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This is purely for interest for you masochistic restorer types. Didn't want to interfere with the other thread for the Little Wonder but I saw this. Maybe you could cut leather with it?? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/W-Crossland-bredbury-1930s-cutting-press-sold-as-scrap-good-for-a-museum-/142952905232?_trksid=p2385738.m4383.l4275.c10 And then I saw this,

You can make some good stuff using thin leather that you can maybe use on your domestic. Here's a very large shopping tote that I made from garment/upholstery weight leather (around 1mm) that I backed with a pigskin lining (less than 1mm). It's extremely soft and I love it. The next one will be darker colours so I can use it

It just came into my head when I was looking for something small enough and it is just a coin purse your honour. The next one will be a handbag, promise.

After recently getting a one ton arbor press I wondered how useful it would be as a small clicker press. I ordered some rule steel which came in a box of sixty one metre lengths. The project I chose was something that was posted recently that I found interesting and was small enough. I used just two bars in a vice with a small gap and a pair of Stillsons to pull the steel. It wasn't easy but with some pushing and pulling and bashing I got it into a rough shape. Remember I wasn't trying to be exact, rather testing the feasabilityof the concept. Without putting a back on it I tested it with a steel plate on top and bottom with a silicon cutting board under the leather. I made the waist too thin which compromised the length of the zip but I only broke three needles entirely my fault. Then a couple of coats of neetsfoot oil. And finished. I seem to have lost the pic of it folded over the belt. A coin purse that might be handy when walking down those dodgy dark alleys. As usual I learned a lot and am looking forward to making some tools to make the making easier and more precise. The thing I'd never thought of before was the two parts are completely identical and thus making the edges more perfect which can never be achieved when cutting by hand.

This MUST be worth a look for you restorer guys. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/W-Crossland-bredbury-1930s-cutting-press-sold-as-scrap-good-for-a-museum-/142952905232?_trksid=p2385738.m4383.l4275.c10

I thought the image had to be bitmaps. All the sample images are bitmaps. Is that why the image won't resize properly, because they're not vectors? The problem is, the instructions are nowhere near comprehensive. I'm not even sure I've installed it correctly. I got it working and left it at that. The computer interface isn't the same as the instruction leaflet and has less options. I'll post some pics later and hopefully find out what's wrong.

Welcome to another Brit. Looking forward to seeing what you're up to. There's a few places on here for resizing pics but until you sort it out just email em to yourself.

Having a frustrating time with the laser at the moment. The max cutting size is too small anyway but it's nowhere near 80 watts, more like 7 watts. I did try three passes at 100% the other day and it still didn't get any deeper that about a sixtenth of an inch. To be fair I only wanted it for engraving which I'm gradually getting to grips with. Even that is driving me up the wall because it keeps changing the size. Too late anyway Tim, 60metres of rule steel arrived this morning. . I'm looking forward to playing with it. I won't be doing any long production runs and my leather shop will allow me to use their clicker press for anything that I can't do with the arbor press.

I was driving in the countryside late one night when I broke down. I don't know much about cars and after poking and prodding under the bonnet for about ten minutes I couldn't get the thing started. After scratching my head for another five minutes a voice came out of nowhere and said "Try the points". I was startled because there wasn't a living thing in sight except for a white horse looking at me over a field gate about 3 yards away. Thinking I might have imagined it I took no notice and had another prod and a poke.. "Try the points" rang out again and again there was no one there. Thinking I had nothing to lose I looked at the points and found the distributer cap was loose. After fixing it the car started first time and off I went. About a mile further on there was a nice looking country pub and I pulled in for a pint. I told the barman about what had just happened and the voice coming out of nowhere. He said "Was there by any chance a white horse in the field?". Actually there was " I said. "Well you were really really lucky" he said. "why do you say that" said I. He said, "Cos the black one knows nothing about motor cars".

I'm struggling to find polyester thread up to Tkt 20 and colours. Am I missing something here? Is it only bonded nylon in the bigger sizes and brighter colours?

There are other types. Here's another. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Leather-Hand-Single-Stitch-Sew-Sewing-Awl-Tool-Needle-Stitching-With-Thread-LD/184122417342?hash=item2ade8d20be:g:HmIAAOSwyupa3sNz

Just when I think I'm beginning to get a handle on this stuff!!! Another curve ball. You just like to fry my brain don'tcha Folker!

