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Nothing to strong or used vigorously. I would try some 'saddle soap' or mild dish washing soap in luke warm water, just to clean it a little I use to have a collection of antique cameras. The oldest was from about 1880 and the youngest were mostly 1930s. 40s & 50s. The bellows were the main problem and I often had to replace them Until they were all stolen

I just had to google that to find out what it is. Very Nice! every day is a learning day

or under ornaments as pads to keep from scratching furniture or; put an assortment of sizes in self-sealing plastic bags and sold to (women) scrap-bookers or greetings card makers, and let them think of how to use them

I use ones of about 4 to 8 mm on the bottoms of game playing pieces. Larger ones, minimum of 10 mm, and upwards can be used as the playing pieces in the game Checkers or Backgammon. Smaller ones can also be used as the playing pieces in Solitaire or Chinese Checkers. Big ones can be used to cover certain round fittings on the insides of things; such as the screw head on a Sam Browne stud can be covered so it wont scratch anything

True shellac, when dried, after applying goes sticky like molasses when heated. It doesn't become a glue again I would not remove the leather and use PVA white glue to stick it down

Let me entertain you with a tale of wedding photos I used to do gypsy weddings. They paid 95% up front with the other 5% plus a bonus on the day A colleague wouldn't touch a gypsy wedding, he was more up-market. His prices were at least 4 times mine, but he was good, better than me at wedding photos. More artistic. He did a wedding of a top doctor with a top surgeon. They were both eminent doctors. The had paid the basic deposit, which he charged everyone to cover expenses. A year later he was still chasing them for the remainder One year became two, became three, then four. He handed it to a debt collecting agency. They got nowhere in the case Time went on. He filed it away as a bad job, the wedding album and negatives were put in storage Then one day a young couple walked in and said they wanted to pay off an old debt. The doctors had got married, had children, divorced, the children grew up, their son had got married and was now standing in my friend's studio want to pay off his parents debt!

I'll throw this in; In the UK it is the legal right for anyone doing repairs or such to set a time limit for collection, failing that they may sell the item, but hold onto the reasonable price raised for a further time limit, after that its theirs. All reasonable attempts to contact the client are to be taken. emails don't count. A judge ruled that basically the more expensive the item the longer the time limit for collection but the time limit to hold on to the money for its sale could be a minimum of 1 month So lets take a saddle as an example. A not too expensive one. Repairs done. Not collected at time agreed. You send or telephone the client over next 6 months. No response from client. You then have the right to sell it. Not for $1, but for $150. You then have to keep those funds for a minimum of 1 month. They can be in your normal bank account but need to be paid on-demand. Still no response from the client? the funds become yours. A year later client comes looking his/her saddle. Sorry chum, its been sold. Client goes to solicitor/lawyer; No case to take, but they try I have had a number of cases taken against me, not in leatherwork, but in other work. We have a 'Small Claims' system for up to about £5000 heard before a judge only. Each time the case has been thrown out, based on above law

I would do a flame test on it first I often use chrome tan to line veg tan bags. No problems Don't stretch the lining leather when sticking it to the veg tan. Just smooth it over and press it down with a wide brayer

I bought one off ebay and it was razor sharp out of the box. It cost me £3.50, and I expected to have to sharpen it but it was not at all needed You takes your chances

I think Tandy used to do some pattern packs for wrist braces/ cuffs; for cowboy ones and steampunk. They are the same, just different construction and different decoration Have a look at these, if you can download them Cowboy Cuff Patterns.pdf Cowboy Cuff Patterns, 02.pdf Steampunk Dragon Scale Gauntlet.pdf

The other is the padlock post from some thing like a 'Padlock stud + plate - to secure bag flaps etc.' Le Prevo sells them; 3rd up from the bottom on this page https://www.leprevo.co.uk/otherfittings.htm

They would be very strong but as ex-postie I enjoy being out in the wind and rain

I do use Castrol in my Austin engine. But it doesn't get any where the straps on the outside. Its getting hard to get now though @SUP 60 -70 mph winds and weak hempen twine

Many old-time blacksmiths wore wrist braces. Some weight lifters still wear them. The 'cowboy' wrist braces are supportive as well Any tight fitting wrist brace will do the job. They can be plain or decorative. I recommend making them from at least 2.4 - 2.8 mm veg tan (6 - 7 oz). probably even 3.2 -3.6 mm (8 - 9 oz)

1/8" is very thick, its probably no more that 1/32", or less than 0.75 mm, might even be 1/64" or 0.4 mm. LDPE sheet is the material to use, not polystyrene plastic

I don't think I have the correct one. The closest I have is # 73601-00

That looks like one of the Tandy Craftaids. Not sure which one though

A slight difference; NFO pure goes slightly thicker than NFO compound

But you are in an area which by consideration of other areas is warmer. My average summer temperature is 15* -18* C = about 59* - 64* F, winter drops to 1* - 4* C / 33* - 39* F. My room temperature is 18* C, and that is warm for me. So you see, some of us need to warm the NFO up otherwise its as thick as treacle

I don't wait for it to go 'tacky'. I put a bead of glue on one surface, on the two if I'm feeling generous, then I clamp it up tight and check for glue squished out. In some case I want that, not too much, just little. Later I trim the edge Unfortunately neither Barge nor Weldwood are, afaik, available in the UK so their suggestions are not much use the OP

We have been testing NFO compound for almost a year now. No adverse affects on the test pieces

If you buy the UHU tubes in Home Bargains or PoundLand they work out only slightly dearer than a 250 or 500 ml tin of other contact adhesive and the extra cost is off-set by no loss due to the glue hardening up before its used up. Also, its easy to apply and needs no clean up of tools

I use Screwfix' own contact adhesive. I buy it in 1 litre tins. Every time I use it or pour out /decant some I pour in a little Evostick cleaner (thinners). I use cleaned out B&Q 250 ml contact adhesive tins for decanting into. They have have tight fitting lids which stops evaporation

UHU, in the tube or Copydex

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