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It sews great! A tad fast for me though. I am looking into a smaller pulley for it. I spoke with a very helpful member here about the machine and he told me to go with a 2" pulley to slow the machine down. As soon as I can clear up some work around here I will get that done and start sewing my lighter leather projects with it. I have a brand new industrial walking foot machine set up with 138 thread for the thick stuff and i hate having to swap out things just so I can sew the light stuff so this will be the dedicated machine for that purpose. Now all I need to do is find a good deal (cough...cheap) on a cylinder arm or post bed machine and I will be all set! Karina

Could this be it. http://www.ismacs.net I just picked up a 95-10 this past weekend for $75. (They were asking $125 but I talked them down - wish I could have got it for $25) Came from the original owner (Family) It was great grandmother's passed down. It was in use up until a month ago when the belt broke and from the looks of the belt, it was the original dating back to 1920 (not sure just guessing but it is very old and brittle) Took the belt to a sewing machine supply store and he sized it up and gave me a v-belt and once installed this thing runs super smooth. Now I just need to clean, polish, and oil it really good so I can put it to use. Karina

Thanks for sharing! Karina

I got one off ebay a few months back and I won the bid at $180 including shipping. (Wish I could have got it for $40 - that was a super deal) Oddly enough it is sitting in the corner still in the box. I will get around to testing it out at some point I imagine. Have been very busy with other projects. Glad you posted on this BIllyMac, as mine did not come with instructions either, but at least now I know how it is supposed to be used, and to sharpen the blade before using. Thanks! Karina

I agree excellent work as always! Karina

Very nice, looks Amazing! Karina

Checked out your photos, you have made some very nice items, but I am really loving the moc's! Karina

I have wheels on mine. This was my first commercial machine and when it arrived, I had to put the table together. The instructions had "optional" , but said to raise the table put 2 x 4 on each size and add wheels which I did. Didn't really understand why the need for the wood because it had holes to insert wheels directly into the legs but I guess using the wood allows one to use those wheels that don't have the insert, but the four screw hole models. I am glad I did add the wheels because for the chair I use, the table without them was too low. I am sure I could have found another chair, but once you break in one you don't want to let it go. I got my wheels from Harbor Freight and they are heavy duty. My machine is set up in my basement at the moment which is carpeted and I can still move it around with no problem. Karina

Studio-N is a member here at leatherworker.net,

When you file a dispute with Paypal, while they are investigating, they will give you a provisional credit if you were the buyer, and they will remove the funds from your Paypal account if you were the Seller. As the buyer, If they side in your favor, they will send you notice that the credit is final. If they side with the seller they will remove the credit from your account, and give it back to the seller. I had this happen a few weeks ago both as a Seller and a Buyer. Luckily Paypal sided in my favor on both disputes. As the Seller, a customer stated she never got her order, and Paypal removed the funds from my account. I was able to provide proof of delivery so Paypal gave me the money back. As a buyer, I placed an $155 dollar online order that was lost in the mail and the seller would not give me a refund until she got the package back. I never had possession of the package because it was lost in the mail, so I could not control when and if the packaged would be returned to her. I filed a dispute, Paypal gave me the provisional credit while they were investigating, and a few weeks later I received notice from Paypal that the credit was final and the case was closed. Karina

You wouldn't by any chance know what these sheets are called? I tried Google but I am coming up empty, but I think that's because I am not using the correct term. Thanks, Karina

I too use a thick brown paper. It comes on a roll and you can get it at Lowes. Contractors use it to cover New hardwood flooring once installed, but it works great for making templates. I also make them out of poster board. I get that from Hobby Lobby. This week they have them on sale 4 for $1.00 and I usually get about $3 or $4 worth. What he is using in the video I have not idea but it is nice and thick, I would love to try that.

Love it! Very Nice Work!

Not a problem glad to help, and thanks for the clarification on the Tiger thread.

Great info Nigel, I looked into them before and was told they sold Irish linen thread, is that the same as Tiger Thread? Also FYI you transposed the numbers in the area code of the phone number. It should be area code (440). 404 is in Georgia, my neck of the woods.

It is in cream form, not as greasy as neatsfoot or mink oil, but it did darken the leather a bit just like neats/mink.

All nice pieces, but that backpack is my fav! Nicely done!

Yes you can buy the cores. They come in both rubber and cork. A quick Google search will yield a few results. Buy a ball, strip the cover off, and use that as your pattern. Stitch back together using a baseball stitch. I made a leather softball as a gift for a toddler, and used a soft foam for the inside and a light weight leather because I did not want him to hurt himself and he only chewed on it anyway like toddlers do, but once I copied the pattern of the softball it was pretty easy to put it back together. Karina

That's some really nice fiddlefarting!

It looks like a HA-1 (Singer Class 15 Clone) made in Japan. Although you said it appears to have been made in Ontario. I just acquired a White 619 that looks identical, and research on the many vintage sewing machine forums lead me to information regarding the generic Singer Class 15 clones that were manufactured in Japan under many, many , many different brands. Mine was missing a few parts, but I sourced them from a Singer 15-88 and after a good cleaning, oiling, and polishing, it sews like a dream. I have an Industrial machine for my heavy leathers, and the most I have sewn with this one is 3oz (2 pieces of 1.5oz leather together). Not sure I would want to try 4 to 5 oz leather with it. My White is just for wallet interiors. That is a great machine you have and I would definitely hold on to it. Karina

Have not seen any videos on the process but have read plenty of articles and they all say that they take the rod/ram (Square piece) to a machine shop and have them drill two holes. One in the center of the ram/rod that will accept your tool, and one on the side that will accept a screw so that you can tighten the tool in place.

Simply Awesome!! Very nice bags, I bet your customer was over the moon. Can't wait to my leather working skills are on that level. Glad to hear good things about Waterhouse, I placed my first order with them 2 days ago. My order hasn't arrived yet but now I will be waiting by the door for the delivery. Karina

Nicely Done!

The bag leather I am referring to is sold at Springfied and is listed as Bag leather but it may very well be called something else at another supplier. I am only using Mod Podge on the edges, never as a top coat. I don't try to burnish bag leather but if I put a dab of Mod Podge on the edges it gives it a finished look. I was making a leather purse strap for a purse I made and simply added lining leather to the back of the bag leather and top stitched. The edges looks unfinished this way, so this is where the MP comes in. I can see now how folding it over then top stitching would have solved this, but I am still learning so that would be something I try the next time. Karina

I don't think it's reinventing the wheel when Mod Podge is already on the market and has many different uses. If one was thinking of ways to make the product from scratch, that would be reinventing the wheel because so many options already exists. What we all have to consider is that their is always more than one route to take to get from A to B. No right way or wrong way, just a persons particular preference. Ask several people here how to do something and I am sure you will get a myriad of answers. I haven't been able to burnish a 2oz piece of bag leather but I am new so maybe you can share how you do it since you have never had a piece you couldn't burnish. Karina