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Thanks for that. I am reminded of a time my men and I were building stalls in a barn for show horses. A particular mare kept wanting to bite me every time I passed in front of her. After a few times of that I noticed she had a nose covered with "bumps". I remarked to the owner that the horse had a virus. He was amazed that I would have noticed or even known that. He applied some medication and before we finished the job a few days later, she didn't try to bite me anymore. Anyone around horses knows they can laugh at you, as other animals do also. That mare was laughing or smiling, I am not sure, but she sure was happy. Have a great day! ferg

Call Paul at Leather Wranglers. Discuss your needs with him. My wife has long slender fingers like steel. I think you would need a larger barrel with adjustable length. My fingers are short and stubby. The 1/2 " suits me fine. ferg

I would like to buy a Landis model 30 splitter. Preferably a unit that needs some TLC but not a pile of junk. Might even consider a refurb if price is right. ferg

Michael, I wouldn't think that would help much. A belt contours itself to the wearers body no matter what/how you make it. I have always thought that backing up and sewing just makes a more wearable belt plus they are very attractive. ferg

I cannot speak for Barry King but Leather Wrangler SK3 is a superb knife. ferg

Cody, I realize everyone doesn't have a chunk of 4" pine 10" wide laying around but,,, that is what I used. My work table is 6' plus long so I made the tool holder the same length. Drilled a number of different sized holes in it to about 2" deep. This yielded space for 350 stamps and swivel knives plus my collection of shaped punches. Your design looks good, just a little more complicated than mine. I raised the back edge off the work table and attached a couple angle brackets to the ends and into the 3/4" panel I have for other tools on the back edge of the table. ferg

I bought as little as two shells from them. I called and talked to Nick Horween. A large part of their inventory on the shells are sold to large shoe manufacturers. I had to wait about a month if I remember correctly, for my order to arrive. They do not pursue individuals for business but do not seem to mind filling the orders. Do not always have what you are looking for color wise or size. ferg

Andrew, I have a 5 in 1 for sale. I have run 2oz. veg tanned calfskin through it with no difficulty. As in any other piece of machinery there is a learning curve, this one can be "learned" in less than half a day. BTW: My 5 in 1 is priced to sell and I will negotiate the shipping. You would have a machine that will do many things in lieu of only one. ferg

You would need to dampen the leather a little and use a modeling tool with a fairly large end. That would get most of the line. ferg

IMHO, the 277 thread is way to large for journals. 138 is about as large as I have seen and still look hand done on the lighter weight leathers. Bob Park uses a lot of #69 thread on his journals etc. ferg

This 5 in 1 has been dismantled, cleaned, lubricated, old finish removed and repainted. New Skiving blade, new Welting Unit, new round cutting wheel and guard, new springs where needed along with new bolts. This unit had been dropped some time in it's life. One base corner is broken, I decided to not attempt a repair on that since it doesn't deter the operation of the unit. The mounting for the welting head was broken also. I welded some new steel together for a bracket for the mounting of the welt roller, works perfectly. This machine works as well as it did when brand new Asking $600, I will negotiate the shipping. Unit weighs 43 pounds without a shipping carton. Available for pickup if you live reasonably close to Dayton, Ohio You may e-mail at marion at donet dot com I have included some photos of the unit. ferg

Just put "oakleaves" in the search box. ferg

http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=9341 and http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=9037 ferg

I have a 5 in 1 that I have completely overhauled. New skiving blade, new cutting wheel and guide, new welting unit. I removed all old paint repainted, broke the machine down, cleaned shafts and all moving parts, and greased. Works like a brand new machine. I have seen these for sale for over $1000, I am not asking near that. PM me if interested. I can send you some photos also. ferg

I grew up on a farm, my oldest brother farmed all his life as did most of my family elders. Before I left for the service in 1952 we had draft horses, Percheron. Two jet black, two mares that were sorrel, and a Dappled grey stud, his name was Nick Settlemyer. Animals of all sizes and shapes have always been part of my life. I love them all but there is simply no more beautiful animal than a horse. Wife, daughter and I seen the movie "War Horse" this evening. The movie simply reinforced the love I have for them. If any of you have not seen this film, go, take plenty of tissues. Happy New Year everyone! ferg

