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Cowboy Single Action loading strips
dikman replied to noobleather's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
Dwight, the gun control crowd here in Oz would go into screaming hysterics at the thought of a pastor wearing a concealed firearm in church! I love it! -
Cowboy Single Action loading strips
dikman replied to noobleather's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
I was about to ask the same thing. And " makes em solid as a Republican judge. " made me laugh. -
Cowboy Single Action loading strips
dikman replied to noobleather's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
Fair enough. What about using those double-cap rivets instead? Might be easier and quicker than stitching and be decorative too. -
Cowboy Single Action loading strips
dikman replied to noobleather's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
Dwight, normally Single Action stages use 10 rounds for pistols and 10 for rifle, so a loading strip holding 20 rounds is used to take the ammo to the loading table (firearms are only loaded immediately prior to shooting the stage). It also ensures that you have the correct number of rounds to load - I once accidentally loaded 11 in the rifle, which only left 9 for the revolvers. Most use a loop of leather/lace to hang it from the belt or the hammer of a revolver. Noob, did you stitch between each loop? I've never found it necessary to do that as once it's fed through the slots it doesn't move. -
Choice of three machines, are any of these suited to my needs?
dikman replied to twotrees's topic in Leather Sewing Machines
They're all what we call upholstery-class machines and should be fine for what you want to make (other than thread size). The max. they will take is #138, which is significantly smaller than your hand stitching thread. All this means is that it won't look the same as hand stitching but will still work fine. The servo is definitely a must have and the one on the Singer looks good but the machine is obviously priced accordingly. Parts for he Singer/Consew should be easier/cheaper to get and extra feet for those are readily available. Everything for the Pfaff will cost more. I'll have to leave it to others to comment on whether they're good value as I have no idea of pricing etc in your neck of the woods. -
Finished this pistol bag for a friend
dikman replied to dhaverstick's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
When you said hogleg I wasn't expecting to see a flintlock! The bag looks very nice. -
My cheapest sewing machine for thread #207
dikman replied to siddiqui2008's topic in Leather Sewing Machines
Sounds like another "mission impossible". To the best of my knowledge only industrial machines (which you said you don't want) can handle thread that thick. Even for #138 you really need an industrial machine, I don't think many domestic machines would be very happy with that size thread. I've picked up used industrial machines that can handle #138 thread for less than $500, but I haven't found anything that can handle anything heavier without a significant jump in price. -
Speed Reducer mounted directly onto Servo Motor
dikman replied to Constabulary's topic in Leather Sewing Machines
I like it! It can only work with that particular style of reducer, of course, but it's a very neat solution to mounting it. -
kgg, I think you'll find it will be more complex to modify a servo than what Gymnast has done. Universal motors are much simpler to work with. The first thing you'd have to do is figure out how the electronics in the servo actually interprets the input from the speed sensor that is being used and then make a unit that can output the same signals to the main control board. Then you would need to make a new sensor that has a greater range of sensitivity and is compatible with the new unit. I'm sure it can be done, but it will be a lot of work and in all likelihood will only work with that particular servo. Whilst it is annoying that most of the servos don't start from 0rpm in reality it's probably not a real issue for most hobbyists as we tend to fit various types of reducers to give us the slow speed we need. Most of us don't need high speed when sewing leather, but if you need to start at 0rpm and still have max. speed available then one of the servos like Wiz uses is the obvious solution.
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Would narrower lace be better? I've no experience with lacing, just wondered. And yeah, there's something about lever guns that just looks "right". I have a Winchester 92 saddle ring carbine, made in 1897. It shows it's age, of course, but has a wonderful patina on it and still shoots well (plus another 3 levers). I love my lever guns.
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They're still being sold via those TV selling channels. I wouldn't mind a set but as you say $$$$!!! Mrwatch, I reckon it could be quite useful, particularly for knife sheaths. If I ever see one cheap I'll grab it.
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or should that be . I use a soldering iron with a fine tip, no flame and it gets in close.
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How To Run A 3 Phase 380V Motor On 220V
dikman replied to Constabulary's topic in Leather Sewing Machines
If I had a 3-phase motor I wouldn't mess around with rewiring it I'd buy one of those magic boxes that lets you run a 3-phase on single phase and also acts as a speed controller. Perfect solution, in my opinion. -
Good luck with the welding! Looking at the breaks it's going to be a very fiddly job (not like simply welding a cracked base plate together).
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Gunnarsson, if all you want is something to get into tight places and only for occasional use have you considered one of the cheap Chinese patchers? Might be good enough for what you want?
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Just had another thought, if the pulley part itself is intact just trim off any bits left by the broken off rim, patch the damaged edges with an epoxy and smooth down. Cheap way of getting it working while you decide what to do.
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Unless you're anal about the looks, why not just replace it with a suitable large pulley? Anything else damaged?
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Adler 167 373 walking foot adjustment left to right
dikman replied to Laurajane's topic in Leather Sewing Machines
I've bought a few generic Singer feet from Chinese sellers and have found I sometimes have to mix'n'match the feet to get them to line up!! Plus a bit of grinding here and there. -
Photos always help, shoeboy, then we know exactly what you're talking about.
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I can't help you with the feet but generally with industrial machines unless the particular machine is designed to have an onboard bobbin winder in the first place then the chances of fitting one are pretty slim! Quite a few on here have made stand-alone bobbin winders, using various motors and drills to power them.
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Sewing Machine For Someone With Limited Use Of Legs/feet
dikman replied to LilRay's topic in Leather Sewing Machines
With a lot of the servos having separate "switch" modules it's probably feasible to figure out some sort of linkage to operate one via a knee control rather than the foot pedal.The beauty of the separate module is they don't have to be mounted in the "normal" position. But I don't know of anyone who has done this. -
You both beat me to it, Wiz and Mike.