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Will not be USB powered as it uses far more power than the USB port can supply. It should have USB connectivity for programming and operation. Tom

IP address resolves to Sydney. Tom

photos might help Tom

@Reddturtle moved to leather sewing machines. You should get more responses from the experts here. Tom

Plus 1. Really helpful to drop all background noise that does not contribute to the purpose of the video. Tom

When installing zippers, make sure the centre of each side of the zipper lines up with the centre of the edge it is being stitched to. So staple or tack or what ever method you use to hold things in place before sewing, starting at the centre and working both directions for both sides. It helps prevent skewing the zipper and making it hard to zip up as it is fighting with the heavier leather on each side. Tom

Try this "Flat Plate Open Three-Way". I'm no saddle expert at all, but found it at http://www.saddleonline.com/blogs/content/different-styles-western-saddle-rigging Did a Google searched for "saddle rigging ring dee plate" trying to catch the different terms I have seen. Also found this. It references 3 way plate and a source. And take a look at the bottom picture on this page. They may be able to tell you where they source them. http://www.madisonsaddlery.com/saddle.html Tom

These are the settings that work for me. For some period of time, I wasn't receiving any email notifications. I don't remember which setting I changed. I suspect it was "Send me news and information" Tom

If you are making a 2 layer collar (lined) add a strip of poly webbing between the layers. It won't stretch and therefore the collar will retain its shape better when subjected to water and other abuses. There are some other posts about eliminating the stretch problem somewhere here if you wish to search for them. Tom

Unplug it, leave it sit for a while, then try again. May have to re-do the setup. This happened to someone else on the forum, but don't remember who or when. Another party had damage due to lightning strike nearby when it was left turned on. Some electronics seem to be very sensitive to power line transients. Good luck/ Tom

Looks like it was folded/bent tight towards the flesh side. That stretches the grain side, and when released, wrinkles the grain side. Tom

Looks to me like it was done with an embossing roll. Don't see any joins that you would normally see if it was stamped. Tom

@RB12 If you are not wanting to use foil to make coloured impressions, you can use it cold to make impressions in veg tan leather. You can also use it hot without foil to burn an impression into many types of leather. It will need to be able to operate at a higher temperature to burn impressions. You can have a die made by a photo engraving process, or by CNC milling, or other processes and use an arbour press to stamp veg tan. There are lots of routes to go. Do a search for hot foil press here on leatherworker.net and you will find several threads with more information. Tom

You could purchase an eBook from Tandy that describes the use of several tools. https://www.leathercraftlibrary.com/p-1141-leathercraft-tools-by-al-stohlman.aspx There a a number of other helpful books there too. Tandy and YouTube have a lot of videos describing tooling and how to do it. If you are close to a Tandy store, you could check to see when they have free tooling classes. Tom

Never suggested that there were any on my website. I pointed you to look/search for posts/threads done by Gottaknow. Here is the particular post I was referring to that you could have searched for. Also suggested that you look for comments he has posted to help various people. Here is a link for all content he has posted. http://leatherworker.net/forum/profile/33297-gottaknow/?do=content You should also look at content posted by Wizcrafts. http://leatherworker.net/forum/profile/11118-wizcrafts/content/ There are other sewing machine experts here besides Gottaknow and Wizcrafts. But this should be enough to get you started. You'll find the others as you peruse the site. Also many manufacturer's manuals and catalogs, some posted here, some links to other sites. The search function is just below the banner ads at the right. You can use it to search any topic you wish. Tom

IP address resolves to Red Bank New Jersey. @MaryMac I would recommend all users add their location to their profile. You will get better answers to your queries if they happen to be area related. Might even make connections with someone just down the road. Tom

@Game Moved to Sewing Machines. You'll get more response here. Search for the member @gottaknow. He has posted some training material for sewing machine mechanics. Also has posted a huge number of helps. Tom

2" equals 50mm (actually 50.8mm) so is considered the same size. With your Consew, you are not sewing 3/4" of leather, so don't need the higher wattage/horsepower. Depending how slow you want to go, you still might want a speed reducer pulley set. But why not test the setup with your servo first and see how it behaves before spending the extra on the speed reducer? Tom

Rub some wax into the zipper. Often helps. Stiff zipper is sometimes due to a little misalignment between the 2 sides. Tom

This is what happens when 3rd party hosing is used and the files are moved or permissions are changed. There is plenty of room on the server to accommodate storing your photos here. If they are too large, reduce the file size. When pictures disappear from a thread, it becomes useless to all. @Deemer Please upload your photos. Thanks. Tom

@RJLamie moved your post to Leather Sewing Machines (instead of How do I do That.) Likely to get more visibility from sewing machine people here. Have you looked in Marketplace under used and like new sewing machines? Tom

Is that like "slow boat from China"? Sorry, couldn't resist. Tom

Patience is a virtue! We are not sitting here waiting for you to post. We are all volunteering our time and knowledge. We have a life outside of this forum that is our primary focus. Tom

My comments work for a typical machine. Never used an Aerostich, and recognize that its operation is mostly on/off type thing. So I'm not sure how you would manage ensuring the hook has caught the thread before turning. Look at his video at 4 minutes to see how to turn 90 degrees. He also mentions a needle down operation for lining up with a hole or position earlier in the video. Hope this is of some help to you. I notice some other videos too but haven't looked at them. Tom

Needle should be down, but starting to rise, maybe a 1/4", so the hook has grabbed the top thread so you don't get a skipped stitch. Don't raise the foot so far that it releases the top tension. Turn piece 90 degrees and keep going. Tom