bladegrinder

I use a convection toaster oven that’s been modified, I took it apart and lined it with kaowool refractory. Then I bypassed the temperature dial and wired in a PID controller. This oven will now hold set temperature to within 2-3 degrees. The convection fan runs continuously. I use this for tempering knife blades but I also use it for holsters. After wet forming my holsters I’ll put it in there on top of a piece of cardboard so it doesn’t get rack marks and run it at 160 degrees, flipping the holster every half hour or so till I’m happy with it. Usually around two hours.

Are you set up to take credit cards? if not you can lose a lot of sales.

I had 20 bottles of homemade champagne that I made at me and my wife’s wedding 39 years ago, it went over great. Use to make orange wine from the trees in my yard and made a LOT of beer. But I quit drinking and haven’t had a drink in 16 years. Good luck on your endeavor!

I had that problem when I started making holsters too, I mainly make knife sheaths. When I want to make a sharp turn I leave the needle at dead bottom, slightly raise the presser foot and turn the pulley by hand, as the needle rises you will see the thread at the needle tighten, indicating the hook has caught the thread. At that point it’s safe to make a sharp turn without dropping a stitch.

That piece is garbage in my eyes. I think the seller should be divulged so others don’t make this mistake. I recently made my first purchase of a side directly from Wickett and Craig it it was near perfect. Best side of leather I’ve ever bought in twenty five years. If you think naming them isn’t right, do you think that they thought it was right to look at that then send it to you?

That had to take a long time to post and I’m sure everyone here appreciates it! I wish I could get a copy of that book, wow!😃

I also have a Cowboy 4500, as to the thickness, it will do it. And as wizcrafts say you’d need to probably experiment some with needles, feet and foot pressure to get the appearance of the stitch you’re looking for. Here is a pic of a test piece I tried shortly after I got my machine, yes, it will sew thick!

For not having the knife on hand I’d say you did great! I had a knife maker friend years ago that was a retired sheriff and hated leatherwork, he sent cardboard cutouts to a guy doing life in prison to make his sheaths. The guy did good work but being in prison he had to use water based dyes that just didn’t look that good.

That looks awesome, great job!

That looks great!

Here is a Sig 365 inside the waistband holster, in the first pic you can see the mag release, the second shows the mag release clearing the holster.

I use blue guns for guns I don't own, you can see here how the reverse side of the magazine release is visible. the backside of the holster is cut the same way as the front. The second holster is a S&W Shield. it holds it nicely with no worries about the mag release. I wet form and vacuum my holsters to the gun but that has no bearing on the magazine relase issue.

Did your set screws come loose on the fly wheel? Check that, the flywheel might be turning but it’s not turning the shaft.

Welcome back pastor Bob!

Someone that’s good with a tig welder could fix that for you.