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Moved your post to "Leather Sewing Machines". Please take a look at pinned topics like Tom

Wipe it down with a solvent such as varsol or other paint thinner for oil based paints. Might have to do that 2 or 3 times to remove the sticky partially set BLO. Tom

And the photos are? And your location appears to be Huntley Illinois according to your IP address? Tom

Wow! Great work! Tom

Hi Uwe Is the pin supporting the latch (or pawl) an eccentric? Where there happens to be 2 lock screws, there isn't likely a flat on the pin so 2 screws to make sure the pin stays in position. Just a guess, but you are the fellow to investigate ... and can avoid having to grind the latch if such is the case. (I used to work on a lot of mechanical accounting machines in the ancient past. There were many eccentrics to adjust!) Tom

I have used Kydex to make clips that hold the phone, either wrapped around the sides or top to bottom. Heat formed it, and cemented it to the leather case. I have used a wallet style that flips up to open or like a book cover that flips to the left side. I think the book type is more user friendly and shields the ear from some of the ambient noise. There are also photos here somewhere that show the ruggedized case cemented or riveted to a leather wallet cover. Some ideas for you. I might use that Nano Suction stuff for the next one instead of clips. Tom

If you so a search for "iphone 10 specification" (or other make and model), you will find a link like this https://www.apple.com/ca/iphone-x/specs/ It will give the dimensions so you can build to fit. You can print actual size and even get the proper radius for the corners. I have made wooden blocks the same size as the specifications so I could wet mold a case to fit. Tandy has some self adhesive tacky stuff now that you can adhere to the leather and just press against the phone's back to hold it in place. Got a piece on sale a while ago, have yet to make anything using it. It's called "Nano Suction Sheet". https://www.tandyleather.com/en/product/nano-suction-sheet-8-1-2-x-11-x-1-mm-216-x-279-x-1-mm Tom

Grind or file the tip off the set screw, or as above, grind or file a flat on the blade shaft. Tom

Moved to "The Business > Suppliers" Tom

Click on your user name at the top right corner. Pick Profile and go to it. Tom

Contains good info about this type of machine that others may find useful. So we don't like to delete threads like this. Tom

You can reduce your file size (resolution) and be able to post many photos in a single post. 800 x 600 resolution is adequate. Tom

If it is manually oiled, you should oil the machine everyday with heavy use. It it sits for days without any usage, should oil it before use, unless it is only for a 5 minute job. If so, you can stretch out oiling somewhat. Tom

You need to start with an approximate diameter that you would like to end up with. Calculate the circumference = 3.14 x diameter. Divide the circumference by your stamp length 0.8 mm. (pretty small stamp) Round the number up or down to a whole number. Use that as you new circumference. Divide by 3.14 to get your new diameter. Tom

OP appears to be in Maine USA according to the IP address. It would be great if members could add their location to their profile. Tom

@jsangl Very nice work. If you resize your photos, you will be able to upload many more at a time. 800 x 600 pixels is adequate. At that resolution you could add maybe 100 photos in one post. Lower resolution photos are good for people that live on the fringes of the internet with slow connections. One lady I know would open her webmail and go do something else for half an hour or more while it was loading her email. Tom

Rather than stuff a bunch of off topic photos into this thread, do a google search "site:leatherworker.net stitchless" without the quotes. You will find a number of photos as well as some distractors like a triangular coin purse! Tom

@geordieracer Very nice work. You can resize your photos to a lower resolution and be able to post many more at a time. 800 x 600 pixels is quite adequate for viewing here. Saves on upload and download time for people with slow network connections too. Tom

I've seen a purse and a knife sheath done this way. The people called it stitchless. Tom

Happy I could be of some limited help and that you were able to solve the problem. The purse looks great! Tom

Here are a couple more where lining was included in a google search. First used upholstery velvet. Second one gives info on selecting the lining. http://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/53350-wet-formed-cue-case/ http://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/14305-dragon-protection/ Tom

I may have reversed the sort to put oldest posts first. Another good way to search is to use google and restrict the search to this site by including "site:leatherworker.net" without the quotes as part of the search string. I do remember there being something about lining the tubes from my browsing a few years ago. It might have been on JB's website too. Not sure. Anyhow, you're not so stupid. And more experience will help make searches work better for you. Google's search engines and databases are indexed far better than this site's so I often use it. More powerful, more money to play with! Tom

See the following posts I found by searching for "cue case" (including the quotation marks to avoid all the other kinds of cases). Many posts by JohnBarton are quite informative. Tom

Hey Trooper, can you upload your photos again? They seem to have disappeared for some reason. Thanks. Tom

Hey @Ebbtide please upload your photos so we can all see them. Or fix your account with photobucket to allow third party hosting. Thanks. Tom