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Val, if I may call you Val, from what I can see your well on your way! you have tackled something I pretty much do not like at all! Shoulder rigs "Because of the harness" they are just a taboo for me. Get better pix show that bad boy off!!!

@bikermutt07 from what I'm reading on the 1sm is not a variable speed unit which can be a bit of a learning curve in itself. It depends on what your planning to be doing? You can ruin many a blade before you get to where you can profile your primary bevels. If you are just looking to use it to sharpen or "power strop" I recommend finding cork belts in various grits and some decent "jewellers rouge" even HF tools green is fine. You can also make your own leather strop belt Since your unit is small. My 2x72 not so, hence the cork belts I use. I built mine from ground up. Wheels and all for under $175.00 and as you see it gets the job done. Frequency drive and motor combo came from Dealers direct in NJ fantastic people to deal with. Makes quick work of scrapping good knives if you don't practice.

Made another one this time longer and scout carry. This one is a retirement gift that come with a shinny nickle.( not pictured )

Welcome to the addiction you find many hours of enjoyment and sanity!!! Most of all have fun!!

Thanks Thanks for the kind words no I have three sons that's enough! LOL! There's no being jealous you just got to apply yourself! Thank you sir! Hey Ron believe me I have not I repeat have not forgotten about you man I'm going to come out and see you sometime soon!

thank you! Yes everything is handmade by me except the sheath hardware of course! And yea I believe the "tradition" Lol! Nope! Thanks for the kind words! thank you!

Made 3 new tools recently the 1st is a ss and aluminum edge roller 2lb The 2nd and 3rd are Puuko knives for my 12 and 11 year olds both boys. Both paid me a whole shiny dime for each (you never give a knife as a gift cause you dont want to cut someone who you love out of your life)anyway here they are, they wore them all day the younger one fell on a wet log and scarred his sheath but they were made to be worn and used! Both blades are L6 and scary sharp! The furniture is solid brass, leather cut from their practice leather (tooling and swivel knife practice) felt spacers on both also. The handles are impregnated with T-88 epoxy.

Solid!

Looks good! 4 layers huh? That's makes it a stack more of a stacked pancake! I'd like to see the backside and edges! Your use of the "meander" is pretty good that serpentine came out well the way you ended and began it look very well planned. All in all I think its a fine rig without seeing the edges and back side, my only criticism is the stitches. They look straight and tidy no doubt, but there's just something about them that is just not sitting quite right with "me" it may be that I always groove my stitch lines on holsters and I know not everyone does this (personal preference and all) just my .02

Hmmmm. Think of where the business end of the real gun will cross when drawn.....jus sayin...palm out = bigger risk...my .o2

Thanks for the kind words! And there's always room to learn!

I'm sure there are many ways the machine could be modified but for the cost of any mods you may as well purchase an electric monster.... again modifying the thing wouldn't be cost effective and would void any type of warranties as you'd likely change torque and tortion points

LMAO it took me a minute to get the reference I'm a little slow tonight I guess

Yep and yep!

Great to know thank you!!

Dwight, your input is greatly appreciated I will look on your site thanks!! Fantastic work sir if you are doing it all with that lil dude I'd say it's pretty dang sweet!

All I can say is a $xxx.xx smart phone don't like USMC black either specially in quart size splashes sheew! We all have window licking, paste eating helmet wearing moments...oh and the red crayons are ma favorite!!!

Yea, so I don't really see alot of activity or posts about this little do dad what gives ?its either great or junk? I have read few reviews and of course most are positive but that may be mularchy (sp) also what happened to the outlaw? I don't need a big ol electric monster nor do I care to learn to be a seamstress. Cast iron and aluminum both had great reviews and some naysayers too.. who here is using one exclusively and what for? I am ass u ming thread size can be either larger or smaller dependant on what is being stitched ie. wallets=small, holsters=larger etc etc.... if you own one please chime in!!!

No need for cam nuts or wing nuts if the clamping is done from the center also no need for magnetic needle holder.my "wing nut" is in the center of the jaws and needles go in the neoprene inserts on the jaws see red circle for "new wing nut" and lower red circle for insert ...

is it? lol! yea it's green representing the "spring/summer " 3hrs total. really simple real oak leaf as pattern and reference, sharp 1/4 round knife, safety skiver, custom swivel knife. oak dowel turned with cordless drill on belt sander and there it is thanks! thank you!

Did a quick project for someone special hope she likes it.

funny I haven't posted anything in years both of those pieces are my work true enough and most of the work on leather with my airbrushes has been sunburst patterns or fades. the rest has been using them as mini guns. where did you pull those images from? found a few earlier pieces from splattering here they are not even trying to guess time stamps so don't ask!

necessity it truly is the mother of invention and creativity!! all of the issues you ran into you overcame in a cost efficient manner way to go!

by no stretch of the imagination am I a saddle maker nor do I care to be but I know a thing of beauty, time and effort when i see one! that my friends is a labor of love right there gorgeous work!

50 miles south of Nashville I'm in Clarksville