I made mine of Melamine over MDF. Great surface, it can be washed off etc. ferg

My experience other than using for the "pigs", is sometimes in upholstering the seats on an auto. They could be used for a multitude of "holding" needs. ferg

I have the #195-2502 Interior, Ladies,Clutch from Chaylor-Fenneli. These have a thin layer of foam on the "glue" side with exception of the "fold" area which is a nylon type material. That area would not get glued, I know that much. Have been told to just glue the perimeter and not the area of foam. This doesn't sound correct to me but I would like anyone that has used these liners to give their experience and how did you do it. BTW: I am going to use Upholstery Leather on this one, it is very soft. ferg

As I said before, use a smooth feed dog. You may have to adjust the pressure on your smooth feet to make the leather feed properly. This works for me and you have no other "thingy's" to mess with. ferg

Michael, I have no cell number for you but I have a suggestion so you can get your stitcher up and running before next week. I use a product called Motor-Kote for everything. My sewing machine had a "Rubbing" sounding and a little hangup. I put this product on it and haven't had the problem since. It comes in a spray can as well as liquid containers. I am enclosing a URL for the company's home page with places that may be close enough to you so you can get it right away. http://www.motorkote.com/RetailStores.html If you have any idea where the "Hang" is on your machine you can spray or drip a little of the liquid on the spot, run through a couple cycles of the stitcher and I will be willing to bet money that short of a manufactured flaw, this will cure the problem. ferg

Measure length you need, mark lightly,sew inside that area, cut your keepers in the spce you did not sew. Ferg uote name='mlapaglia' timestamp='1324942822' post='226201'] Wouldn't the thread unravel when you cut the keepers to length? Michael

You are not casing your leather coorrectly. Tandy leather has nothing to do with the problems you are having. Access the archives on this forum for casing lleather. Ferg te name='Suicide' timestamp='1324934036' post='226189'] I took another leather scrap that I got from one of Holland's shop. It is much thinner than that Tandy's (I would say Tandy is about 8-9 oz to me, that one is about 4 oz). Well, I have made some investigations, please look at the picture attached. I damped piece very much (not soaked though) and made the impressions 1 right after damping (0 minutes from "zero" ) just by pressing tool by hand. After 15 minutes leather looked pretty "wet" and I made impressions 2. Serie of imprints are done by pressing tool by hand and separate imprint number 2 is done with poly mallet strike. I spent 15 minutes more by watching TV and then (30 minutes since "Zero") I made imprints n.3 in the same way - serie just pressing, separate by mallet. Leather was ALMOST ready for tooling but a bit darker yet. 20 minutes more (50 mnutes from "Zero") - leather went into "just as it has to be for tooliing" - almost original color and cool. I made imprints numbered as 4 in the same way as above. Finally I took a hairdryer and dry this piece in 10 minutes. So, what would be your sentense? To me it sounds like Tandy's leather from the belt kit is sucks - it is hard to compress by tool while tooling and it is losing depressed shapes as it is going to be dry (perhaps of grain layer is going to shrink while drying). I HOPE I\m wrong about that belt kit blank, so please give me your suggestions. Thanks in advance!

I want to wish everyone on this forum a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year. Also wish to thank Wiz, Bob Kovar, Greg at Keystone and probably a few I have missed for all the time they spend helping myself and others. Wiz, If not for you, I would be gazing at my Consew 206RB5, still trying to figure out some of the things I have learned because of your expertise and willingness to help. I wish you all the happiness in the world. Keep pickin- that ole' guitar. ferg

Love it!! You done a great job on the design and tooling. I am personally appalled at the number of folks that have no idea what the true meaning of Christmas is. Merry Christmas to you and your family and may God Bless, ferg

You got 54 views. Everyone doesn't need to comment. The petal lifters have been made from everything imaginable. Nice job. Is that better? LOL Merry Christmas ferg