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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

Suggest you post this in "Marketplace, Sewing Machines - new or refurbished like new" along with photos and full description. Tom

Picture?

@Deeleather Hi there. Please read the marketplace rules and abide by them. Pictures, more description such as what accessories, etc. http://leatherworker.net/forum/forum/70-announcements/ Tom

If the leather is lifting the presser foot up, the presser foot spring needs to be tightened down more to overcome the leather sticking to the needle. Now if there is glue or something else causing the leather to stick to the needle, then of course you should go to the root cause and fix it. But, if you are sewing heavy stiff leather, heavier and stiffer than what you usually use, you will have to increase the presser foot spring pressure. Or get soft leather! Tom

@aguwa Really, six posts! Please only click on the submit/post button once and wait for the server to respond. Could be a slow network connections, slow device browser, busy server, etc. All good things take time. I'm deleting the other posts. Tom

@Game Moved to Sewing Machines forum. Tom

OP appears to be in the Willoughby, Ohio, 44094 area according to his/her IP address. Tom

If we ignore power factor for alternating current circuits, you can do a quick comparison of power by multiplying volts x amperes. Assuming unity power factor (which it isn't), VA would equal Watts. (And 1 horsepower = 746 Watts if you want to look at hp instead.) 240 x 1 = 240 VA 110 x 1.5 = 165 VA So obviously your 240 volt 1 amp motor is more powerful than the 110 volt 1.5 amp motor. Tom Edit: Motor you referenced is 180 W. Therefore PF = 180 / 240 = 0.75. PF of AC motors is typically 0.5 to 0.8. But again, just the VA comparison is adequate for many cases, including yours.

Converted the jpeg file to a PDF to make it easier to read and print out. Great tutorial. I've been thinking of trying it out. Maybe after current projects are done. Tom Leather_Mask_Making_Tutorial_by_Ranasp.pdf

New comes with a warranty and support. I my mind, that is too much for an old machine with a clutch motor that you are going to hate. Get one that is setup to use 138 or heavier thread. Tom

Only the pattern is copyright. You can make as many as you want for sale or gifts. You just can't copy and sell the pattern. Tom

Terry's 141 MB PPT file converted to pdf, 8.8 MB. As noted above, it contains screen shoots from various web sources. Trunk Build Images.pdf Tom

@sold2018Need photos, shipping etc. Please read the marketplace rules and update your post. http://leatherworker.net/forum/forum/70-announcements/ Tom

Looks great. I like the colourful stones! Tom

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