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If everything you make is flat, then a flat bed is all you need. Have you read this post? Tom

OP is located at Valrico, Florida, 33594 according to the IP address. Tom

@marronne Moved your post to Leather Sewing Machines. You'll get more info and feedback here. Tom

@McLestergl You have some people interested in your machine. I notice you haven't been around here since Dec 3. Tom

@Boston10 See below

It is a clone of this one. https://www.hewitonline.com/Scharf_Fix_Paring_Machine_and_Spare_Blades_p/tl-091.htm The original has more adjustments than other simple ones like https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Metal-Leather-Splitter-Rollers-Device-Edge-Skiver-Paring-Cutter-Craft-DIY-Tool-/303030069152?hash=item468dffe7a0 I purchased another very similar to this one and have not been happy with it. I built one of my own based on the Scharf Fix Paring machine. It works much better. Tom

You should indicate who you are interested in hiring. There are many posters to this thread. If you include their handle in your post, they will receive a notice. example @heavyleathernyc Also not the last post to this thread was November 2014. Tom

Please include photos as per rules for market place. Review the rules here http://leatherworker.net/forum/forum/70-announcements/ Tom

@Chamod Please read the rules for market place http://leatherworker.net/forum/forum/70-announcements/ Add selling price, shipping, etc. Tom

Photos might get some interest. And I'll move this to market place where you should be posting items for sale. Include price, shipping, etc. Check the rules for market place. Tom

From what I see, most of it would seem to be individual users' computers, software, WiFi, and internet connection and routing. I have not had problems uploading or downloading, or connecting to the forum. Here is the tracert results from southern Alberta Tracing route to leatherworker.net [142.4.4.102] over a maximum of 30 hops: 1 5 ms 8 ms 16 ms xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx 2 17 ms 14 ms 13 ms xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx 3 26 ms 29 ms 29 ms xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx 4 38 ms 41 ms 33 ms rc2wt-be100.wa.shawcable.net [66.163.75.233] 5 41 ms 31 ms 32 ms ae-7.a00.sttlwa01.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [168.143.229.41] 6 38 ms 33 ms 36 ms ae-14.r05.sttlwa01.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.5.133] 7 38 ms 36 ms 32 ms ae-6.r23.sttlwa01.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.2.88] 8 50 ms 196 ms 48 ms ae-3.r23.snjsca04.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.3.124] 9 164 ms 96 ms 97 ms ae-45.r01.snjsca04.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.3.175] 10 148 ms 50 ms 57 ms ae-1.a01.snjsca04.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.2.48] 11 76 ms 77 ms 75 ms ae-0.endurance.snjsca04.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.195.138] 12 73 ms 72 ms 72 ms eth3-33-3.prvspn001.net.unifiedlayer.com [162.144.240.143] 13 72 ms 73 ms 75 ms po97.prv-leaf3a.net.unifiedlayer.com [162.144.240.43] 14 77 ms 74 ms 75 ms 142-4-4-102.unifiedlayer.com [142.4.4.102] Trace complete. Tom

Your original post. I am asking Ron at Techsew to respond to this thread. Tom

@Techsew Ron See post above Tom

Looks very difficult to get this rivet to spread enough to hold. Looks too short as well to add a bur. Need to get larger diameter rivets. Tom

@Netsmoreau Moved your post to leather sewing machines where you should get more answers. Looks like you might have the problem mostly figured out. Foot needs to be wide enough or positioned so it pinches the material on the feed dogs to feed properly. Tom

Just add your photos to a new post in this thread. Thanks Tom

If you want to maintain this ad, follow the rules for listings in the market place. See http://leatherworker.net/forum/forum/70-announcements/ That includes providing pictures. Tom

Really great. You have an eye for colour and have an artistic talent that many of us will never have. Tom

@levinus Moved your post to market place tools for sale etc. The reason you have trouble uploading pictures to this site is probably because they are too large and need to be resized. See the following post. http://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/15122-how-to-post-pictures-on-lw/?do=findComment&comment=551171 Tom

Just don't hit submit more than once. It takes time for the server and the internet to respond. Tom

@KBCustom It would help if you told people where you are located so they can see if it is feasible for them to help. It appears from your IP address that you are in Omaha, Nebraska, 68104 Recommend you add your location to your profile. Tom

For detailed tooling and such, I don't think there are many of us that really make much out of it. If you have a big name and wealthy customers, then you can sell items for $10,000. You have to find that niche market and work your way into it. Need a good salesman to do the promoting while you do the physical work. There are a number of contractors that do a really great job of their work, but have lots of ups and downs because when they are busy on a contract, they spend all their time working it. Then when it is finished, they have to go on the hunt to find the next job. So either you need 2 people, or you have to take time during your busy contracts to do your promoting and be bidding on the next contract. I think this applies to us as leatherworkers as well. And yes, having the right equipment can make a big difference to your production and product. Depends on how serious you are and what you can afford or are willing to borrow. Tom

If you look at automotive repair shops, they have added a couple lines at the bottom of the bill: Misc shop cleaning supplies Misc shop materials Environmental fees Everyone pays the same fees regardless of the size of the job. You can do the same to account for the small bits and pieces. When we were running a computer sales, service and networking business, there were a lot of low cost items like power cable splitters that were bought in bulk, and used 2 or 3 at a time. Instead of trying to put a fixed markup on these items, we said anything under $4 gets charged out at $5 each. That helps avoid having to have a price list for all the individual items, freight, replacements due to damaged or defective items, etc. You can look at other sellers and commercial establishments and see what similar items are retailing for. Need to consider quality when you do this. Then price your product accordingly. Then you don't need to count all the bits and pieces that go into the end product. There are lots of ways to determine pricing. But if you spend too much time figuring out the bits and pieces, you will have to add that cost into your product too. You can do a search on our forums and find many ideas and comments on pricing, including spreadsheets or similar. Or just get to work and make some money. Tom

See the following post Aug 20 2018 http://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/15122-how-to-post-pictures-on-lw/?do=findComment&comment=551171 Tom

Here is a PDF of the forgoing info for any that would like it. Basket Weave Belt.pdf Tom