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You can resize your photos to fit the file size restrictions. See this link for some suggestions. I recall that there has been a post about Great West Saddlery on this site some time ago. Have you done a search for anything here? Tom

@cobblerman Moved your post to Leather Sewing Machines. You'll get more responses here. Tom

@chrisnj96 Please post your photos here. You may need to resize them to meet the file size restrictions here. Please read and conform to the marketplace rules. Will you package and ship, shipping paid by who, etc. Tom

And boo right back to you! Great theme and idea. Good work! Tom

Somewhere there is a thread here about using a bench mounted belt sander to sand the leather to a fixed thickness. You might want to search for it. Probably faster to make the jig for the belt sander and safer than a planer. Tom

If you soak too long (apply too much NFO) then the belt will be soggy and headed for the trash. Tom

@beltbuckles Do you ship? What's your location for local pickup? This info is needed as part of the requirements for listing items for sale in the Marketplace area. Tom

@ryalto82 Moved your post to Leather Sewing Machines. You'll get responses here. Have you looked through this forum? Lots of discussions on heavy stitchers here. Tom

Moved Tom

@HENDREFORGAN Moved your post to Marketplace, leather sewing machines, used. Tom

@Brittanycrystal Moved your post to the marketplace. Please read the requirements for posting in the Marketplace here. Provide pictures, price, shipping info (will you ship) , etc. Where in Mississippi are you in case someone wants to pick it up or see the machine, hands on? Tom

I see from your IP address your are in Ontario Canada. You can try https://www.sewingpartsonline.com/ located in Tennessee. Don't know if they support old machines. They have been running behind on orders due to the sewing demands caused by COVID-19. Call their toll free number. They won't answer emails according to the last response I had from them where I had emailed a question to them. You eventually get an email that you need to call for any assistance. Tom

So what changed, just your thread type? What else happened at the start of this problem? Tom

Always? Or when did it start? Tom

Some photos of the sewing might help us see what is happening. Also thread size, needle size. Are you using leather point needles? They will cut the threads you back stitch over. Tom

Pant sizes are all over the place. Some stretched, some have shrunk, so you can't go by pant size. If you research this more on this site, you will find all kinds of stories about mistakes and lessons learned about using pant sizes. Also depends on where they wear the pants, under or over their dunlap tire! So for Etsy or other places, you would likely be better off making standard sizes to stock and sell. If custom making, you need to set up a measuring strap as other threads have suggested, so you get a real measure you can more likely trust, as long as they are honest in measuring and recording the number. Tom

I believe that should be cm rather than mm. For inches, men's may be 3/4" to 1". For women's and children's, 5/8" to 3/4". Tom

Since this has strayed so far off the topic of suppliers, I have locked this thread. If you wish to carry on the discussion about COVID-19, you might go to "All About Us and Off Topic". It would be nice to keep discussions to the topics the forum is about so it is more valuable to people searching that forum for related information. Tom

@LionCrownLeather Moved your post to fabrication, sewing leather. Posts in help wanted require moderator approval for all posts. Typically used like the classified help wanted (employment) ads in the newspaper. Tom

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@Deuce Moved your post to Saddle Identification, Restoration & Repair More saddle makers here. Tom

@roguewolf IP address indicates he could be near Leesville, South Carolina, 29070 Looks like he doesn't check in very often, last was Sep 1. Tom

As stated by the OP, he is in It is in Easley South Carolina. See the first post in the thread. Tom

@chainftw merged your posts Tom

You need to resize your photos to fit the space allocations here. See this link for some helps. Tom