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    +1 for Weldwood, My wife complained of the smell of the red label kind. I decided i'd test the flammability of it since there are tons of warnings on the label about pilot lights being an issue and I'm just a few feet from the furnace. Coated a 2 inch square patch on a scrap piece of leather and it light up like it was gasoline. Since then I have bought and used the green label formula (non-flammable) . Doesn't hold quite as strong but still better than anything else for a permanent hold that i've tried so far. I'll switch back to the red label when I can get a vent hood set up.
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    Ugh, i was wiping off the dust and grime and found a hairline crack at the base. It can be seen about 1/3 of the way from the right in the picture. Looks like I will only be using this for very light duty applications.
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    Looks Great!! Definitely want to see the finished product. Remember whenever you make something for yourself and wear/use it your being your own advertisement.
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    I have some tubular rivets on the way. Thought it was worth trying for $7. the opposite end needs a little work tho. part of it has been rounded off from what looks like excessive force with repeated heavy use. I'll file it down a little to smooth it over. I'll skip the grinding wheel tho, don't want to damage the strength if I don't have to.
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    I bought some 5/6 oz veg tan off someone on the forums here for a laptop bag i'm planning on making for myself (the price was right). Most people here will say it depends on what your going to do with it. 6/7 oz in veg tan would be fine IMO. I've seen a few laptop bags made out of 8/9 oz and that's a little heavy for my tastes, plus the bag itself would weight a fair amount when its all done.
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    I picked up four 3/8" thick pieces of flooring granite at Menards and glued them together with Gorilla Glue. Its solid in the center and heavy. Made the mistake of attempting to set a snap close to a corner and took a sizable chunk out of all 4 pieces. Its cheap, total cost was about $15 and the glue was about $10 of it. Its by no mean a permanent solution but works when your on a budget. My brother works construction so i'll have to ask him if he can pick up some scraps from countertops. He salvages tons of lumber from the dumpster for home projects/gifts. It saves the company on landfill costs so they are ok with it.
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    i have the cheaper one and it seems to be very solid. I'm not doing any kind of high production runs either so it depends on what your amount of use will be. i don't expect i'll ever wear this one out.
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    That has been my experience with leather from Tandy (dry). Ordered some belt blanks from Weaver and had no issues with them. I'm not sure what tannery they came from but they were higher quality. I have an airbrush and used it a couple of times. i was happy enough with the results just don't have the proper ventilation to use it regularly. Make sure to practice on scrap first!
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    could put a light coat of neatsfoot oil on the leather from tandy first and let it soak in for a while. looks like the leather is dry and is soaking up the dye faster than it can spread out. Applying dye in a circular motion instead of straight lines will also reduce the amount of streaks.
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    ^^ did that once when I was 5 or 6 with a rotary cutter in my Grandmother's sewing room. It must have made a lasting impression because my skin still crawls when I think about it. Also, you can always remove material. putting it back is usually impossible. (measure twice, cut once)
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    Any idea what rivets I need for this setter? I did some research online and all I could find was that it was a Harness Rivet Setter. By the looks of the post it look like tubular rivets???
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    had the same issue once. I wont do it again without using some bar stock like RavenAus said. I used a tack hammer that had a flat top as a base on the inside of the case. resting the handle on the floor and doing a balancing act to keep it all lined up to keep the rivet post from going sideways. It worked but was a long and tedious process that ended with a couple of smashed fingers. Edit: In a pinch its interesting what you can do with limited tools. I'm sure that someone with some knowledge of tool making could make a press to do this exact task. The worst part was that the customer cut off contact so I was left with a finished product and nothing to do with it. (cigarette case and I don't smoke)
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    I have limited space as well and have been staining/finishing on the floor. I lay down some cardboard to protect the carpet and go to work. I leave my granite where it's at on the workbench because I don't like moving it around. When I need to cut a piece out of a side i'll unroll it on the floor. It's the only way i'd have enough room for a full side to lay flat. A full side covers nearly all the floor space I have available. I will rough cut a pattern on the floor with scissors and do my final cuts on poly board on the workbench with a blade of some sort (whatever I feel like using that day).
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    In the winter time I'll place a piece over the floor vent. Makes the room smell like leather too so its a win-win! Otherwise i'll just put it in front of a fan. Dealing with the humidity of the Midwest here. It not as bad as KY but can get pretty sticky here. If memory serves correctly new production was outlawed on specific bulb types (anything in-efficient) a few years ago. Most of what can be found in stores is old stock. They can be sold just not made I think.
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    Picked up a harness rivet setter, 9 piece hole punch set, and a full set of 9/16" letter/number stamps at auction for $15 this weekend!

    1. Sylvia

      Sylvia

      SCORE!! Congrats...

    2. Feraud

      Feraud

      A really great score!

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    I was using Weldwood in the red can till my wife said it stinks too much. Switched to the green can (non-flammable formula) and it holds well. Not as good as the red can but better than everything else I've bought.
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    I use a pro cutting board from Tandy for almost everything blade/punch related. Its getting pretty scarred up on the top so i'm very careful and don't slide anything across it. I was thinking of taking a sander to it to smooth it out. If i'm ever concerned with making a deep punch into the board i put a thick piece of scrap under my work first.
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    Looks great! Looks like I have another project to add to the list!
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    If your resist is not working then make sure to shake the bottle well. I've noticed the Eco Flow finishes like to settle a little. I usually run 2-3 coats of finish to the areas i want resisted before applying water based dyes. Make sure there is ample drying time in between coats of finish. Oil and spirit based dyes will not play nicely when trying to resist. They penetrate too well and go right through the finish from my experience. You mentioned that you had sanded off the dye. Not really sure how that's possible. Even if they dye is only sitting on top of the leather, sanding would take off some of the grain and ( in my opinion ) cause more harm than good. Pictures are worth 1000 words!
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    Used to to show sheep for 4-H. a sheath like this would have been helpful when doing touch ups just before a show! It looks great! had to read the heading 3 times to get it right though lol
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    I've used the orange cleaner from the auto parts store for a long time. Also starting using a product called Pinerite. http://www.pinerite.com/ works just as well, more expensive though $7.95 for a 10 oz jar. One jar lasts a long time. Had it over a year and haven't used the entire thing yet. of course i'm not using it every day tho.
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    There are apps out there to do this if you have a Andriod. Not sure about iPhones. I've used Mr Number (i think that was what it was called). Can set it to send straight to voice mail, pick up/hang up, or just block the call. Can also block text messages i think. I used to get 3-4 calls a week. haven't had any in quite a while now, even without blocking numbers.
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    Other than the potential for discoloration of wet leather (as others have mentioned) I don't see any issue. Just make sure that if a piece gets bent that the measurement are exact before using it again. I've found out the hard way that once aluminum is bent (even a little bit) it doesn't go back to the same shape/dimensions. My Macbook took a dive out of the back of a van due to an automatic opening hatch. Hasn't sit level ever since.
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