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Chriscraft, I have thought about that a couple of times as well. Not because I am any kind of a tooler but just to make things more convenient. I first thought of using a lazysuzan like the type used in a kitchen cabinet because of the bearings in it but decided that they were too light duty. Then thought of using two pipes an inner and an outer. The inner 4" pipe would fasten to the floor and the outer 6-8" pipe would hold the slab but would rotate by a foot wheel that I could turn with my foot and anchor with my foot and knee. There would be two layers of Teflon, one attached to the stone wheel and one to the support plate. This would make it easier to turn. The stone would be about 1 ½ - 2 inches thick and about 18 inch round. You might still need bearings under the foot plate but I think the pipe would absorb the movement from tooling and leave you with a solid but movable platform. This unit could be free standing or cut into a desk top. I haven’t gotten any further with it as to many other things to do but it is worth some thought.

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Cheryl, looks like you have a number of supporters for the kickstarter. You are not asking for a lot of money as you have saved over half of it already. With 22 days to go it looks like you should make it. Good luck.

I like this one, very nice clean job. Novia Soctia is on my list of places to tour.

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looks good Neillo, i like the buckles and the emblem. i did not use my roo skin as i thought it was to thin. after reviewing yours, it appears that it would have been fine.

teo more new twist. both looking good. i like the snap idea.

what was it you forgot about art class again? looks great. the idea behind faninators challenge is to force the thought and design process while developing new or different skills. You did well.

tinkerton, it looks good, the lace and straps give it nice contrast. the hide has a nice grain pattern and the gloss finish is great for a dopp kit, makes it east to keep clean. yin, yin, no rules here, post in this thread when you are done.

i like the leather you built this project out of, very nice. What could be better than a comb pocket in a ditty bag. The closure will work out as it gives extra space in case you get it a little full. nice job chris.

i like it, nice and clean ,with the edging to make it pop. I also like the hasp.

this unit is in my shop.

Good looking case Charlie. Don't you just love it when a project goes south and you have to go into salvage mode?

Thanks Charliewz, I do mostly straps so this was an interesting project. Put yours up here when you finish it. It is always great to see the different spins that come out of a project.

Thank you to: Double C, Monica Jackobson and Chris for helping me get these photos in the correct post.

This dopp kit is made of a piece of w/c belly leather. 8-9 oz so a little heavy. had to scarp out the corners to get everythig to fold correctly. stair step braid holds it all together.

i posted photos of my doop kit project. however they ended up on the front page instead of this one. need advice on posting on this page. sorry

it would be less expensive and a lot less work to pull the carpet and pad out and store it until you leave then have it reinstalled. You can work on the sub floor and who cares about a few spills. Also give you solid surface to roll equipment around on. Maybe your land lord would do it for you at a reasonable cost.

RoosterShooter, contact Raysouth on this board. i think he has what you are looking for and he is movingo out a lot of things that he does not use anymore.

Ray sent me his steer skull for the postage, mentioned that he had the horns. I bought them for a reasonable price, then he included another set as the free stuff. All arrived in good condition, horns are very nice and I have some plans for them. Thank you Ray, it was a pleasure doing business with you.

May look into an activated charcoal filter so the air can be vented into the room keeping the heat in during the winter. Or have a preheater for the make up air coming in. Cardinal Leather, much easier to put a filter on the inside inlet than the exhaust. Easier to change, and doesn't get affected by outside weather/dirt/etc.. Biggundoctor, You are correct, this unit has an interior filter that will be revised to suit my needs. I am also installing an exterior filter to pick up anything that gets past the first one. I have first hand experience with how some of these products float on the wind after they have atomized. If it turns out that it is not needed the exterior filter is easy enough to remove. Jim

I purchased a used stainless steel range hood for that purpose in my shop. These units are designed to exhaust airborne grease and oils from the cooking process, so in theory they should be explosion proof enough to handle the stains and finishes that we use in our shops. One thing you would have to consider is which direction the vent opening would face. Airborne stains, finishes, glues will tend to float on the wind so if you vent into the prevailing winds you could end up with stain finish, glue all over the side of your house, same on the roof if you have light color shingles. Also watch our for parking areas as you would not want it on your car or your neighbors property. I am going to fix a furnace filter to the exterior exhaust to collect it. if you are in open space no problems vent away. This is only one idea. If you are nervous about it at all, have a qualified professional guide you thru this venting process. Jim.

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i just sent a pm to raysouth. i hit send and nothing happened, waited a couple of seconds then hit send again. it posted twice. so watch out for delay time to your server.

You can get soapstone and holders in round and square. if you get round you can sharpen it in your pencil sharpenter.