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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

Stick it in an old dryer, no heat, along with some rocks and gravel. If you check the wiring and disconnect the element(s), you only need 110 VAC to spin the dryer. @PerniciousDuke If you reduce your file size (picture size) to 800 x 600 pixels, you can post tons of photos in one post. Tom

@Mayasimone Moved your post to Leather Sewing Machines. Might get more attention here. Tom

Fantastic carving! Tom

The OP is located in Brooklyn NY according to the IP address. Tom

I don't have access to fix your account, but do notice one thing that may be causing you some problems trying to reset your password. You are using 2 different email addresses. Old one is on me.com, new one is on icloud.com. So supposedly your reset info would have been sent to me.com. I have used the password reset in the past and had trouble until I remembered what email address I had used originally. Thank you for your congratulations!!!! Tom

To go stitch by stitch, you need a servo motor with a speed reducer. If you are well practiced, you might be able to do it with a clutch motor, but would have a number of misses. Tom

Most smart phone pictures are now over 2 MB. So have to be resized. If you are re-setting the file/picture size the camera saves, you have to do that before you take the photo. Have you tried emailing it to yourself and selecting the size to mail? Have you tried "An Online site http://www.shrinkpictures.com/" It should work with your phone. I see it is primarily for FB posts, and they refer to another website for batch resizing http://www.shrinkpictures.com/ Tom

OP is located in Edmonton, AB, Canada according to the IP address. @CourtneyYEG It's a good idea to update your profile with your location so you get information that may be more applicable to your area on this planet. Tom

You can resize photos. Lots of programs and web apps to do that. Reduce the size to 800 x 600 pixels and you can post maybe 100 photos. Tom

Here is a very simple pattern for clip-on sunglasses. Easy project for beginners. Decided to replace a case I made about 20 years ago and have been carrying in my shirt pocket everyday. Copied from a cheapo case. Used some embossed alligator from Tandy, and since I still have some, will just duplicate the last one! I was surprised at how long it lasts with no treatment or care at all. Print the PDF full size, fold in half along the centre line (CL) so it comes out symmetrical! Tom Clip-on Case.pdf