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You don't say what you're making. When I do Dieselpunkro patterns for handbags etc (typically 2.2/2.4mm leather) I use a 1.5mm punch with 1mm or 1.2mm thread through JJ#2/3 or 4 needles. Your punching board matters. Too soft with a heavy hand makes for a much larger hole than a firm board with a sharp punch. Your 0.8 thread will go through a #4 needle easily which will make things easier.

You have to make something up like an "L" bracket. The positioner has to be in a fixed position to work. My Durkopp 239 is similar and I had to do it again after fitting a larger pulley in place of the handwheel. You should have an "L" shaped rod that slots in the groove of the positioner. use it If you can. here's a couple unclear shots I've just taken. First is Durkopp second is Adler 69 both with larger pulleys.

I used to like nothing better than driving around the English countryside and coming across tucked away pubs. They're always welcoming, the ambiece is always great and you never have to ask if you can bring your dog in. And in most of em there's always a few books and games for the winter months when customers are scarce. Can't do it as much these days with drinking and driving laws tightened up. I can imagine there are lots of folk over there for whome time goes too fast and they hanker for times gone by, Not just the Wild West either, Over here we have a huge military show called War & Peace where every wannabe soldier goes around in every type of uniform imaginable for two weeks and as long as it's authentic it doesn't matter if it British, American, German, Japanese, etc etc.They even have a huge marquee on the dinner and dance night with a "Glen Miller" band. It's not a bit of me but I love the passion and enthusiasm.

How about a long skive, say 6/7 inches glued and stitched making sure the outside skived edge is bang in the center of the back and then cover it with some tooling or a patch?

My thoughts always go to the animals. We can get away hopefully but the animals have got nowhere to go.

Beautiful work Forester. Can see the hours that have gone into that. Leaving aside any size issues will you get out anything like you put into it? Will you sell it here or the US? I know of at least one pub down here in sunny Kent that's gone wild west. The garden is decked out with the fascias of a bank, saloon, barber etc and the regulars take their rig like yours from their peg and wear it along with the Stetsons and spurs while they have a beer. There's a club in Surrey where the members have built a w/w town in the middle of a forest. Each member built a kind of holiday chalet and each had a w/w fascia. Apart from taking individual holidays there the club get's together every six weeks or so. There are Indians as well with everything authentic including the teepees around the lake. The saloon of course was real. It was all very impressive. Takes all sorts I guess.

Can't think of anything worse that those fires. Hope your losses were only material.

Thank you Sheila. It's nice to know that someone doesn't think i'm talking out of my a**e (I'm English). The one that I miss is the little fella ROFLAO.

When you first get into this leather mallarkey it seems that there's lots of tradition and mystery but most of it comes down to common sense. Linings can be as vast a subject as you like or you can apply some common sense to the project that's in front of you. On a toolbag you might have a heavy duty lining or none at all. For a wallet something nice and smooth and thin. For a ladies handbag (purse) It can be fixed or floating so even if the top is fixed the rest an be pulled out for cleaning. Part of the fun is making it up as you go along.

It was Fred that suggested it. I was skeptical because that's what milk cartons are made of but I guess there are different grades.

Thanks Danne. The HDPE one that I ordered turned out good. No give in it but soft enough surface to not damage the dies. I put a longer bar in my arbor press with a decent spring on the back end and the ease of use now is great.

Pigskin is cheap as chips and will line almost anything. Can usually get it in black/white /brown and different thicknesses. Has a smooth and a "suede side" I've used it for lining and bulking up a thin outer leather.

One of these might suit. they look the part, are fairly easy to make and are reasonably priced. https://www.etsy.com/search?campaign_label=proteus_transaction_buyer_notification_boe_convo_url_treatment&utm_source=transactional&utm_campaign=proteus_transaction_buyer_notification_boe_convo_url_treatment_010170_419265317394_0_0&utm_medium=email&utm_content=&email_sent=1568392500&euid=AtzsI8xN4cgZ2oAyqb83u2YJkZAA&eaid=545135241031&x_eaid=4fb6d446ab&explicit=1&q=dieselpunkro&ref=hp_suggested_search_visual-1

I want to buy it myself just cos but I won't. Looks really useful. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Hand-Cranked-Leather-Splitter-skiver-Cobbler-Harness-Maker/133583895932?hash=item1f1a387d7c:g:~VUAAOSwy8VfuV3q

Try a small tube of Gorilla glue. You need to just damp the leather and it will foam slightly but by Christ it sticks. Had to cut the leather after one mistake.

Split leather can be many things. Some tanneries put a finish on it that makes it suitable for making stuff. I have some samples in front of me from J Wood Leathers Ltd and three of them are coloured splits with a smooth finish that look eminently suitable for making a variety of things and the prices are very good as well.

I like the idea of extending the D ring strap so it comes above the bag and then cutting the gusset and lid to accomodate it which I think would look good and be nice and stable but not sure how it would affect the bag opening and closing.

Nice job. I might have gone lighter on the leather. I don't like the strap clip riding on the leather. It will scuff up over time. There's a few ways of avoiding that But well done.

I cut the back out of the 28mm double folder. I also had to cut out the tab that stops the binder from moving forward. Still needs work but hey, I'm binding. The pic shows the 28mm double folder turning over a raw edge tape. They offered me new ones and wait or half my money back. I told them I would work on them in return for a free repositioned 25mm binder. They haven't replied yet.

Welcome Phil and well done. Looks like you've learned well. Each new project will bring different challenges but it looks like it'll be nothing you can't handle.

No I won't send it back but it gets my back up when some companies know something's wrong and make their money from the people who don't bother to return and say nothing. They've already said there seems to be no problem from the same photos I posted here. Watch this space.

Slot is much too far forward. And this one is a double fold which leaves about a 6/7mm bind on each side. Gonna see if the seller will change em.

Got mine from Partwell in UK so I d'on't think that's of much use.

Thanks guys. I just wanted confirmation before I set about the bloody thing. Obviously I bought it on the understanding that it would fit the 69 and they both have the rectangular box with the long slot that Uwe was looking for. There isn't much room to extend the slot without breaking through the end so I might have to make up something. Thanks again guys. Bit by bit I'm learning about this binding lark so as well as getting frustrated, I'm still having fun.

Two tape turney things have arrived at last and I'm no closer to doing any binding or understanding what's not right. Please look at these pics and tell me what bit is at fault. I can't get the business end any closer to the needle and any ttempt to bind something sees the stich line a few mm from where I think it should be. Everything is new and as I say I have two of these and they're both the same so either I'm missing something or something's wrong.