

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  • Birthday 02/02/1958

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  • Website URL
    http://WWW.MACHINISTCHEST.COM

Profile Information

  • Gender
    Male
  • Location
    Far N. Dallas TX
  • Interests
    Wood & Metal Working and yes, Leather too.

LW Info

  • Leatherwork Specialty
    vintage leather reproduction handles
  • Interested in learning about
    sewing ,stiching ,cutting ,treating,tooling
  • How did you find leatherworker.net?
    google
  1. Hi Eric, I`d love to share that info with you however, somethings I like to keep a mystery. http://www.machinistchest.com/site/products.php?category_id=55 ...MC
  2. I was commissioned to make this old leather handle for a guy from Canada. He`s restoring an old 1930`s suitcase which will be displayed on the running board of his 1926 Franklin. ...MC
  3. I regestered on twitter but haven`t figured out how it works yet. A customer of mine has posted all his tool chest restorations which feature some of my products on Flicker. It`s a photo sharing site. He claims he`s getting 6-7 hundred veiws a day and nearly 100 thousand in a year on his photostream. We worked out a little skit where I was able to post a linkback to my website, so far I`v recieved 7 visits (2 weeks). Apparently the viewers arn`t reading the comments they`re just looking at the pic`s ...MC http://www.flickr.co...N08/4585375384/
  4. Well just some numbers to compare. Ebay has 83 million members, Etsy has 650 thousand..MC
  5. I got my start on ebay, and it did a great service for me. I`v been thinking about listing on etsy, however I`m not sure I would get as many views as I do on the bay therefore etsy might not be worth my time. I do have a website and currently do still list on the bay a select few of my products every month for a small fee, it`s great advertizment, my goal is to drive traffic to my website from ebay. I have my logo at the bottom of the ebay ads, If you click on it you`ll see what happens. http://cgi.ebay.com/...4=263602_263622 Thanks...MC
  6. Lets try it again. http://www.machinist...d=20&tab=images MC
  7. How intresting, Y`all probably can use some punches for the round over, a 32end radious in the corner works great and the same for a supporting nest underneath ,I started out with a hammer and a punch at first. Now I have a 6" air cylinder set up and about 150 PSI . A nice round over takes about 3/64" for the clinch allowance plus your work thickness, however leather is a bit more forgiving. Ya know, it took me over two years to develop the process for my handles and I`m still learning . I wish I had been aware of LW five years ago. I can`t read enough at this time. There `s some creative works goen on around here. Thanks John
  8. These old antiques are always inspiring. http://machinistches...d=13&item_id=20 then Click on the image tab John
  9. Hey`all Just joined the forum myself. What a resource! I`m on information overload. I`m here just north of Bush freeway in far north dallas. I never new Bush had a airport. I saw him at the hardware store just the other day. John
  10. Hi Noah, This is my first post here on this wonderful forum. I might be able to help you out, I have a lifetime supply of eyelets They are 1/2" long ,1/4 " dia., .024 wall , brass or tin plate I use them on a handle that I make. If they are two long perhaps they can be cut down. Here`s a link showing the handle that they are used on. http://machinistches...d=55&item_id=23 Hope this helps, John
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