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Magnet sticks so must be a mild steel. Been meaning to try silver for a while now. I have two large compasses?/dividers and the bit that holds the pencil has fallen off both. Tried soft solder but didn't work so I can see some more learning on the horizon. (If I can find the bits that fell off).

I soft soldered it and it filled it nicely but it's a straight bore hole so didn't stick. Never used silver. I know it's harder/higher melting but will it stick?

I'm certain I'm not the first to bring this up. Seems enormous on my 341 and because I use a variety of weight leather including upholstery weights and sometimes sew close to the edge the hole is a problem. How can I make it smaller? Solder? Maybe ram a thick copper rivet down there and re-drill the hole? Any other suggestions? I'm about to Whatsapp my Chinese lady to ask if the company does one with a smaller hole but I'm not holding my breath.

12 BOTTLES OF WHISKEY. I had 12 bottles of whiskey in the cellar and my wife decided she was fed up with me getting drunk and so ordered me to empty each and every one of them down the sink - or else!!! So knowing what “or else” might mean I proceeded with the unpleasant task. I withdrew the cork from the 1st bottle & poured the contents down the sink with the exception of one small glass, which I drank. I extracted the cork from the 2nd bottle and did likewise with the exception of one small glass which I drank. I withdrew the cork from the 3rd bottle and poured the booze down the sink with the exception (not wanting to create a precedent) of one glass which I drank. I pulled the cork from the 4th sink and poured the bottle down the sink which I drank. I pulled the bottle from the cork of the next one and drank one sink and poured the rest down the glass. I pulled the sink out of the next glass & poured the cork down the bottle. I pulled the next cork out of my throat, poured the sink down the bottle and drank the glass. Then I corked the sink with the glass, bottled the drink and drank the pour. When I had emptied everything, I steadied the house with one hand and counted all the bottles & corks & glasses with the other hand & there were 29. To be sure, the next time they came around I counted them again and counted 74. I was sure I had em all this time but there was one glass left which I drank.

I haven't used any of these products except Resolene which I find works very well. Diluted 50/50 with water looks terrible when applying but magically evens out and leaves a glossy shine (I use white Resolene). Two coats is even better. No idea how it would react with the products you mention. But as you already have some I would be inclined to give it another go. Maybe there's a difference between the white and the brown? Didn't know they did it in brown, every day is a school day, the white dries clear anyway, IIRC Ian Atkinson (Leodis) has a video on waterproof coatings and Resolene came out on top.

We all know that a £15 belt or a £20 bag is as far removed from "real" leather as it's possible to get but most of Joe public don't know that. The only way to change things is legislation which is highly unlikely and even if there was such legislation how would you police it?

Nice job Keith. You're pretty handy with that printer ain't ya. Well done.

This is the table top I ordered with my LS 341. It's 48cm long and 39cm wide and 25.3cm from the front to the start of the cutout. The perspex is 8mm and the metal bit is 3mm. The two thumbscrews do a good job of holding it in place and there's a hole at the right hand side of the machine which is handy to drop in any old screw to help keep it in place although I have to say, before I put the screw in the T/T only moved a maximum of around 2mm. I like it very much. It's quite robust enough and although I've leant on a couple of times I wouldn't like to stand on it.

It really depends on your market. If the area is money the rules are different than a depressed area. If the latter and the price is bound to be limited I would aim at getting your "shop" kitted out to turn out the quickest designs in better quality. Don't try to please all the people all the time with lots of types because you won't do it plus switching from one type to another is likely to lower the quality. Rather stick to one or two designs and make the difference in colours/fasteners/pocket or no/lining or no/ zips or no. You get the idea. Don't cut silly corners. That bag with one rivet in the strap is an accident waiting to happen with a full bag. Good luck.

If I didn't have my 801 skiver I'd only use a French skiver. They come in various widths and if you keep the same angle it's almost impossible to go through the leather because of the wings.

Here in the UK we have no clue what 130 mph wind feels like. I have a good idea though and my thoughts are with you. Must be truly frightening to know what's coming and be unable to do a damn thing about it.

Was a normal pic until I scrolled down and saw the feet, then for some reason I started laughing. No clue as to why, just found it funny. As for the shoes, I think a thicker leather on top would put some shape back into em.

Peeps know that I adore Cechaflo. He uses a stapler quite often which can save some time. I found this one on Amazon which looks about half the price of most of em. I was surprised when it arrived, it's quite small and fits the hand really nicely and is easy to use so I thought I'd share with you peeps cos that the kinda guy I am. Make sure you order some staples with it cos it doesn't come with any. I had lotsa staples already and 26/6 fitted nicely. D.RECT 0317 Stapler Plier | Paper Stapler | Perfect for Office or Home | Ideal for Organizing Documents| 20 Sheets | Metal Construction | 24/6 and 26/6 Type Staples,Black : Amazon.co.uk: Stationery & Office Supplies

Loving the forked stick to hold the harness.

Someone should make an air gun or pop gun or even an indoor catapult and use use them as ammo.

I've seen various YouTube vids where they iron upholstery leather with a kind of reusable mesh. I've also seen it for sale somewhere, maybe ebay or amazon. Ironing Mesh Mat High Heat Resistance Clothes Protector Board Cover Net | eBay Perhaps it wasn't leather? Cechaflo does it again. But not mesh. (2) How to erase wrinkles and folds - Leather Upholstery - YouTube

I'm on black flesh side and it's slightly furry and get's manipulated quite a bit so I need something that stands out and lasts. If you look at my patchwork thread you'll see what I mean. If one square is out of sync it throws out those around it.

Not that easy to get bonded polyester in all the colours over here and then it's an arm & a leg. Have lots of colours but not for this project. Have a great grey but it's V69. Have lots of V69, have a few V138 but not for this except black & white and don't have the needles til Tuesday. Found a couple a couple of V92s, here's a toast and a powder blue but I'm almost sure it's gonna be black in V138.

They look like the ones I bought the other day. Great on the top side. Not so much on the flesh side.

Did you miss a link SUP?

I agree but black or a maroon/burgundy also. Depends how brave I'm feeling. Black won't show mistakes so much. Here's some musing. Red is too thin and too bright I think.

inally making some progress. Turns out, for a project like this, unless the die is perfect, lining up can be a problem. A perfect square made out of card and my little notcher got me out of trouble. Now I'm thinking about what colour the decorative seams should be. Typical situation, some colours are not thick enough and the ones that are I don't have big enough needles for until Tuesday.

I'm on the flesh side of black leather so normal methods don't work. I'm used to using the silver pens but I ran out so I looked on Amazon and found these. They seem to have some remarkable properties. Read the blurb. I can say that they seem to work very well on the grain side but schools still out on the flesh side. They do work but I'd like the line to be a little brighter. You can't complain about the price though. 100Pcs Heat Erasable Fabric Pens Heat Pens White High Temperature Disappearing Pen for Leather, Fabric, Quilting, Dressmaker : Amazon.co.uk: Home & Kitchen I've just ordered some of these in the hop that they are brighter. 100pcs Leather Marking Pen Toold For Leather Cutting Leathercraft | eBay The best I've found out of what I have is a correction fluid pen which I think is some kind of liquid chalk. Lines too thick but it's the brightest so far (on the flesh side). Would love to hear if others are using something better.

The bigger ones can be glued together and used as feet on the bottom of bags or small boxes/trays.

Was looking for that specs page but couldn't find it.