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    Cool machine, just not using it. Very powerful.

    This machine has no reverse. I think it's a type 2 Aerostitch. It seems to work well, I just haven't used it enough to love or hate it. It sure punches through thick leather. I think my small compressor is a little weak for it. Besides, I live in an apartment and the compressor noise is annoying to my neighbors.

    Looking to get $1500.

    I'm in the Los Angeles area. I don't mind shipping it.

    Hi could you please post photos and do you know how much postage to Australia would cost?

    Cheers Nick

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    Me again

    I was looking for something to do so I did some more research and found some information that sounds plausible to me

    Assignment of mortgage from Thomas Adams of Walsall, co. Staff., bucklemaker, by the direction of John Wilkes late of Walsall, then of Darlaston, co. Staff., gent., to Thomas Blakemore of Darlaston, ironmonger, of lands and premises in Darlaston. MS 3449/Acc 1939-023/513514 22 February 1790

    In some other articles it states that he was a buckle maker and he shared the premises with a Harness maker so I think that it is plausible that he made the plough gauge.

    Cheers

    Nick

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    Howdy;

    I just picked up a plough gauge this weekend and I do not know of the maker, just wondering if anyone here knows any history on the maker and his tools. the gauge is marked "Thomas Adams" see attached photo.

    thanks much for the info.

    Steve

    G-day Mate I have the Dictionary of Leather working Tools, c.1700-1950 the only entry in the Dictionary is Thomas Adams (London and Walsall ).

    No other entry found

    Cheers

    Nick

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    G-day to all you wonderful Leather artisan's out there

    Well it has been a little while coming but here goes

    HI, my name is Nick and I have a Leather problem. I have been using and abusing Leather for about 30 years and now think it is time I take control of my Leather problem.

    It all started quite innocently when I was about 10 years old while staying with my Grandparents for School vacation.

    At the time my uncle was on leave from the army and he also stayed with my Grandparents. And so I was to find out that he had a hobby (or so he called it), he would take a piece of Leather and pound on it with funny shaped metal implements and make lovely patterns on the Leather.

    Well that was it (Monkey see Monkey do), I must have had addictive personality written large all over my face because he decided to let me have a go at it, and since that day I haven't stopped.

    Over the next 6 years my addiction grew and started to become an all consuming problem.

    When I was 16 I started my career at sea, it is then my addiction moved up a gear and went from relatively innocent beginnings to full blown gluttony.

    It just so happened that one of the fellow seamen that I was working with was also afflicted with a Leather problem but his was in the advanced stages and was hard core.

    It turns out that he at some point in his life was actually using and abusing leather on a professional level.

    He had worked for several Saddle manufacturer's hear in Australia one in particular was Sidney Hill he had learnt how to make saddles, tack and cases for a living.

    Well he just happened to live about 5 kilometres away from my house and so when I was on my leave I started to learn as much as He was willing to teach me.

    Since those day's I have managed to kick the addiction only to be dragged back in to the vicious Circle time and time again.

    So it is with this reflection on the past that I look to the future and realise that I am an addict and it is better to learn to live with the addiction than to fight it.

    It is my belief that with the help and support of the lovely people of this forum that I will learn to lives with my addiction.

    Yours in Friendship, Support and mutually beneficial learning

    Nick

  9. Posted · Edited by Nick Clarke · Report reply

    Hello Fellow Leather Crafters

    I have a Question for The Group

    The casing of Leather for moulding is it the same as for tooling ?

    The formula attributed to Ben Cox

    1 cup bottled water

    1/2 cup Lexol

    1 tbs. baby shampoo

    1 tbs. Listerene.

    Thank you in Advance for your Replies I absolutely Love this Forum

    Cheers

    Nick

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    Hi All I am a long time reader but first time contributor.

    I have a question for the forum members, have any of you lovely people out there in Leather land had some experience with using Evo-Stik Time Bond I would be grateful for your feed back as to how well it performs

    And any other comments you might care to share.

    I personally have only been using it for about six months and think it is very good but I do not have the same experiance in the Leatherworking as some of you.

    Thanks

    Nickpost-19601-019576200 1299329262_thumb.jp

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