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  1. dikman
    Who's a clever boy then? That's thinking outside-the-box.
  2. dikman
    I made a horizontal spool holder with the shaft running on bearings to enable a smooth feed. It works but I don't use it (much) because I don't normally sew long runs so I rarely have twist problems. Braided thread - I have a spool, it's really nice stuff (came from a boot factory) but in "normal" walking foot machines it's a bit of a bugger as the needle has a habit of stabbing through the braid occasionally during sewing. I think the braid, being soft, opens up a little during sewing.
  3. dikman
    Try a fortune teller's crystal ball, I hear they're pretty accurate.
  4. dikman
    I would have just lined the jaws with thick leather, won't mark what you're clamping and has a little bit of give.
  5. dikman
    My first thought was a burr somewhere on that side that's catching the thread?
  6. dikman
    Is this any help? https://www.usermanuals.au/duerkopp-adler/467/manual
  7. dikman
    Thinking about it I could probably make one out of pallet wood, some of that wood is pretty good stuff (and cheap) once it's cleaned up. The latching mechanism looks pretty easy to make, just a bit of welding required. The hardest part would be drawing out the pieces so it will actually work, then it's just lots of time!! I hope you're making scaled drawings of yours as you go, ClaimedVacancy (hint,hint).. It's looking good so far.
  8. dikman
    Maybe you're just accident-prone?
  9. dikman
    That's $1500 Australian!!!! Plus shipping!
  10. dikman
    Looking good. It was on a facebook site by a guy called Slickbald (used to post on here once I think) and the photos were posted on there, so not for sale. I had a look at the website I mentioned but it's in German and I couldn't find the clam on there.
  11. dikman
    You do some very nice work indeed Meelis.
  12. dikman
    I came across this on facebook so saved the photos but unfortunately there were only the two. The locking/release mechanism is interesting, could be an interesting project. It is marked www.swissleathertools.ch but I can't find out anything more.
  13. dikman

    Warrior belt

    dikman replied to Meelis's topic in Show Off!!

    Very impressive!
  14. dikman
    My first thought too, all those pointy bits sticking up made me cringe! I can guarantee I would stick myself!!
  15. dikman
    Very nice. You did a good job of keeping it clean considering all the handling it would have gone through. Given that you have no idea what the other shop is going to do I think I would have gone with dark brown/black stitching? Certainly a strange situation, what sort of "custom" shop does Western-style gunbelts but not holsters?
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