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Moved to 'how do I do that'. Punch two holes, cut the slit between with a sharp knife. Or buy a special punch from Tandy or other supplier. Tom

Part 2 merged with original post. Let's keep related posts/problems together so we can see the development and trouble shooting steps that are taken in one thread. Was the machine threaded, including top and bottom while you were winding your bobbin? If so, there is likely a bunch of thread piled up inside the bobbin and carrier that will have to be removed. Then you should be able to reset the clutch. (Not my type of machine, so take this with a grain of salt.) Tom

Here is your first post. If you go to your profile at the top right of the page, you can see a listing of your posts. Tom

See this post Tom

From the IP address, the OP appears to be located in Singapore. I would advise all members to at least add their country, and maybe the state as well to their profile. It will enable people who live in the same general area to give you more helpful advice. Tom

Has a nicely shaped yoke, so is easier on your fingers. Barrel diameter appears small, but some like the smaller diameter. I like 5/8" diameter. Just feels better. Adjusable height would be nice too. If you can, depending on location, ask to try them out before purchase. But since Tandy has a good guarantee, you should be able to take it back if it doesn't suit you. Tom

This is an excellent example of why photos should be sized to fit here, and posted here. When they are moved or deleted later, maybe even 5 years later, the thread may become useless as the examples are no longer available. I encourage everyone that posts photos of their work, to post them to leatherworker.net either as a part of your post, or in a leatherworker.net gallery which you can then link into your post. Everyone will appreciate it. Tom

OP hasn't logged in since joining on Aug 25. Tabitha, You have a response to your query. Time to log in again! Tom

It shows on my end. Tom

According to the IP address, the OP is located in Corona California. Tom

Similar machine to what I use, but ... If I had such a mess on the bottom, would have made a huge birds nest and jammed the machine solid. So I am wondering if part of the problem here is the safety clutch needs to be reset. Timing and probably bottom feed would be inconsistent. This is purely a guess but maybe worthwhile to check. Tom

Try laying either a couple strips of thin solder, or aluminum foil, or brass shim stock, or strip cut from an aluminum soft drink can across the threads in the hole and carefully thread your punch tube into it. Just snug it up. Don't be heavy handed and tighten too tight. You only need to hold the tube from dropping out. While punching, the mating surfaces are simply pressed tighter together. Another option is to use Loctite. There are several grades available, including a bearing retainer grade that doesn't form a permanent bond, so you can remove it at a later date if you need to replace the tube. Most types will loosen if heated. I used to service mechanical accounting machines a long time ago. Lost a nut that held an eccentric adjustment in place. Put some Loctite on an oversize nut and let it set. Came back a week later with the right parts and fixed it right. It had cycled through thousands of operations during the week and stayed in place in the correct position. Tom

According to his IP address, he is in the UK. Would be great if people would identify their location. This is a world wide forum! Tom

Copied Kate's instructions into a single PDF file. Tom Biker Wallet.pdf

He was last online Saturday, so hasn't seen your post! Good idea to quote a post so he gets an email notification if you want to be more sure of a response. Tom

LOL. If it doesn't burn your fingers, it won't burn the leather. Rather than touching it, I would practice on some scrap to see how it works. Maybe also do a test touch to a piece of scrap to see if hot enough or too hot after you heat it each time. Tom

Thanks, I missed them as I was reading through your post. Tom

A couple pictures showing what happened would help others understand and reply back with suggestions. Tom

Where in the world are you located? This is a worldwide forum. Tom

Then if you move any photos, you break the link and no photos will show in your posts. One disadvantage to posting photos on other sites and linking to them. We see a lot of broken links in older posts for this reason. Best is to resize, down to 800 x 600 pixels. You will be doing a great favour to those that are on slow ISPs where it takes forever to download large images. Tom

Resize your files down to 800 x600 pixels. That is adequate and a real bonus for users on limited bandwidth web connections. There is a lot of software and apps out there that you can use to do this, some even web based so you don't have to install anything on your own device. Or depending on what you are using for an email client, you can email the files to yourself. Others put up images on their Facebook, then download the file as a smaller version and paste into their post. Do a Google search to find apps or software or services that suit you. Tom

See this thread for more information Tom

Check this thread A couple here may still be for sale. Tom

Tandy has some odds and ends (free lesson plans) in their leathercraft library. Might be able to selectively adapt them to your needs. Tom

Reduce the file size. 800 x 600 pixels is large enough for viewing and makes a fairly small file. If you are using a PC, one of the easiest ways of reducing a file size is to email it to yourself. Right click on the file, pick "send to", "mail recipient", and follow the prompts. Otherwise, there are lots of programs and applications available to reduce file size, depending on what you are running. There are some web based applications too, so you don't have to install something on your device. Do a little searching and I'm sure you will find something suitable for you. Tom