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    Wow! 7 posts! Please click the post button only once and wait patiently for a moment or two for the server to respond. If it is busy, or you are on a slow connection, it takes some time to complete the database transactions. Not nearly as instant as we would like it to be some days. Welcome to the forum. you will find lots of information here and lots of helpful members. I second Fred's comment. I like spiral wraps. Tom
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    And that is why you see broken links in many of the older posts here. People close accounts, move photos, delete photos from their account, etc. and we can no longer see what they had posted. Do us all a favour and post the pics here or create a gallery here and link to it. Tom
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    Did you make a turn during the stitching or lift the foot? If you make a turn while the loop is forming or lift the foot too high and release the top tension, strange things happen on the backside. If the loop happened at a point like this, it could be part of your problem. Tom
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    Northmount commented on jesippel's blog entry in jesippel's Blog

    Smaller pulley on the motor, larger wheel on the sewing machine head, speed reduction pulley set, and a servo motor are all options to help reduce speed. The combination of the speed reduction pulley set and a servo motor will get you the best low speed and power to punch through tough leather. You can do a search here and find lots of info on all of these options. Tom
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    Do you have a shop I can visit here in Calgary? Tom
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    Keep your finger nails trimmed and watch out for any other thing like shirt cuff buttons, rings, etc. Watch where you lay your tools down too. That will reduce a lot of your marks on damp/cased leather. When lacing, make sure the leather has dried so it doesn't pick up impressions easily. Tom
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    If your strap cutter guide and blade are not parallel, the strap may be wedging in tight and making it hard or impossible to pull through. I recently bought a draw gauge from Tandy. It wedged the strap in so tight I couldn't pull it through at all. Took it back and ordered a good old Osborne from Bruce Johnson. Cuts the same leather like a dream. I could have done some filing and trued up the Tandy one, but figured why should I have to fix a brand new draw gauge. Tom
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    Take a look through this thread and watch KK's video. There are a couple other Kevin King tutorials here too if you want to search for them. http://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/836-wallet-binding-tutorial/?page=2 Tom
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    Lots of work on this site with no tooling. Leatherwork covers a very wide spectrum. Good to here you are returning to leatherworking. Tom
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    I think the real problem will be getting the piece lined up so the laser pattern will exactly follow the painted/stained pattern. Maybe mark up the platen the leather is to be placed on, do a light burn, then paint/stain and then re-position exactly where it was to do the final burn. Anyway, you will need to work closely with the laser owner/operator. You will need to have the pattern in an adequate format for the laser. Tom
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    Hi there Stoney. I'm a few years older than you, and have no problem re-sizing my photos. It does take a little research and time to learn this stuff if you haven't been working with it before. You can do it! Suggestions have been made about using Irfanview. It is quite powerful and is good software. There are also online web services that you can use to shrink your files. For most cases, reducing the photo to about 800 x 600 pixels is quite adequate for web viewing. It also helps those members that are on the fringes of the web with low download speeds as they don't have to wait several minutes for photos to load. You can pack a lot of 800 x 600 photos into 1.46 MB. Saves a lot of server storage space too. Tom
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    Posting links to other services where your photos are stored results in broken links and loss of photos in your posts here when photos are moved, deleted, accounts closed, etc. Much better for future viewing on this site to post them here. You can create albums here that accept larger photos, and link them into your posts here. As you peruse various threads from a couple years or more back, you will see how many links are broken. Tom
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    Do a google search using this string "site:leatherworker.net Landis #1 machine" and you will find a number of threads with photos. Here are a few. The "site:leatherworker.net" restricts the search to leatherworker.net. http://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/52194-landis-regular-lock-stitch-wax-thread-sewing-machine/ http://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/6992-landis-harness-machine-foot-treadle/ http://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/49113-landis-1-harness-stitcher/ http://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/54504-landis-1-for-sale/ http://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/50543-landis-1-stitcher/ Tom
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    Last time he was online here was March 3. Tom
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    Try Leightons http://www.leightons.ca/ located at Delburn AB, northeast of Red Deer if I remember right. Tom
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    When doing new dying techniques, do some practice runs on some scrap from the same hide before you start on your nicely tooled item. Tom
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    There are threads here about using arbor presses for stamping. One thing to do is drill the arbor press ram to accept a tool handle that is used with alphabet stamp sets such as available at Tandy and other re-sellers. Some of the sets are large enough that you may be able to press directly on the stamp. Anyhow, I'd get the set of stamps of the size and style you want, then see what you need to do with the arbor press. If the search doesn't work to your satisfaction, you can do a google search and include this directive in your search string. site:leatherworker.net It will restrict your search to this site. Tom
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    See the marketplace rules here http://leatherworker.net/forum/forum/70-announcements/ Pictures, model, etc. Tom
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    Please read the marketplace rules: http://leatherworker.net/forum/forum/70-announcements/ and abide by them. Tom
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    There is a Cobra re-seller at Longview, about an hour south of Calgary off highway 22 that you might be interested in. See their FB https://www.facebook.com/longviewleather/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED&fref=nf or their website http://www.longviewleather.com/ There is another company SE of Edmonton at Delburne that sells industrial leather sewing machines. http://www.leightons.ca/index.html Both these companies are within driving distance if you want to see and try out their machines before you purchase. Tom
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    Links don't work. Can you try again? Tom
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    Only dye the outside, should not have a problem on the inside. Tom
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    Techsew ships here, had mine dropped off on the curb in Calgary, unpacked the pieces from the pallet, bought them in and had it running within 2 hours. I see from your IP address you are in Edmonton. The 2700 series, max bobbin thread is 138. I have run 207 on the top. Note max leather thickness is 3/8". Get it with a speed reducer pulley set. Cylinder arm is great and you can build or buy a table to use it as a flat bed. Phone Ron and talk with him. Tom
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    They are unique. I was interested to see examples of Aussie flowers, etc. Whether you like the flowers or not, the style and instructions for applying and working with dyes are top notch. US/Canada, you can arrange to buy from Peter Main in Houston. Tom
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    You can try bleaching it with oxalic acid. Have had good results with it. There are several threads on oxalic acid here if you care to do a search for them. Tom
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