JohnsCustomLeather

I do not have any atthis time however, if you are interested I may be able to locate one for you. Thanks John

I have 2 foot presses I am thinking of selling. They are good old Heavy machines. Contact me if you want any more info jrstumpf@netzero.net Thanks John

I am looking for a decent used Heritage foot press? Does anyone have one interested in getting rid of one??? Thanks

I would definately go with the Landis, Then again I am a little partial to them. I have been sewing on them since I was about 7 years old. We have three in our shop, would not trade them for anything.

I have ran in to this too in my shop. I give the customer the price of fixing the saddle properly. If they do not want to do that then I do not fix the saddle. I am working on one right now that someone else worked on before. They had spliced the stirrup leathers, NOT GOOD. I told the customer what the saddle needed to put it in to a very safe condition and let him make the decision. We all have liabilty and obligation to do the job right. I have had customers with broken trees ask me to fix them so they could sell them, I say absolutely not. Also If I am working on a saddle and find something broken, i.e. a tree, I refuse to put the saddle back together because of liability, I have had a couple customers, pi$$@d at me but it is not worth it to me to half a$$ something just to make someone happy.

I have used the maine thread and it has worked well for me.

I have never seen these to be any good or very safe. When I have seen them cracked I have offered to sell the customer a new saddle. That is just my experience for what its worth. All these do is lighten the saddle at the cost of the safety, again just an opinion

I like this thread.. I am a roller / supervisor in a specialty steel mill, I have hot wire and rods running past me at speeds reaching 23 m/s. THAT"S MY DAY JOB!! I first began pounding nails in dad's bench in the shop when I began to walk. I started working on saddles and Tack at 5 and machinery at 10. When I was a kid it was more like SLAVE labor!! HA! HA! HA Then after completing college in '99, with a BS in Industrial/Operations Management. I found that my day job, or sometimes night work was very stressful. So I got put on Midnight shift 10p-6a for 6 months so I could run heavy equiptment for a friend of mine through the day. That was great 4 hrs of sleep a day, Hey as long as it is concentrated sleep it is enough. That did not take away the stress. Then I started pounding nails in Dad's Bench again and realized that it was great relaxment, until he made me pull them all out!!! Then I started a webpage with him and another, all because I was bored one day. He gets to do what he loves and it keeps him busy and me sane. He has been at it, pounding leather, for 50+ years and started his business full time in around '74. Making boots saddles or anything else some one asks for, or sometimes doesn't. Prior to his full time leather shop he was an Engineer, I tell them they all think backwards, for a specialty carbide company.

I am listing a used Juki LU-563 for Sale. This machine has been totally gone over and is in good condition. If you are interested or know anyone who may be please feel free to contact us. Thanks John Stumpf www.jclleathermachinery.com www.jclleather.com jrstumpf@netzero.net

I agree that rubies are superb. I also found mine on e-bay. I have both angles and straights. My father and I Both prefer the rubies.

Spider That's about the age I started "Helping" Dad, In the Shop. He had a pc of rubber on a steel bench where he worked on boots. It was about 1/4" thick and I used to pound nails and clinch them on the steel. Then it would take him hours to pull them out. I still work with him about 2 hours every day after my "other job", 28 yrs later. He doesn't let me pound nails in his bench anymore though!!

Thanks to everyone that looked at the machine. The machine has been sold. Thanks John

Yes it is still available. I will get you a quote this afternoon. You can give us a call, or drop us an e-mail so we can get back to you.

Do you have a picture??

I need to make room for more machinery, so I am lowering the price of this adler 105-64 to $3000 plus freight for the complete machine.