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Too light a pressure will result in the leather lifting the foot as the needle rises, and skipping stitches. I see at least one skipped stitch in the photo. Tom

Works on a zigzag machine, set for no zigzag (straight). 2 spools on the top, single bobbin. Both threads fed through the tension disks together. My wife uses this for hemming tee-shirts. There are off the shelf twin needles for domestic machines. Tom

Make sure the blades are not touching the steel roller. Have had blades on pipe cutter do that when turned down against the roller by kids that didn't know what they were doing. Tom

Impressive for your first tooling. Hadn't thought of tooling a dragon fly. One of my wife's favorite insects. Of course there are many she doesn't like.

I use a techsew 2700. Has been great for me. I'm moving this to sewing machines. Tom

Moved your post to Sewing Machines. Perhaps you would like to edit your profile and let people know where you are located so they can point you to a source near you instead of on the other side of the globe. Tom

File uploaded to Constabulary's post. May not be identical to his. Tom

Check out Jim Linnell as well. On FB https://www.facebook.com/jim.linnell.7?hc_ref=ARQWY-VEGmk3F3XqDqqaDiLGgC3yTdziIDU4GuaKJQTu7r45gulN6Z7xxp9KWIHSwHI and his website https://elktracksstudio.com/ Has web based workshops. They are recorded and available as video later for any who were unable to attend. Pace is slow so most should be able to keep up. But having the video to review any time helps loads. I have followed a couple live, and purchased others later. Have a couple more to purchase when I get some time. Tom

@Wizcrafts Hi, could you take a look at the post above? Tom

Do a google search using this search string "site:leatherworker.net trifold pattern" without the quotation marks. The "site" operator limits the search to the specified site. Tom

Definition: X is an unknown quantity, spurt is a drip under pressure. Tom

Scammer is targeting suppliers. Claims to be Ian Atkinson and wants tool donations to promote companies in his videos. See video by Ian Atkinson explaining scammers attack. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIE6WxX0ENY&feature=youtu.be Tom

@PennyC you have un-answered questions waiting for your response assuming you want to sell this machine! Tom

Resize your photos to about 800 x 600 pixels. That will provide good enough resolution to see the items, and small enough files to allow you to laod many photos. Tom

Pictures of what is happening (video) could be useful so we can see what is happening. Please describe what you know what is happening. Not enough info here to allow us to help you. Tom

Longer studs are of course meant for thicker leather. Too short, will fall apart. Too long and they will often bend to the side, making a mess of the snap. Tom

I've never used a stitching pony for lacing. For lacing, 2 sets of chisels and mallets should be adequate. They are not likely to all progress at the same rate, so they can take turns, stagger the work. For small projects, it doesn't take long to punch holes. You may be better off for youngsters using a pliers type round punch versus chisels. Will be easier to pull the lace through. Will take longer to punch the holes though. Tom

You should quote the person that is selling the machine. Then he will get a notice that someone has quoted his post. @rhinez0r Is the Seller. Tom

Sterling silver oxidizes, so will always tarnish eventually depending on how it is used, cleaned and stored. That's why few people buy or use silver plate anymore. Saw a 12 place setting silverware set in a really nice chest a few months ago at an antique shop. $25 CAN asking price. Most findings need to be SS. Tom

Heavy hand wheels were used on treadle machines to take advantage of the inertia of a flywheel and carry the machine past the top and bottom dead centres of the pitman. Unless you are going to wheel the machine quickly by hand, and expect it to make a full revolution or two, there will be no advantage of using a heavy wheel/pulley. If you can find a treadle operated machine, you should take the opportunity to sit down and play with it for a while. New experience. Tom

IP address indicates the OP is in the Reno Nevada area. Tom

Mine is a low as it can go on a typical K-leg stand. (Techsew 2700). I sit, using an office chair. I'm not usually working with large stuff. Tom

Generally in this hobby/business, we call these mallets rather than hammers. Hammer "implies" a steel head which should not be used on leather stamps. Poly mallets are fairly light weight, rawhide may be heavier depending on which size you buy. They have quite a different feel to them. When I started tooling in 1961, I used a wooden mallet that my grandfather had made. As you beat it, little wood fibers start to flake off the face and get trapped in your tooling if not careful. But that is what I could afford, and used for many years. I kept one face clean for other work and just beatup the other face. Had to shave a bit off now and then to reduce the hollow in the centre of the face. I prefer the rawhide mallet. Still have the wood mallet. Tom

Stains that have penetrated the finish might be able to be removed or lightened using oxalic acid. Always try on a less visible area to see how it behaves. Stains on the surface should come off easily too, other than there may be colour variations due to sunlight exposure. Good luck. Tom

@SamuelBrand Wow! Six posts all the same! Don't keep hitting the post/submit button. Wait for the network and server to respond. Slow network connections or busy server may slow the response. Be patient. I'm deleting the extra posts! Tom