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Are you using the same type thread on top and bottom? If not, one could be cutting the other. This is just a guess. Tom

Welcome Judith. You should add your location to your profile so people know where you are so those that are local to you can respond. It appears you are in Willis Michigan according to your IP address. Tom

You can limit google searches to a particular site by using a search string like: site:alibaba.com metal bag tags The site:xxxx.xxx is what restricts the search to the site. Tom

I knew I had seen it and couldn't find it. Then looked through notes and photos I had saved for reference and found the url. Just lucky! Tom

You need fairly strong magnets to hold through 2 layers of leather separating the magnets. I have found 5/8" diameter and about 1/8" thick. http://www.kjmagnetics.com/ has lots of information available for holding strength and applications. (As well as selling them for what I considered to be reasonable prices, even considering shipping and import fees to Canada.) Using a single magnet and piece of sheet steel for the opposite flap doesn't have the holding power you want. On a small purse flap, had to go back in and add 2 mating magnets to the original 2. You can pull apart an old case and salvage the magnets if you have one laying around, or go to a goodwill store. Tom

I assume you saw this thread http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=278#entry297272 I've been thinking of doing something like the table in her post March 28, 2013 Tom

You don't show the top guide post in your threading pics. If you take a wrap through it, you can further increase top tension. Too small a needle in tough leather makes it hard to pull the knot up into the leather. Where it was doing fine in textile material with 69 thread, it would appear that the combination of thread, needle size and leather you are sewing is at the root of the problem. Try going up to a larger needle size so there is a bigger hole to pull the knot up into the leather. I imagine you have read a number of posts about bobbin and top tension, so you already know that you don't want much tension on the bobbin. Should be easy to pull the thread from the bobbin. Tom

Why? Hard to reach over the Christmas / New Years break? Or do you know something the rest of us don't? Try https://www.leathermachineco.com/ Phone number listed at the top. Tom

You should show us your thread path from spool to the needle as well. It is critical to being able to adjust the top tension. Tom

For a Canadian source for thread, you could try Techsew in Montreal. Prices are better than in Sask! http://www.techsew.com/supplies/sewing-thread.html There is someone in the Vancouver area too that I saw posted here some time ago. It is worth doing a little research to find good sources, USA or Canada. I ordered thread from a company in the USA that supports this website (and shall remain nameless) a while back. I ordered 1# of each black, white, dark brown in 69, 138 and 207 expecting to get matching colours in each size. Brown was very inconsistent, with some of it being straw/gold coloured; not brown at all! So then I had to order more to get matching colours in all sizes. I didn't attempt to return it since I would have more cross border hassles. If the supplier had been a Canadian firm, I would have returned it since I would only be dealing with shipping. I try to avoid cross border purchases if I can find the same or equivalent from a Canadian source for a comparable price looking at exchange rates, shipping, taxes, duty and item cost all totaled up. To me it only makes good business sense to avoid some of the cross border hassles where possible. I also won't have items shipped by UPS or FedEx due to their excessive brokerage charges. Tom

@Jason046 Moved your post to Leather Sewing machines. Sewing machine people are more likely to see it there and chime in. Tom

Try Howard Imprinting. They show packets of 24 kt gold leaf for stamping leather. http://www.howardimprinting.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=33&products_id=447 You may find some on ebay as well. Tom

The plain yokes always cut into my fingers. Back in '61, covered my yoke with a scrap of leather. Wasn't as pretty as this is! Tom

Allow for seam allowance whether lacing or sewing. 1/4" to 1/2" on all sides. It can be trimmed after assembly if edges don't match up. Allow for the fold difference between the wallet liner and the back. About 1/2" to 3/4". It's easier to use extra length and width up front until you gain more experience with your specific projects and style and have to trim excess off than it is to stretch a piece that is too short. Tom

I see their FB banner has a blurb about Cobra machines and links to Leather Machine Co. A search shows only a FB page, no website for Skinner Leather. See also company info https://heycompanies.ca/0617678/Skinner_Leather_-_Ottawa_based_Leather_Worker Tom

I had a machine shipped from Montreal to Calgary a few years ago. $300. So decided to see what the cost is today for a Techsew 2700. Shipped from Montreal to a Calgary residential address is $330. I'd sooner pay the $330 than drive 200-300 miles one way unless I already had a trip or vacation planned nearby. My time is worth more than that. Tom

Longview Leather sells Cobra machines in Alberta Canada. http://www.longviewleather.com/cobra-machines/ Mach 1 by Leighton's, also in Alberta http://www.leightons.ca/catalog-general.html And you have already found Techsew http://www.techsew.com/ These should give you some price comparisons for various sizes of machines. Tom

@PiggyPete I deleted your extra posts, same post, different titles, same forum. You can go back to edit posts for about 15 minutes, sometimes longer depending on the "server's mood" if you need to. Else add a new post to the same thread instead of starting a new thread over again. Give the server time to respond when posting. It may be busy or you could be on a slow connection and may not see the post for a couple minutes. Welcome to leatherworker.net. Enjoy your surfing, show your stuff ... Tom

File is 16 MB so you couldn't upload it. Have uploaded it for you. See above post. The web page it is on is very slow, so may have given you problems too. Here is the URL https://www.jjneedles.com/downloads/JJ-Needles-Types-and-Sizes-Guide.pdf Tom

Great project! I need to get into this mode. Tom

You can restrict Google searches to this site by including the string "site:leatherworker.net" in your search string. For other sites, just replace "leatherworker.net" with the site's url. Google has much more powerful search engines and better indexing (huge databases). So you will often get better results using Google than those built into many sites like leaterworker.net. Example: 31-15 site:leatherworker.net Tom

Some explanation might help. A box (container) in which to dye leather? A box of dye? A box shaped die for clicking? I'm not understanding your request, so gather a number of others may have the same problem. An example, or photo, or ... Tom

Soap is slippery, helps reduce friction for the swivel knife. Tom

Try searching for jewellery findings. Then narrow the search when you are finding the type you are looking for. Tom

Aluminum foil, or tape, also metal screen will block RF signals. Easy to lay foil tape between layers without adding a lot of bulk. Needs to be on both sides of the cards. Tom