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And you may have trouble matching the lace colour and quality. So yes, replace it all. Tom

When I was a kid, a long time ago, my dad ran a hog farm. We got a whole lot of flax straw for just picking it up and thought it would make good bedding in the hog pens. By the time spring came, and the hogs had been trampling the flax straw for some months, the pens were extremely hard to clean. If you tried picking up the mess with a manure fork, you were literally trying to pick up the whole pen. It was all matted together. Had to use an old silage cutting knife to break it up into pieces that could be thrown into the wheelbarrow. So all the trampling and bacterial action did little to weaken the flax straw, just helped to bind it together. And of course you know that linen comes from flax. So I have little concern that linen thread will deteriorate faster than synthetics. Anyhow, the story would make a good cartoon! Tom

A side cutters / diagonal cutters / wire cutters and a small ball-peen hammer are all that you really need for setting copper rivets. And of course an anvil of some sort under it. Anything beyond that is a nice to have. Just make sure you press the washer down tight and trim the post to fit. A tool for doming the peened end could be nice sometimes. Tom

Really nice job! Tom

Moved to leather sewing machines forum Tom

Calgary Tom

I can put you in contact with my son that does website design and maintenance. He says "I could set up a private phpBB installation if they want to set up a shared hosting account on BlueHost, GoDaddy, or somewhere similar." Send me a PM if you want more info and to make contact. Tom

We got it fixed, thanks Johanna. Welcome to the forum. Tell us a little about yourself. Tom

What should it be? Moderators can change it for you. Tom

These kits by Tandy and Springfield are pre-cut and may be punched for lacing or sewing, but haven't been tooled. The design of the tooling is up to you. Make your own design or use one of theirs.http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/en-usd/search/searchresults/4179-00.aspx even though this ad looks like it is already tooled, it isn't. They are showing a finished product. Tom

Inside radius and outside radius of the fold are different so something has to give. Usually you notice the bunching up wrinkles on the inside more than the outside. But your outside leather has stretched, so when you open it flat, it wrinkles. If you make your own wallets, there are techniques to minimize the problem. Tom

Here is a brochure from Grozny-Beckert. http://www.groz-beckert.com/home/getFileCh.php?chbid=60&lang=en&file=content&download=true shows various needle points and stitch appearance. Lots of info out there on the web and here on LW. Tom

Fixed it for you! Tom

I assume you mean oz. instead of lbs? Tom

Quoted: I actually checked that site out. To shop on OTB do you have to have a business ID number or anything? I heard that you dont, but I'm not sure how to order otherwise. End quote. I understand from other threads that OTB requires a fairly large order as your first order. Even if you show a business license. I have no experience with OTB. Tom

Please see market place rules Tom

What do you have for a heated stamp or carrier? Tom

Here are a few you can check out. Note that some US suppliers ship to Canada via USPS which is much lower cost than shipping UPS or FedEx due to their brokerage charges. http://www.buckskinleather.com/default.asp http://www.longviewleather.com/ http://tundraleather.ca/index.php?main_page=contact_us So where in the province are you? Tom

Since you list the sewing machine in the title of the thread, I would put up a photo of it as a minimum. Tom

You must have read Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn when they were disguised as girls! Tom

Obviously you read the market place rules as you added to the thread before you posted these items. Please update your for sale postings accordingly. Tom

Do a search here for wet molding and you will find lots of threads. Here is a pinned topic http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=19782 Tom

Looking good! I've only rinsed off the surface. Had no problems after. It is a fairly weak acid so gets "used up" quickly. I occasionally treat pieces of leather that don't have an even colour. It usually helps. Tom

For smaller quantities, OTB sells under the name Hardware Elf. Higher prices though. Tom

The cost difference is small if you cost out the added features individually. So you need to decide if you need those features or not. If you are doing a high volume of work, the needle position system is really nice to have. If you are sewing hard temper 8 oz (or more), you will want to get a speed reducer as well if you want to sew really slow going around corners, etc. The Techsew 2700 is the same basic unit as the Cowboy 227. One advantage of buying in Canada (for Canadians of course) is eliminating the costs of brokerage charges unless you do your own customs clearance. UPS and Fedex work on a percentage fee for brokerage. If you ever have to ship the head back for any reason, dealing with a Canadian dealer removes the obstacles of clearing customs in both directions. I have a 2700. I have added a speed reducer pulley set, a drop-down edge guide, and a LED light above the needle. Make sure you get left and right toe presser feet. Also get leather-point needles. I have no complaints with Techsew or the machine. I have thought different times that the EPS would be nice, but I don't do high volume work. Tom