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I'm surprised. Sold for less than $50 when I bought mine. Tom

Sold by Tandy 5 to 10 years ago. Nice large diameter barrel. Nicely shaped yoke, easy on the fingers. Bought it because of the yoke and barrel diameter. Not because of the fancy work! Tom

more switchable magnets http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=56000&cat=1,43838,47843 Tom

Sitting on the fence doesn't get you anywhere. Pick a machine in your price range that is in good condition and is suitable for your work and fly with it. There is always something better out there, but in the meantime, you will have a machine to use and build your business with. With the experience you gain, you will be in a better position next time to decide what is best for your next acquisition. And you will have had some cash coming in along the way. To me, the important part is servo motor and possibly a reduction pulley set if you are sewing thicker and harder temper leather. And a cylinder arm is more versatile than a flat bed. Tom

If you are taking an LTO, there is no need to pay out early. Better to take the tax write-off and keep the cash you have in hand to keep your business going. Being able to write-off leasing costs is only beneficial if your business is making enough money to use the write-off. If you are just a small part-time business, hardly making it pay for itself, there is no benefit to LTO. Get a good positive cash-flow if you really want to be in business. Tom

Edit is only available for a short period of time, so after it has timed out, just do as you have, adding a post to the thread. No stitch groove for thin leathers. Probably max #69 thread with max #14 needle size. You can get leather tape, or double sided seam tape so you can turn the edges instead of trying to crease. You should be able to use a home sewing machine since you are dealing with very thin material. Maybe 15 stitches per inch. Too close together and the leather will rip along the perforations. You should experiment with some small pieces first. If the fur gives you a problem, you might need to shave the fur along the stitch lines. Do a search here for sewing fur. You will find several posts. Tom

Look at the 2700 and 2750 at http://www.techsew.com/machinery/industrial-sewing-machines/cylinder-machines.html Techsew is in Montreal and ships to western Canada. Online quote will show sipping cost. I have a 2700 and am happy with it. Also http://www.leightons.ca/catalog-general.html Leighton is near Red Deer, Alberta. Both places may have second hand reconditioned machines so give them a call and see what they have. For bags and such, a walking foot cylinder arm would be a good choice. You can add a flat bed table accessory for typical flat sewing. Tom I see that Leightons is no longer on the web. Must have gone out of business or let their domain name expire.

Nothing wrong with using crooked in a name. We have a pair of lawyers, Richards and Crooks. So their email address is RichCrooks@xxxx. Easy to remember, and catchy. Here is an old brand book if you want to look at various brands for ideas. http://booksnow1.scholarsportal.info/ebooks/oca4/42/albertahorsecatt00albeuoft/albertahorsecatt00albeuoft.pdf It is a large file, takes a couple moments to load. Tom

There are a couple old saddles listed here http://www.kijiji.ca/b-alberta/antique-saddle/k0l9003 that have some similarities. Could be made by Great West Saddlery. Also look at this post. Makers mark is like a horse shoe. More links here https://www.google.ca/search?q=great+west+saddles&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&gws_rd=cr&ei=jOqIWJLlA8OmjwTo5bSQCg Tom

FO Baird won't be the Calgary Saddle. Tom

It would be trademark infringement if you use it on items you sell. If you only use it for your own goods that you keep. No one is likely to come after you. Copyright is for intellectual works (writing, books, plays, paintings, patterns, plans, etc.), generally stuff that gets published. There are lots of posts about both trademark and copyright here if you wish to do a search. Some of them may help you understand the issues. Tom

I assume just using the leather with no wool? 1. yes 2. use thin leather, fold halfway closed while gluing. there will be some wrinkling. other members suggest scoring several parallel lines in the fold to reduce the wrinkling. you might like to do as search on the subject here. it is one of the most commonly asked question. applies to wallets, purses, all sorts of covers. another option is to design the liner to slide behind a pocket on one side, and not glue the liner in the fold at all. need to use thicker or stiffer leather so it slides into the pocket without deforming. Tom

Assuming you are referring to Lee Valley. They are a retail business. Not sure if you have to register for an account, likely handled much the same as Amazon. You register for an account with them too. Lee Valley is about 25 minutes away from me on a good traffic day, so I always go to their store. Have pre-ordered on the web so it is ready for me to pick up. They have some really nice stuff, and some very expensive woodworking tools! Most of those tools are way beyond my price range. Tom

Try this url and make sure that you pick US in the top right if it isn't already there. http://www.leevalley.com/us/ Tom

NV is right. If you don't wipe off the excess right away while wet, you will have problems, even more problems. Saddle tan turns dark red if you don't wipe and scrub it off! Tom

Buff well after the dye has dried, before you put anything on top of it. You need to remove the pigment that is on the surface. Adding most any finish on top of the dye before it is buffed well usually results in spreading the surface pigments around instead of covering them. Any solvent will dissolve the surface pigments. Your finishes contain water or alcohol (or other solvents). Tom

Please read and follow the market place rules. See http://leatherworker.net/forum/forum/70-announcements/ Tom

You need to also consider the size of the machine head's pulley. On smaller machines, the pulley is smaller than on the larger machines, thus it has a lower speed reduction. I have a similar sized machine with a Familysew servo with built in 3:1 geared speed reduction. I had to add a pulley reduction set too in order to get the initial punching torque required for 8 oz and heavier leather. So I would say from my limited experience, add the pulley reduction set or fabricate your own if you have ability to do so. Tom

Personally, I would use rouge. I think it works better, even though rogues are everywhere and are less than a dime a dozen. Tom

Looks very nice. For Veg tan leather, doesn't need to be soaked, just moist enough to allow you to form it. Maybe 5 seconds in the water. Really soaked will take a long time to dry out. Tom

Moved to Leather Sewing Machines. Hopefully you will find more info and comments there. Tom

Forums > Fabrication > Leather Sewing Machines There is also a temporary link from your original post location for 6 days. Tom

Since this seems more related to leather sewing machines, I have moved it there so hopefully you will find even more answers and comments. Tom

Moved to Leather Sewing Machines Tom

Just moved your post to Leather Sewing Machines where I think you will get more responses to your questions. Tom