Northmount

OP hasn't been back since Oct 2019 so obviously is no longer interested in selling anything here. I'm archiving this thread in old/sold.

With all the electronics removed, a new servo motor rated for your household voltage will be fine. Don't connect to the old 3 phase connection. Before you pull it apart, check the voltage at the lamp so you know if you need a new lamp or bulb. As long as your machine doesn't have electrically operated presser foot or other electrically operated bits, you can pull all the junk off.

A good quality sharp blade (1/4" angle for tight curves, 1/2" straight for long sweeping curves) right size barrel to fit your paws, comfortable yoke (not rolled almost sheet metal like old crafttools) and right height (length if you wish). Look at some videos by Jim Linnell. He uses a Tandy ergonomic SK. More money gets you fancier barrels which don't make your carving any better. Look at what the old masters used and the quality of work they did. It is practice, practice, practice that makes good carvings, not expensive knives. For your blade, go for ceramic and work on it until it is polished and sharp. Also watch the moisture content of your leather and use good quality leather.

Keep up your work, and your family history and memories.

OP Last visited in June 2020. Archiving this in old/sold.

Let the press heat up longer so the die is definitely up to temperature. You could wrap some insulation (that's good for 450) so it has a better chance of getting up to full temperature sooner. You can try pressing longer, or try pressing it several times to allow the oils/waxes to do what ever in between. Worth a test to see if it makes any difference.

Here are the manuals from Eddie0225 and a comment from him: I haven’t made many post there but have finally got around to working on the machine found out since I got everything hooked up and going again the timing is off I took the machine in to this guy who works these types and he said is a simple fix nothing serious. SINGER-51W54-51W55 full manual.pdf Singer 51w100 and 52w100 - instructions for using and adjusting.pdf

We could sure use the first day of spring now! Nice job Stewart.

Moved to leather sewing machines.

Moved to leather sewing machines

The last time that the OP visited this site was April 2020. I assume he has no interest in updating anyone here so am moving this to Old/Sold.

I see lots of patterns and such being traded back and forth here. Copyrighted Tandy patterns for example. There are a number of things that go into how you would prosecute this particular matter. First, are they selling copies of drawings and instructions produced by Hermes or whoever? Did they copy those original documents? Many people copy the look of a finished product or picture of one. If they use the Hermes name or logos, that is definitely copy right infringement, even if they didn't copy their original documentation. Another area to consider is patent law. Was the article patented in their country? If so patent infringement action may be taken against them. I assume that if they sold the patterns to a person that lives in a country where it was patented, action could be taken against them. Have you ever made an article that looks like one that someone else made? If so, the point you are taking without knowing all the details might be considered to be copyright infringement under your view. I'm not judging one direction or the other as it's not my place to. I was attempting to point out to LZPattern this is not the place to spam with free ads. They want to be part of the group here, they should pay their way like many others do.

Members or businesses wishing to place more than 20 ads per year are requested to donate to the site to receive a "Dealer" designation. Dealers will receive preferred placement consideration and banner ads on the site's resource listings.

Members or businesses wishing to place more than 20 ads per year are requested to donate to the site to receive a "Dealer" designation. Dealers will receive preferred placement consideration and banner ads on the site's resource listings.

Members or businesses wishing to place more than 20 ads per year are requested to donate to the site to receive a "Dealer" designation. Dealers will receive preferred placement consideration and banner ads on the site's resource listings.

Members or businesses wishing to place more than 20 ads per year are requested to donate to the site to receive a "Dealer" designation. Dealers will receive preferred placement consideration and banner ads on the site's resource listings.

@LZpattern Members or businesses wishing to place more than 20 ads per year are requested to donate to the site to receive a "Dealer" designation. Dealers will receive preferred placement consideration and banner ads on the site's resource listings.

Use something besides leather for the soles. I see people using soles cut from tires.

I moved your post yesterday to leather sewing machines. As I said, it is the best place for you to get help and references to others that might be in your area. Work with the fellows there, and ask if they know someone that is closer to you.

@jaygeo2020 Moved to leather sewing machines. You'll get more input here than in help wanted. Help wanted all posts have to be approved by a moderator before members can see them.

Looks good, and interesting possibilities.

1680 x 1050 and smaller is the resolution of many computer screens (unless you are doing high res photos or some gaming systems). And of course many people are using smart phones and tablets with even smaller resolution. FYI: With your portrait photo showing the post bed, resized to 1680 pixels high produced a medium resolution jpeg of 131KB. Lots of room for many photos and able to stay within the limits. Thanks for posting here with your next photo. It is much appreciated by members, and especially in the future if any permissions, etc. are changed. Also good for those living in the fringes of the internet. Don't have to wait 2 hours for a photo to download.

Please post photos here instead of linking to 3rd party hosting sites. Any changes in permissions, moving files, deleting, host out of business result in making the thread useless in the future.

This type of swivel knife was sold by Tandy in the 1960s. I have one with a plastic handle. Never really had any success with it so stayed with typical swivel knives.

If you can put these back together with photos, or as a PDF, it would be most appreciated by many. If you can assemble the PDF, we can arrange to email it to me so I can post it here. You can message me and I can give you an email we can use. Thanks.