needles
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inspired........I like
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very nice..... i bet she loved it...
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thanks cyberthrasher, thats another one i want to try....... I love this site.......
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sorry the putty, and use, never thought of anything like that before
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I theory: Separate bins for chrome tan, veg tan, exotic, liners
microscopic trimmings and edging stuff is in a separate box. Why do I keep it? because it's good to grind up later and make leather putty with to fill the back of embossing jobs.
please can I ask what, and why for? I'm intrigued, never thought about this before....
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hope it sorts out for you soon............fingers crossed there is a real reason behind the mix up and not a scam...good luck
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Hi guys
hope it's ok to put here...
just wanted to say thank you to everyone that has advised and contributed to this forum, which i have then read which has helped me no end and made 2013 such a good one.
We hope you all have a very festive tooling holiday and a Happy New Year
Merry Christmas to everyone
Al and family
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your work is amazing silk. it's a real inspiration..... someone approached me to recoving a HD king queen seat.... you couldn't see me for dust. I ran off faster than a spring hare.......
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thanks Nigel, a great source of help for us beginners.......really appreciate your time and effort to help us
al
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I'm jealous..... I'm still having to pack up everything from the dining table at meal times.... :-(
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redhed, you use it as part of a calorie controlled diet of course..
...sorry they made me say it... 
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that is really grim, but wow....!
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thanks Kevin, whats a center finder?
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well done, goog idea, how did you center the burnisher?
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tk-leather from oregon.
Hi just looked you up there are others called TK, you have made some good things there...
look forward to seeing more of your work on here,
al
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I tried removing the filter, but there was tons of minute bits in the paint and the button nozel kept clogging up, launch down the garden a couple of times.... don't forget to strain your mix.....
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to add, too much thining and it gets blobby, and uneven.......and very weak
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its really difficult to say, i dont know quantities, basically, i thin till it just passes through a 125 micron filter, http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/261216802865?lpid=83&device=c&adtype=pla&crdt=0&ff3=1&ff11=ICEP3.0.0&ff12=67&ff13=80&ff14=83 like these. no blockages, other wise i am forever cursing and cleaning, same goes for the mini sprayer...... don't know if this is helpful but hope so
al
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I've only usd them for touch up jobs that don't require much other than a very quick flash of spray. i use a small body paint compressor and spray gun, by far a much better spray and finish
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as earlier a patch trimmed to size and sewn on to the already sewn edges would be your best and easiest for a long lasting repair.
as for the colurant, contact kevin kevin@advleather.com he will guide you on the best products available in the states and also will give you advice on apply
good luck
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can't really tell from the pics, but the leather is probably a bicast leather on the fronts the side bit that is ripped looks like a very very poor split.
to get bicast, they slice the hide across 3 or 4 times the lowest slices are very weak and when ripped go hairy like you see, they take the split leather and then glue a layer of PU or plastic to the leather and mould the PU to look like leather (thats the bit you sit on), they are really good at making this look like the the real thing. in the UK they are not supposed to call it leather, they can in the US. loads of problems with this stuff, see the link below.. to be honest it looks like the PU has already peeled off the side and just left the incredibly weak paper thin leather slice behind. as it looks like there is no grain pattern on it.
http://www.today.com/news/popular-leather-sofas-fall-apart-customers-complain-8C11073452#!
split leather is as above sometimes they glue two pieces of split together for strength, this is only supposed to be used on the sides and backs of sofa's, sometimes you find it on the seat pads, if found very thin like this its as strong as tissue paper. usually the splits used on own are much thicker.
its probably more trouble than its worth to try to repair the panel, best to replace it, with a piece same size and glue or sew it in place of the ripped one.
the worn bits can be re-coloured and finished but if it is bicast it WILL probably be very short lived.
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nice one thank you... now sorted...
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Hi everyone
I would like to put four domed feet on the base of a bag, can I ask. what is the best thing to use for strength, looks and longevity?
thanks
How Do I Get A True Light Brown And Not The Dreaded Orange?
in How Do I Do That?
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Reb,
as jlsleather says, you can adjust colours for colour matching or just altering tones, by using a colour wheel.
basically if you find your colour is slightly off toned to one colour, say its got too much of a green tint........
you look at the wheel for the complimentary colour or the one directly opposit. opposit green is red, so by adding red you will knock back the green tint....
blue will knock back an orange tint...etc etc....
purple....yellow
lots of other factors can come into play from this, like replacing one off tint with another, which you then have to adjust on from this, again using the wheel. but as your probably only just mixing to get to an approximate desired colour and not colour matching, it probably wont matter to you.
clear as mud... I think
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