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    If I'm going to take an order for a holster, I don't want to bill the person until the holster is complete. I figured I'd just use my website to submit an order via a basic 'form' with drop-down option lists. I complete the orders in order of their receipt, then generate a paypal invoice once the order is complete.

    I do the exact same thing, except I wrote my system to send an email coming from me with a link to a Paypal page to pay. When the user arrives, they have the option to pay with Paypal or credit card. The nice thing about the mail coming from me and not Paypal's site, is the user can reply to it directly in the event that they'd like to pay with a money order (it's happened a few times now).

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    Shortly, I will be constructing a IWB holster for a hammerless J-Frame revolver. I am designing it with a retention strap and a thumb break. Most holsters of this type reinforce the tab on the thumb break with some sort of stiff material. What do some of you use for the stiffener?

    Hi Jeff! I personally think that an IWB with thumb break is a liability and not safe. If you're going OWB, then that's a totally different animal. Decent boning along with friction from being inside the pants and the added rigidity of a belt should be plenty of retention. An IWB is a means of concealment, and getting past your cover garment and drawing cleanly and quickly is hard enough - adding a thumb break only complicates things and makes a potential situation even more dangerous.

    Just my 2 cents. Good luck!

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    Hi fellas. I recently did a couple full size 1911's in dark brown and 1 that ended up being kind of an experimental finish consisting of brown, black, and extra amounts of den. alcohol. I also did an M&P in dark brown only to realize that asking my bro in law if he's left or right-handed is not enough - you must ask which hand they draw and shoot with! D'oh! So, I made a left hander and have his new right hander on the bench. Anyway, they're in 7-8oz HO and look and feel even better when you've got 'em on.

    As usual, C & C is welcome. Thanks!

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    And for good measure, here's my first closed bottom rig for a small (tiny) Kahr P380

    (lighting in this one was terrible - I was in a hurry to get the holster out the door to deliver to a LEO)

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    Here's one for a P64 and my own personal carry belt that I made. There are so many opportunities to mess up a belt, I'll probably not be making these for sale for quite a while!

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    I use PS,Ai and ID alot as it is for graphic stuff and seeing as DW came with the package I thought I'd try it instead of the netobjects I've used in the past. Admitingly there is alot more code word involved which even I have understood thus far but must admit the code you showed me could very well be klingon?

    I see - I use the same software for work. Most people that use DW get it from a friend or ahem, 'borrow' it, if you know what I mean. It's not cheap, and to not know how to code anything wouldn't make sense to buy it. I reread my post and it sounded a little crass - sorry about that. There are several free alternatives to Dw that are really great. One is Notepad++.

    Don't be afraid to learn - you can do this if you have been putting together your own site - especially if you've attained any comfort in the Dw IDE. The code is easy to understand once it's broken down and explained. I assume the code in question is the php, so here you go:

    A $ denotes a variable. You can assign it any value you like in the form of a number, string, etc. In my example, I was assigning it the value of the posted value of the form elements.

    $myVariable = "Troy";

    The above is perfectly acceptable.

    In the same example, I think you can see that a . joins strings and variables together. So

    // outputs: Hello. My name is Troy.echo "Hello. My name is " . $myVariable;

    Finally, the mail function. It's a built-in function specific to the php software installation. It takes these arguments as a minimum:

    // "to:", "subject: ", "from: ", "message: "mail("youremail@yourdomain.com", "Website mail", "adifferentEmail@something.com", "Hi. Mail is fun!");

    If you need any help with this, I can help you. I've attained lots of help from leather pros on here, so to give back in this way is good with me. See ya around!

    Chris

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    Paul,

    Dreamweaver may not be the best tool for you if you have no idea what you're doing, which makes me wonder why you acquired it in the first place (cough cough), but you need to use some php or asp to make your form data go through (depending on which one the host you are using is running). If you create a form in html, you need to give your inputs names in which your server side page will request from.

    For example:

    This is a silly example of a form in html

    <form action="my_processing_page.php" method="post">My name <input type="text" name="my_name" /> <br />My specialty <input type="text" name="my_specialty" /> <br /><input type="submit" value="Send form" /></form>

    The 2 input values you're passing are `my_name` and `my_specialty`. So, using a server side language, you need to request these values and then do something with them. Here's a php example

    <?php$my_name = $_POST['my_name'];$my_specialty = $_POST['my_specialty'];// this is your address you want the mail to go to$email = "your_email@mywebsite.com";// the sub of the mail$subject = "Mail from my cool new site";// what the mail should contain$message = "Someone sent you some mail. They said their name was " . $my_name . " and their specialty is " . $my_specialty . ". Weeeee! ";// who should it look like the mail was from? If you use their email, you can just hit reply and send them a reply (since we didn't ask for it on the form, we'll just make one up for now).$from = "my_mailman@mywebsite.com";// send it off!mail($email, $subject, $message, $from);?>

    There are some other specifics involved, like adding extra header info which some hosts require, but this is the basic workflow.

    Hope it helped!

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    I wasn't going to reply to this, but I will simply because my name was mentioned and I feel like I was called out.

    I think Particle's work looks great, especially considering that his holster count is in the single digits. I don't see anything except maybe a slightly more scalloped trigger area that I would change from his pattern. With that said, all of my advice (which is free) has been about safety - not construction methods or being critical of anyone's work. Jeff gives good advice (also free) that I think lots of rookie and experienced holstermakers alike don't know or forget sometimes: above everything, the holster must be safe. Ultimately, Particle will do what he thinks is the best thing for his customer.

    I think we all agree with this statement:

    If you must mold the sweat shield always do it inthe cocked and locked position. It is possible to disengage the safetywith it molded in the hammer down position.

    So it goes without saying, that if the safeties are oriented too differently between guns, the same thing could happen. This is the only point I was trying to make.

    Good luck!

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    Dickf: A quick look at the holster design illustrated shows that the thumb safety area of the pistol is well clear of the leather. There will be no contact involved.

    I completely disagree. A quick look clearly shows that there is a sweat guard on this piece and that the thumb safety is boned into the leather.

    This is a rear photo of his same holster, which is exatcly what you'd expect to see from looking at the first one.

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    If you're out in the sticks and get crappy reception from Verizon, then you're not pulling the max 1.4 mbps that they advertise. As a result, you'll likely not notice a whole lot of difference with the DSL the phone company wants to sell you. Plus it will be more reliable and no bandwidth cap. I'd do it.

    Just because a provider says you can get x-y speeds, doesn't mean your going to get y. There are too many variables that dictate what speed you end up getting. Add more (variables) to the mix with a cellular connection vs. an actual pipe.

    *edited because I'm crap at proofreading my posts for spelling :P

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    Suggestion: since your friend is close at hand, why buy the dummy gun? Ask him to bring the pistol over so you can take all dimensions needed for your pattern, then ask him to bring it back when it is time to form the holster.

    This is the best way to it, IMO. Especially if it's just 1 holster you're doing.

    If you do buy the blue gun, be sure to get the c & l version.

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