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  1. Northmount
    Just type tandyleather.ca into your browser. Tom
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    Use a coarse sandpaper to really roughen the surfaces that are being glued together. Gives a "tooth" for the glue/contact cement to get into. Smooth is an enemy in this case. Follow the directions. Apply cement to both surfaces. Let it dry to hardly tacky at all. Then press together. Roll it with a roller, or tap it with a smooth faced hammer to help bond it. Some have more success with heating it a little. Tom
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    Thanks DQ. Here it is. Tom CHM 30.PDF
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    Make sure the piece stays flat, don't accidentally lift the left side up higher than the right side where you are stitching. Causes the needle holes to be slanted so the back stitch is skewed compared to the top side. Also watch how it is feeding. If the feet don't sit squarely on the throat plate, it will drag the item to one side of the other. If you are using contact cement properly, it should not be able to skew the top and bottom pieces. Double sided tape is generally not as secure as contact cement. When sewing close to the edge like this, the leather is trapped between the outside foot and the throat plate on the left, but only trapped by the feet and the feed dog on the right side, so will tend to drive you off sewing in a straight line. Not sure if this is what you having trouble with, but hope it helps. You'll probably get some better answers from @Wizcrafts or others yet. Tom
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    Please share! Tom
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    Reduce your picture size to about 800 x 600 and you'll have room for many photos. Please also follow the Marketplace rules. State condition of machines, price in US$, location, shipping, etc. Tom
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    Please read and follow the "market place" rules. http://leatherworker.net/forum/forum/70-announcements/ Tom
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    Cornstarch works too. Tom
  9. Northmount
    Try this https://www.amazon.com/Leather-Secrets-F-Baird/dp/091828001X Tom
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    First off, have you done your research? There is lots of good advice available here in figuring out what you need for a sewing machine. Look for pinned threads in the sewing machine forum. Tom
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    Heat depending on temperature will cause the leather to harden and shrivel up. Too much oil is a big problem. Try placing in a pan of cornstarch or kitty litter for a few days to absorb the oil. Stir it around every few hours to put dry media in contact with the oil. NFO usually darkens leather. Sometime much darker than you expect. Always do test pieces to see what works and doesn't work before hitting a project you have put a lot of time and effort into. Use leather from the same hide as they don't all behave the same. Tom
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    Pictures might help Tom
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    Tooling

    Northmount replied to Tpc's topic in How Do I Do That?

    Lots of info about casing (wetting prior to tooling) your leather here in this thread. http://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/19121-casing-leather/ You need a finish that is resistant to water, some acrylic leather finishes work, but I prefer a lacquer based leather finish for this case. Tom
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    It's great to have your input. My stint in a wheelchair was only 3 weeks. Not years like many. We have a dear friend that was in a car accident and is now a high level quad with some use of her arms. Over 30 years now. Tom
  15. Northmount
    Hi @Wizcrafts , could you comment on the GMarie's (the OP) question. Should have been under sewing machines and it would have been noticed sooner. Then it got hijacked by Colemckeon! He was whining about his post in help wanted. Tom
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    You have hijacked the OP's thread, completely off their topic. That is bad form or etiquette on any forum. You could have started a new thread yourself or sent a PM to a moderator. You posted your help wanted thread at 3:48PM. It was approved by a moderator at 6:07PM, less than 3 hours later. Since no moderator is sitting waiting for you to post, what do you expect? We have our own jobs, not affiliated with LW and just volunteer here as moderators. We like to support our group and to see and learn what others are doing. You should apologize to the OP. I've hidden your similar post in another thread, since it destroys the continuity of that thread as well. Tom
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    Generally, the wheelchair user is not using the tires to propel themselves. Usually grip a smaller diameter wheel, usually chromed, mounted outside the the tire. There is not a lot of distance between the tire and the 'drive' wheel, so could be some contamination, though not as serious. Gloves may need wrist support as shown in the photos. Tom
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    If wrong rotation, and this is a 3 phase motor, reversing any 2 leads will change the direction of rotation. Tom
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    That sounds better. Couldn't see how you would be able to line up precisely to etch after paint or dye. Makes a lot of sense. Tom
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    Take a look at Jim Linnell's website and his video on how to make feathers. https://elktracksstudio.com/collections/videos/products/3d-feather-workshop. You will learn what leather to use, how to make all sizes down to earring size. I think you will find it well worth the $30US. As soon as I get past a bunch of renovation work, I want to sit down and start making feather earrings too. Tom
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    See comments with your other post at http://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/77165-selling-tons-of-vintage-and-new-large-small-buckles-cochos-hardware/?tab=comments#comment-510325 Pricing in USD, shipping, your location ... Tom
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    Please review the marketplace rules. http://leatherworker.net/forum/forum/70-announcements/ Provide pricing in USD, shipping, and your location. Tom
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    Definitely. I like to tryout patterns or make new patterns using paper or light weight cardboard. I staple the edges together to check shape and fit. Adjust as necessary, then go for the leather. Sometimes will do a second prototype on cheap leather to see how it really turns out. Tom
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    Using Adobe's measure function, the widest part of the pattern is about 8.75 inches. Check your printout and see if it matches. Tom
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    Your PDF viewer should have some options in the print dialog box. Depending on your viewer, it could be under "zoom" or "print handling" or similar description. Select tile pages or split pages to multiple sheets. It will split the drawing up into multiple sheets, you trim and tape them together. Print at 100% scale. Play with it a bit and you will find the right settings for printing tiled images. Tom
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