That's either a fantastic typo or a very clever goat on line 7. . Nice to see Phil and I hope you're passing your knowledge on.

Love it. Well done.

Good to see you still have the spirit after all that. Well done.

Well done! Something that will be treasured.

I can't increase the size of the image! Is it because it becomes pixelated or something? I'll try increasing the size before importing to the laser. Re: Using the laser to make clicker dies, my laser laser doesn't look like cutting anywhere deep enough for the rule steel. I ordered the steel with a view to cutting the groove with my electric fret saw and so ordered the 1.05mm rather than the 0.71mm but it turns out it's a scroll saw and the cut looks to be around 0.5mm . It's going to be interesting.

Just what I didn't want to hear dikman. I'll try to get it going with some larger needles. It lays down a lovely top stitch.

Very nice and imaginative.

2nd go at this. Was almost ready to pull the trigger and it switched to another page and it all went away. My mistake Wiz. It's the hand thread thats waxed. I've got lots of thread but no labels on most of em. I always try to buy Tkt20 polyester. I f I can't get the colour i'll go with bonded nylon. They're all happy with needles fro 110 to 140. I always do the slidey down the 45 degrees thing but this stuff seems much thicker, probably because it's flat and braided. Definitely won't slide on a 140. As soon as you cut it, even at an angle it frays. Some wax on the end tames it down. I'll get some bigger needles to try but I don't want to damage the machine. Here's the stuff I bought. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tkt20s-Polyester-Braid-3000m-Confil-A-L-Paul-Heavy-Thick-Strong-Braided-Thread/261546882618?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&var=560421492047&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 Thanks Tom.

Hi Bob, This is Alan next door. I’m sorry buddy, but I have a confession to make to you. I've been riddled with guilt these past few months and have been trying to pluck up the courage to tell you to your face, but I am at least now telling in text as I can’t live with myself a moment longer without your knowing. The truth is I have been sharing your wife, day and night when you're not around. In fact, probably more than you. I haven’t been getting it at home recently, but that's no excuse, I know. The temptation was just too much.... I can no longer live with the guilt and I hope you will accept my sincerest apologies and forgive me. I promise that it won't happen again. Please come up with a fee for usage, and I'll pay you. Regards, Alan. THE ACTIONS Bob, feeling insulted and betrayed, grabbed his gun, and shot his neighbour dead. He returned home where he poured himself a stiff drink and sat down on the sofa. He took out his phone where he saw he has a subsequent message from his neighbour: THE SECOND MESSAGE Hi Bob, This is Alan next door again. Sorry about the slight typo on my last text. I expect you worked it out anyway, but as I’m sure you noticed that my Auto correct changed ‘Wi-Fi’ To ‘Wife’. Technology hey?!? Hope you saw the funny side of that. Regards, Alan.

I hate to say it but it's the human model. We, as a race are severely flawed and when the choice is between me and them the choice for most people is me. There are even worse flaws. Why would someone destroy a bus shelter and then stand in the rain waiting for a bus? I went to the chemist the other day and as I approached the pharmacy counter, a young woman with a child in a buggy coughed onto her sleeve from around six inches. She was in a queue of what was potentially a line of vulnerable people. The other day I over ordered on dog mince from the butcher and didn't have room in the freezer. They were frozen and had to go in the fridge overnight. Next morning I wrapped up 4 kilos and put it out the front along with 2 kilos of a brand dog food that make my dogs stink with a sign saying what it was and please take me. I advertised it on face book and had people message me to ask where to pick it up. When I looked out it was already gone so I put a sold sign on FB. When I went to the door for the postman about 3 hours later I noticed some arsehole had tucked it out of sight, no doubt to collect later depriving someone else from getting it. People suck mate.

Thanks Mike. I was toying with the idea of using the laser to cut deep enough lines to insert the rule steel to make clicker dies but I don't think it's powerful enough and even if it is it would take many passes and be time consuming compared to cutting it out with my electric fretsaw plus there's no size limitation with the fretsaw.

Is it possibe to get my small laser to follow an ouline rather than the backward and forward thing that it does now? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/7000mW-Offline-USB-Laser-DIY-Logo-Engraver-155x175mm-Cutter-Mark-Machine-/133260210802?hash=item1f06ed7272