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MADMAX22

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  1. That looks killer man. Any larger photos by chance.
  2. Darn it your gonna make me order another set of mauls Ed. Great work on these and I think those new handle styles would work out very well. Oh and I must agree with ya on the white head mauls, they work very well.
  3. Hey David I was wondering do you ever have any issues with the center of the seat rising on your seats that have a definite seat arch in them? I guess it may help to get the right tention on the leather when you put it on the seat. I know the cruiser seats Ive had to glue them down on top but those you gotta wet form to get the shape of the thicker foam padding and odd shape of the seats. With the seat pans for the choppers I could see not having to play with any of that but was wondering how well the leather lays on the seat.
  4. Nicely done. I like that design, Im working on one similer right now but wasnt sure of the best way to have it attach to the belt in the back. Dave had thrown up some ideas and Ive looked at a couple more online but thats pretty cool. If you dont mind how do you attach the back portion to the sheath?
  5. Well since noone else has spoken up yet Ill throw my pennies out there. I glue the top seat portion. Atleast on my big cruiser style seats and Ive scene it done on many chopper style as well. In my experience this will help immensely when you do the wet forming of the seat as you stretch it around the seat pan. Since your not glueing the sides you can still wet them and do your forming as you get the leather wrapped around and staple or rivet it in place or however your doing it. Also it will help hold the leather in place atleast until it gets broken in properly.
  6. That turned excellent. That border you used goes very well with the snake skin.
  7. LOL this is like starting a "whats the best oil" thread on a motorcycle forum. You will hear about every opinion you can think of. Personally I like pc's but then again I assemble my own computers and install windows myself. I dont have any problems with windows. I had XP for a long time, changed over to vista 64bit which dispite the ill informed masses was actually a very good OS. Then I went to windows 7 64bit and like that even better (vista and w7 are basically the same OS, same kernal with minor tweaks and such). Macs are apparently pretty nice if all you do is listen to music, play around online, and do things like school work and such from what I understand. I never got into them because Im not gonna run a OS that I have to run another program to run the original program that I want to run. I would rather just install a OS that runs all my programs and games. I also like being able to not pay really high prices for equipment that only macs can use that is generally slower then regular pc parts that run for far less money. As for your question on can a mac get a virus or hacked or whatever, the answer is yes. Even linux can get virus's and be hacked its just hackers and such dont find a big drive to do so since most of the world is on windows type operating systems. Ive played with linux and its fun but I didnt grow up with it and find it hard to do things that I want to do easily. Its free though and can be ran on most pc's once you get the conflicts squared away. It has a long learning curve for most people though. I think it would be better to say what you want to do with the computer then more knowledgable people can help you find the right path to play with.
  8. Thats a good start. I like that flame effect you did on the inside.
  9. Thank you very much Terry. That is gonna come in very useful.
  10. Excellent work, thats a cool helmet.
  11. Really nice looking bags Josh. Definitely nice looking colors. The only thing I would be worried about is the gussets wearing out pretty quickly compared to the rest of the bags which should last a couple lifetimes.
  12. Hey guys figured this was as good as any for these questions. Looking at different styles of belt loops for sheaths and such Ive started trying to change some things up with my work to have more options when I build stuff. So far Ive always used a strip of leather folded over and stitched at both ends like in the A.S. books. It works very well and seems to hold up to heavy use so far. I have also scene where the leather has to slits cut in it and then is lined or not, the belt slids thru these slits so its essentially the same piece of leather as the sheath. I recently started playing with this type as it seems to speed up the process a little bit even if I do end up lining the back part of the sheath. Now two things, which do you guys prefer for durability and strength? Also on the slit cut style I usually see one end cut shorter then the other, is this to facilitate putting the belt thru or is this so the sheath can be adjusted on the belt to slightly different angles? Thanks for your opinions and experience.
  13. Thanks a bunch, that is exactly what this leather seems to have happened to it. Matches that description to the tee. Whinewine thanks also, Ill look into some of that stuff. Its primarily a sentimental value since it belonged to this guys grandfather and father and it will probably be somewhat of an ornament once it is restored, however that being said if we are gonna go thru all the work to get back to a good order I want it to be as functional or close to it as it was when the thing was inservice. Once again really appreciate the help this should get us well on our way.
  14. I have another question. Does that reddish brown color come from the leather rotting or was it probably originally a dyed leather? Some of the old pictures I have scene almost seem to suggest a nice oiled natural vegtan without dye or a really light coloring. Seems maybe the leather darkens alot as it drys up and rotts but I dont have much experience in helping out with restoration work.
  15. Have you tried the feibings pro oil dyes? In my experience they are far nicer then the feibings regular dyes.
  16. Thanks guys. Was scouring the web last night looking for info but didnt come up with anything. Found all kinds of stuff about the wood, history, operation and such but when it comes to the leather they always just say leather. I will keep the vegtan in mind and maybe look for some calf or something similer then try and find a dye mix to come close to what the color use to be.
  17. Well finally got around to doing the tape measure sheath. Tried a little different style with the belt loop this time. Wanted to see how this works out. Not the best workman ship I have done but it turned out ok.
  18. Here is a pic of the piece I took off of it. I know not much to go off of but the best I could do.
  19. Hey guys need some help, a buddy at work has a old bellows kind of like the ones in this link http://www.fireplacescreenshop.com/fireplace-screen-accessories-bellows.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=bellows&utm_content=Bellows&utm_campaign=Fireplace+Screen+Shop The bellows itself is from around the 1920's - 1930's, sorry dont have a pic of it as cant take pics at where I work. It belonged to his dad I think and was used to fan the fire to say for making sand casts. What I need some help with is what kind of leather did these old guys use? I took a small piece that I will post pics of tonight when I get home. It seems to be about 2oz, reddish brown allmost a brick red color. The stuff is pretty much completely rotten so its hard to tell what it use to be but allmost seems like really thin latigo or something (Im probably way off). Any ideas or suggestions welcome. Found a pic that is as close as Ive scene so far.
  20. My mistake, wish I had a better memory. Thanks for posting David and nice looking seat by the way.
  21. HAHA thats pretty cool.
  22. I really like sno-seal as a sealer on my projects. I dont know about using parafin and bees wax on anything other then the edges. With the sno-seal I usually apply one thin coat and let that dry over night and then buff it out, then Ill do another coat if the leather absorbed that pretty well. A hair dryer does a good job of helping it get worked into the leather. Only thing with sno-seal is you need to reapply everyonce in a while depending on how hard you use the project.
  23. I really like that opposite color one. Very well done. Now just wait till he gets them then his friends will want one too.
  24. The only thing I can suggest are things you probably already thought of, but try shelves and unique rack systems as much as you can to get things off of your tables if they are smaller ones. Also try fold away tables, something that is larger that can fold away against the wall (maybe attached via a hinge to the wall) so when you dont need the big work area you can get it out of the way.
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