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@Rosch22 Moved your post to leather sewing machines. You'll get more response here. Help wanted requires a moderator's approval for every post, and is more like the classified ads in a newspaper where people are looking for work or have work for someone. Tom

I use Clear-Lac (who made Tandy's Neat Lac). Has a very slight amount of darkening. Anything that goes on layers on the surface stiffens the product. To me, that's not detrimental to coasters. Surface is shiny. As Fred, says above, you could add talc to make it more of a matte finish. I did some with an airbrush in the hot summer sun. Some of the mist dried before it hit the leather surface. Left a matte finish. Tom

@Bert51 I moved this to leather sewing machines as I think that more interested parties will notice it here. Tom

@eddie0225 Please check your PMs. You haven't read it it yet! When you send me your PDF, I will post it for you in this thread. Tom

Use a lacquer finish on both sides, several thin layers, never immerse in water, wipe with damp cloth. Tom

Moved to leather sewing machines. Tom

Moved to leather sewing machines. Tom

Some of these old documents don't scan very well. I tried to enhance them a little without spending a lot of time, but mostly did it so members could download the manual in a PDF without getting pages out of order and in a single download. Thanks for posting the manual in the first place. I'm sure a number of people appreciate it. Tom

Converted scanned images into a pdf file. Singer 45K owners Manual.pdf Tom

This link and following posts provide several methods as to resizing your photos to fit the constraints of this site. Have a look through and see which methods suit you best. Tom

Send it to me and I will post it. Sending you a PM. Tom

Try these for ideas: https://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/86856-sd-card-case-what-do-i-need/?do=findComment&comment=598483 https://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/68731-custom-tall-sd-card-wallet/ https://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/27230-wanted-custom-wallet-design-sketch-included/ Tom

Do a couple searches, there have been a couple nice examples posted here. Tom

As mentioned in your other post, a couple photos make help garner some interest. Tom

A couple pictures may get you more interest. Tom

@Alexis1234 Moved this thread to Saddles, ID and Restoration. You may get a few more comments here. Tom

@eddie0225 Moved your post to Leather Sewing Machines. You'll get more answers here. Tom

@Seabers Moved as above Tom

@SanLargo Moved your post to leather sewing machines. You'll get more help here. Tom

@MikeRock Moved your post to leather sewing machines. I think you'll get some action here. Tom

Interesting scene. Looks great, keep up the good work. Tom

Hey! One post is enough. Wait for the server and internet to respond before hitting submit again! Tom

File uploaded here. Belt_pouches_pattern.pdf Tom

Looks like it's time to go back to the basics and start over again from there. Make sure the machine is threaded correctly. Do you have a manual? If no manual go to this thread. The groove on the needle should be facing the left end of the machine when seated in front of it. Twisting it one way or the other slightly can make a difference to how the hook picks off the loop. The typical needle / thread combinations are in this link. In the photo you posted above, the knot is appearing at the top of the leather. That means the top tension is too high as compared to the bottom tension. How thick is the leather? It needs to be maybe 3 to 4 times the thickness of the thread to be able to hide the knot inside the leather. Try thicker leather and see how it behaves. The skipped stitches (if the hook and needle bar are adjusted right) is because the loop is dissolving before the hook can catch it, or it is not forming large enough. If the presser foot pressure is too low, the leather can lift with the needle, thus no loop to catch. Hope this helps you. Most of my machine problems have been of my own making. It sometimes take me quite a few test runs to properly adjust the tension when I change leather and thread sizes. Tom

For iPad/iPhone users, take a look at these links for information on reducing your picture's file size so you can post it. https://osxdaily.com/2014/04/21/resize-photos-from-iphone-mail/ This one requires installation of an app. https://www.imore.com/how-crop-resize-photos-your-iphone-and-ipad Tom