glmr

Ciao! Let me introduce updated version of our piercing/marking rounded corners template for leathercrafters. thanks to special form of holes it fits tools up to 2.4mm. you can use your awl, ball pen or just thick needle with only one template. just fix the template and keep the tool as close as possible to narrow part of hole and you have a perfect marks or stitching holes. we also made intermediate guides and 90 degrees lines for better and more presized positioning of the template on leather. material - transparent acrylic sheet, cut and engraved with cnc laser machine. available in two versions - for 5 and 6 stitches per inch. looking forward for your comments! thank you.

next week arrives an acrylic sheet and I will make finished item. the tepmlate was updated - I will post new shots. now i is more advanced and fits more awls

I'm talking about my stitching guide template and trying to undersand which type of awl is most popular. I need this information for understand what holes are most useful for leathercrafters.

I suppose that I know which tool means. but mine one is different

My new project for leather crafters - the stitching guide template. for perfect stitch, perfect corners, perfect distance between holes and professional quality. presized cnc laser cut, 5 and 6 stitches per inch, diferent rounding diameters, pure acrylic sheet, designed and made in Italy. only one question - what's a better hole size? this one has 2.2mm (3/32''), but maybe I should make it for another type of awl? tell me, please! I need your help!

during creation I thought not about doily but about vintage handkerchief. so, you are almost right. and I've got a lot of positive feedback about this version

this idea is not mine, but I'm really proud about the quality. and women's version is really unique. thanks!

subj. Italian leather Crazy Horse, laser cutting, semi-hand stitching, perfect quality. Personalization available via laser engraving for women:

Oh, no, I'm not going to sew holsters. But sometimes I need to sew 3-6 layers of 1-1.8mm leather. Now I'm sewing with vintage but angry hand-cranking sewing machine. And with some violence and lubricant it sews about 5mm of leather, so I supposed that Sailrite could do it better. But as I can see it would be better to think aboutan industrial machine. Just not sure if I can attach a crank to industrial machine.

Thank you for answers, but what about to use hand cranking for 16oz leather. Will it help?

So, if the space is enough does it mean that I can have problems with motor, but not with mechanical parts? Does hand cranking help me in such situation?

strange. I found this video looks like it is more than 6oz

Hello. Does anyone know if Sailrite LS-1 with Monster Wheel sews 6mm (15oz) of total leather thickness?

Some new items: http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=68044&hl= Need your critique! Thanks.

http://www.sandman-collectibles.com/id-singer-machines.htm#44

For sure it would be better to buy industrial machine for leather. But for this moment I'm forced to use domestic machine, just because all money went for laser cutter. Also I don't have industrial volumes. Soon I'll show what I made.

I just checked my chances to earn after spending. I forgot to tell - I'm going to sew totebags. No outer stitches, inside only. Visible stitches by hands only.

are you kidding? Less expensive cylinder arm machine has a price about 500euro+50shipping+150servomotor. Total will be 700 euro if I'm lucky. For a machine which is old as a mammoth shit and without a warranty and replacement parts.

Yes, I know they are both without needle feed. But I suppose that bottom and top feed should be enough for me. Anyway - triple feed's price is too much for me.

So, I checked some machines on Italian market. 99% have post-apocalyptic condition and/or industrial motor for 380V. Changing the motor will cost about 150-200 euro, so the final price will be about 600 euro. For the same price I can buy Consew CP 206R from USA. Or wait for miracle when someone comes from USA to Italy and brings me Ultrafeed for reachable price. Any advice? PS: Constabulary, I wrote you in PM.

Hello. Some days ago I started to think about sewing machine for leather, which should be cheap and able to sew 4-5mm of leather (I mean total thickness). I checked out all the planet and found that here in Italy it is a big problem. New machines (Juki, Cowboy, Adler etc) are from 2000 euro, so I'm afraid to die from hunger without incomes. For other possible solution I made a small review. Here it is: 1. used industrial machine. from 500 euro pros: it works, but... cons: post-apocalyptic condition. screams "kill me!". the motor should be changed to 220V (+150euro). shipping cost. So, it is possible solution but I need to hunt one every day and/or spend a lot of money. 2. Tuffsew and clones. for 300-400 euro. pros: compact size. reachable price. it sews sometimes. cons: it doesn't sometimes as I can see it is just waste of money or not? 3. Consew CP 206R from USA. for 600 euro, including shipping, VAT and custom fees. pros: compact size. quite reachable price. cons: lack of reviews. and even lack of videos. the motor needs an adapter for 220V Anyone knows if this machine exists in a while? 4. Sailrite Ultrafeed. for 1300 euro. pros: compact size. it works. it sews cons: damages the leather by its teeth. comes here for 1300 euro and not less. So, 1300 euro and waste of leather. Do you remember about hunger and death? 5. vintage full-metal machine. for almost 0. pros: cheap as dirt. able to work even after nuclear explosion. cons: no walking foot. no spare parts. forever. Maybe it is possible to attach servomotor to such machine? Do I need a speed reducer? 6. miracle. for ... pros: sometimes it happens. cons: there are no miracles. Any ideas? Please, help me!

here is my sad result for facebook boost post: 3 Post Engagements €1.39 Per Post Engagement 1,899 the problem is this: before i started campaign facebook told me that "Potential Reach: 69,000,000 people" as result i've got 1899. also the price for 1000 impressions rised from 0.05 to 2.8 euro. that's the reason why i'm not sure if such promotion could be useful.

thanks, I will try to contact them. But in a while - how do you do your promotions? I tried via Facebook, but they ask too much for click/impression. With 1-2% of CTR (very good result) I should pay them 20 euro for sell 1 bracelet for 30 euro. This sucks.

Thank you! I'm already on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Qualcosanostra and have only 3 sales in 10 months. Ebay works even worse, so I closed the shop there. I suppose I should try another way to sell, but I don't have any idea. Help, please.

tack stores? hmm... I thought they use to sell saddles and other horses' stuff