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Any idea of it's value?

It came with a bunch of different dies for it . do you know how old it is? Chain

This is my hole punch machine. It works like a sewing machine , If you hold down the foot pedal it will punch till you let up. It works with a motor and you can set the distance of the holes . It weighs about 60 LB and I have never seen another one . Any one know who made it and why? Thanks Chain

It means F@#K Harley Davidson .

What's a roller foot ? I don't know to much about sewing machines.

Just got a singer 96-40 for free . Don't do much machine sewing, but anybody know what is the largest thread size it will take ? Thanks , Chain

I glass and spoon my leather also but I know they said they do this and it turns out great .I haven't tried it and I don't think I will but just curious if anyone else does this .Thanks for all the responses , Chain

I have heard that some people after all the carving and tooling is done wet the piece down and roll it to flatten the tooling . Has anyone done this and how does it work ?

Thanks for the info . Do you mean the Lexol conditioner in the dark brown bottle or the cleaner ? And if you have to put a block coat would you do it after oil? Thanks, Chain

Hey Dave , I know what your saying but I Talked to some saddle makers who have been at it for a while and they prefer Olive Oil over Neatsfoot oil . They say it doesn't turn rancid like neatsfoot can which can have a type of animal fat in it , and it doesen't make the leather fibers mushy and week after using it . Thanks for your suggestion though . Chain

Hey man, I thought you were F#@$ with me about the 20 \50 . Does it really work ?

UHH....YEAH THANKS .

Well my past posts haven't gone to well because of the subject !! Thanks, Chain

Just wondering how most people finish there seats . I use Olive oil before dye, then Fiebing oil dye , then any Hi-Lite or Antique, then olive oil again , let dry and Aussie wax . I don't like the acrylic finish even though I know it protects better .

I'm sure some of you really missed me...NOT , and I'm sure some will bitch at me for posting this picture for some reason or other . But I'f you know me then you know what I think about FREEDOM OF SPEECH and all that . This is a seat i did for a customer . The picture was drawn by PANMAN ,who I called and asked if I could use his work in a seat . I don't take great pics but you get the idea . Thanks to all who have helped me in the past . Chain

No one answered my cross stitch pattern question either . I'm not sure i know what your asking but i end it with just running it under a few of the previous stitches . hope you figure it out , Chain

Hey madmax22 Thanks for the info . The main thing with covering it with plastic is I like to glue the top leather piece to the foam so it wont move when i lace it . Not sure what to do . I don't want to use the hard neoprene and I can't plastic cover the open cell stuff !!! Chain

I use the regular and high quality Neoprene foam from Foam and More and a few other suppliers but it is just not "soft " or "squishy " enough . It's fine for small chopper seats like the one I did in the pic , but when i have to make a large custom pan and seat it is just to hard. I cant find anything like the stock foam used on LePera or Harley seats that is water proof , i know alot of those are molded foam . Anyone know of a good supplier of a softer style foam in sheet or block style ? Thanks ,Chain

Very cool man , I dig the skull. Chain

This is one of the best and coolest machines i have. It is a hole punch machine that auto feeds the leather and holds it down and then punches it. You can adjust the space of the holes by the hole slide on the right side of the machine. You push down on the floor pedal and hold it down for auto or release it for single hole punch. You can change the hole size punchs and the depth of the hole for the different size punches. I bought this on line for 100.00 inc table and electric motor . It weighs like a 100 LB and the guy i got it from had no idea who made it or how it worked. There is no manufacture name on it or date. Any info on this would be great. Thanks, Chain

REALLY NICE JOB!!

This is my first try at the Sheridan style tooling for a seat. The pillion pad has the same tooling but a 4 letter word that rhymes with the last name of the guy that use to host Candid camera. Don't want to offend anyone. It's a Ultima seat pan that I ripped apart and re padded . The color is a mix of about 5 dyes and hi-lites I had laying around almost empty. Hope you all like it. Chain .

THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR RESPONSES , I WAS TOLD BY TANDY TO ALWAYS USE A ACRYLIC BUT I DONT LIKE HOW IT COMES OUT,SO I WILL JUST USE A WAX TOP COAT ON THE NEXT ONE. THANKS AGAIN, CHAIN

Does anyone know if after dying a bike seat and just using aussie wax without super shene or some other acrylic ,if that will be enough to protect it, and if not how do you protect your seats? thanks , chain

does anyone know if after dying a bike seat and just using aussie wax without super shene or some other acrylic ,if that will be enough to protect it?