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@strykerleather Moved your post to leather dyes .... etc. Have you done a search in this area? I have seen a number of posts/threads about pro dyes. Take a look and see. Tom

If people can't behave properly here, I will start issuing warnings which can lead to you having all your posts moderated or have you blocked. Let's keep this site informative and peaceful. I have hidden a number of posts here to try to moderate this thread. More badmouthing will not be tolerated. Tom

@jimi Even though this is not a leather machine, I'm still moving it to leather sewing machines for 2 reasons. All posts in Help Wanted require moderator approval before they can be seen by other members More sewing machine people will see it here than in help wanted so your chances of getting some good information and help will be much improved. Looks like an interesting machine. I remember seeing pennants when I was a youngster with this type of chain stitching. You might be able to contact some of the pennants and emblems manufacturers that might have people with experience using these machines. Good luck! Tom

@DeeDesign With the old clutch motors, you need to slip the clutch like you do with a car with a standard transmission. Takes practice to be able to regulate the resulting speed. For me, I would get a servo motor which is variable speed. Also I moved this to the Leather Sewing Machine area. Tom

@RevMoore For info on resizing photos, read this post and some of the following posts for software or web based tools to resize. Tom

When the edit period expires and you need something fixed, either report the post with a description or PM a moderator with the same info. I had seen the post but had not read it, or I would have gotten to it much sooner! Tom

Moved to leather sewing machines Tom

@WillAir Moved your post to "Leather Sewing Machines". All help wanted posts require approval of a moderator before they become visible to the users here, and are typically similar to help wanted ads in the newspaper classifieds. Tom

Moved to all about us and off topic since it has nothing to do with holster making. Tom

PM sent Tom

@Rauni Moved your post to leather sewing machines. You are more likely to get some help here. Tom

Nice job! Looks great. Tom

@Sparky68 Moved your post to Holsters, etc. Tom

Depending on your internet service provider and the network loading, you may find periods in the day where response is slow and times out. So many people streaming movies and such. Evening time here, things can slow to a crawl, even though I have a fiber connection. So far I haven't seen any problems loading pages here, and I'm usually online most every day. You might try different browsers. Chrome might be the best for you where you are running XP. I still have an XP notebook, but never use it on the net. It is dedicated to a flat bed scanner that won't work on anything newer than XP. I use both Win 10 and Win 7. I don't see any real difference in speed between them. I generally use Firefox, but there are some websites that just won't behave on it, so use Chrome for them. Tom

File uploaded to LW clicker-instructions.pdf Tom

Also look through this thread Even though is is based on sewing leather, you'll find lots of good information here that will help with both leather and canvas. If you do a search, you can find other threads here about sewing canvas. Tom

@DeeDesign Moved your post to Leather Sewing Machines Tom

Please post pictures and specifications for the skiver. Please read and comply with the Marketplace Rules - Tom

Welcome to the world of leather! Keep having fun! Tom

Found "The Art of Making Leather Cases" here. All three volumes in print. They used to have digital downloads for it to, but they seem to have dropped it. Tom

Take a look at https://www.leathercraftlibrary.com/category/79/ebooks?pagenum=1 Leather and Wood, vol 1 and 2. Also look for Al Stohlman's 3 vol set Making Leather Cases. Tom

Users can't delete posts. Also the editing option is only available for a short time. In both these cases, you would need to contact a moderator or an admin to help you. You can PM one, or you can use the report button and describe what needs to be done. Tom

That was the first machine she had and was totally destroyed. She has a replacement machine now that is giving her trouble. Tom

It's in the title, Landis 1 @bryan4christ I'm moving this to Leather Sewing Machines Tom

My mother-in-law is 90 and uses her computer everyday. At times I have to help her with a problem, but she really does well with it. I've been dealing with computer type equipment since 1966 when they were mostly discrete components (transistors, diodes, resistors). Huge vacuum tube type computers were on their way out at that point in time. In the late 1990s I set up control systems engineering labs at a college and taught DCS (Distributed Control Systems) lab and theory. This is the equipment that controls power stations, refineries, etc. Then I went back into industry for 20 years and supervised teams designing, engineering, procurement, etc. for refineries, power plants, chemical plants, etc. So it has been a long time and many changes. Getting to know computers is like learning to do leather work. You keep working at it and practice until it works for you. You can do what you want to do and apply yourself to. Tom