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You are probably right. If I can't find the specs and possibilities tonight, I'll call Adler tomorrow, just to see what they say. I have to find something in this price range. I need to do wallets and concealed carry belts. I want the artisan or equal, but I think it will be like using a jackhammer on a brad....not to mention switching from one project to the next.

The new pfaff 1296 is a post machine, it's 5000. He might be confused. The beef might come from the air..I don't anything about runnin off the air

This is the ad, It does say up to 1/2"...dunno if that's true. If it does, then that will good for now until I have a couple two thousand centavos for an Artisan or some such.. leather sewing machine( NICE) - $650 Adler commercial sewing machine.Will sew leather,nylon and bio such as bridles harness parts, chaps etc.It will sew up to 1/2 inch thick.It has an eletric motor and a air motor.Asking $650 this same machine new is $5300.

Thanks for that Tracy...I did find this, not sure what all of it means yet.... 1-Needle Flat Bed Machine Dog-Feed, Roller Foot, Self-Oiler, Table,Stand, Clutch Motor, 380/3/50

It's for sale within 100 miles of me, so before i make that trip, I thought I'ld ask. I can't really find anything about it doing searches., except for a photo of one out in Iowa. The guy has it, but never used it since he bought it..it's still in his garage. The previous owner used it in his Leather and tack business.. From what little I did find, I can't tell what it really is for, or what it can do. The way the guy explained it, it can sew at a crawl, or rip it. He wants 650 for it...the one in Iowa is 450, pickup only. Hopefully somebody can tell me a little more...thanx for looking.

Thanx everyone. Good idea abn! craftsman, thats just an eyeball after a scratchline down the middle. Once you layout the straight line, everything else kind of falls into place. Someone had a good tutorial about basketweaving on the forum here, see if you can find it. It might be among the missing after the crash, but maybe someone kept a copy

Feibings makes a Suede and Roughout Dye The only place I've seen it is at ZacK Whites. but they only stock the Black, Red, Green, and Blue. Google Feibings if those aren't what you want

Zack White has them #H1171 BP http://www.zackwhite.com/

Thanx abn..that's what I'm hopin'. Hidemechanic...I agree with your pricing thoughts, and yes I am hand stampin' them. To be honest, around NC, I see very few leatherworkers out there, an occasional street fair guy, you know, with the big leather hat, motorcycle boots, and a huge keychain full of keys...truckers wallets, and knife sheaths. The belts I've seen were not embossed, and ran around $18. But they looked somewhat amateurish. Can the customer tell the difference..I doubt it. If I get anywhere near $20 a belt, I'll be having TWO Sam Adams that night! There will be time enough to try and make big money off my work. First I have to earn enough to pay off the materials, and resupply, plus some monies towards the sewing machine. Local people are notoriously cheap, hands in pockets kinda folks, whether they have money or not. But if I can earn a few hundred here and there, things will be okay. My goal is to make a wage of $15 an hour, with that you can get by down here. "I'ld rather make a quick nickel, than a slow dime".

I bookmarked your site Dink...niiiice stuff

Kate..they are both beautiful. Never regret...lol That second one shows about 6000% difference...wow..in one year!

Everybody hates basic belts Tony, but they are bread and butter, I guess... Hand stamping takes forever, and all the while you are thinking about making something cool... Did you crease and edge them by hand, or with an embosser/edger. If you did that by hand..I bow down in respect!...lol?

Way cool "Steampunk" piece.

You're alright Kevin, I don't care what Freak says about you! I vote "Sticky", Johanna!

Just trying to get my production skills up, not much today, but making up the designs takes time, as I get them in my head, I'll do better. As you can see, I'm trying to get ready to do some street fairs. As a new company, you have to get the word out somehow. I haven't been doing this long enough locally for a word of mouth business. The "vintage" straps (without padding) have gone pretty well around here through the local music store, so I'll make up a dozen. Hopefully, these don't look like the typical street fair belts. I still have no idea what to charge, or what the usual prices are out there. As always, feel free to add your two centavos, and post your pix in here too.

Take the stitches out then run a double row of stitching along side the other row.Should be able to make it look like you planned it, like Randy said.. Then you could give it to me...double lol...

If you don't want to sell it..just give it to me..i'll fit my Ruger right fine...lol

Clever idea Spider! Finding the right clips will be hard. Suspender clips without teeth is about all I can think of too. Kat seat was neat. The color on that wallet looks like it belongs in an Indiana Jones Movie...The cave of the Golden Wallet...lol

okay...but i can't find my first, but i did find some early pix from way back when...1975. Considering what they were making in them days, i think I was ahead of the box by a couple days. I think that guitar strap is still around somewhere. The ship has been my mousepad all these years...it's too dark to show any image now....lol. The stitching was done on an old twin needle with one needle out. Note the old fashioned "button hole" pockets, I still love those.

Skullduggery turns into "Skullbakery"...hmmmm...blueberry pie!

Terrific molding job, leatheroo! Derryn should have paid more for his plugs, though...lol

Great start Freak! You should try the same skull now, and see how it has changed!

Well, I'm sorry i asked...We got away from the leatherwork discussion. The fact is you did a great job. I especially liked the stitching around the Bridge, the way you fit the initials into the edge of the pattern, and the use of the blank space. The tooling is great, and the colors already looks like it's been around for a long time. Thanx for sharing

Wristbands look good Tom! Hair-on Bag? If you're that lonely in Sweden, you could pay for a charter plane off the US east coast, and we'll all come visit...just make sure it's summer...lol

I thought they were gingerbread men from the small pic...then i opened up to see more kewl... okay here's some belts i'm making for stock for shows...