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4- monthly & 5-weekly report since last #1; Baby Oil; Flex is good, better than Control #2, Smell = mildly 'leather', Other (fungus, deterioration ) = 0 #2; Cooking Oil (rape seed); Flex is very very good, very much better than Control #2, Smell = very slightly 'leather', Other = 0 #3; Lard (pork fats); Flex is slightly better than Control #2, Smell = very slightly 'leather' and a hint of oil, Other = surface feels a bit 'greasy' #4; NFO Compound; Flex is very good, better than Control #2, Smell = neutral, Other = 0 #5; Olive Oil; Flex is better than Control #2, Smell = very slightly 'leather' with a hint of oil, Other = 0 #6; 3-in-1 Oil; Flex is stiffer than Control #2. Smell = strongly of 3-in-1 oil, Other = 0 #7; Vaseline; Flex is stiffer than Control #2, Smell = faintly of 'leather' Other; Surface feels very greasy #8; Control #1; kept with #1 to #7; Flex has stiffened #9; Control #2; kept inside away from influences No change in colour in any of the pieces Thats all for now

I think the white might be (English) Angora wabbit

I agree, looks like wabbit Some breeds of wabbit grow very long hair Clean carefully, sponge clean and hang to dry. Do not get soaking wet or they will fall apart Worth about $10 to $15 each

2mm to 2.4mm minimum, 2.6mm to 2.8mm bestest

Just make belts for skinny people If you cut at an angle perhaps you can gain a few more inches

What price time and evenness (consistent spacing) ? on a few its not worth it but on a few dozen (even done over time) it is

Assuming; Cut a large section(s) down the centre for your belts. Don't cut individual straps but a section from which you can cut straps, say, 15 to 18 in wide. Then cut whats left in to 12 to 15 in wide strips. This should bring you close to the belly and thinner leather. Then you can cut your wallets from this. Hang up the long strips out of the way and cut them into belts as and when needed

try and get an older tool The newer ones are very smooth and have heavy plating which reduces it further

Superb. Thats a cracker

Looks good

My dies, the valet tray and others, cuts stitching holes. They cut slots. They do not remove any leather. The holes JLS is talking about and remembers are great big holes, about 2mm and remove leather. I would get a die which punches the sewing hole as slot

I just cut a 5.25 x 5.25 inch valet tray out of 1.8mm chrome tan and it cut easily, it even went through the cardboard that I was using as a backing

I have the more expensive press, the model before this one but basically the same; https://www.tandyleather.world/collections/machines/products/tandypro-r-hand-press 1. I got it in a Tandy sale several years ago, and 2. I had some money come in otherwise I'd not have bought it but I'm glad I did. I like it a lot. I use it all the time. dunno what I'd do without it. I use it for 3D/letter stamping and as a clicker press. Next is to sort it for sewing hole punching One thing about it though; there is a 'pad' between the arm and the ram and this wears down. They don't tell you about it and you cant buy replacements. I bought a bar of delrin and cut enough discs to last me a few years

Simple answer is Yes. My 1.25T Tandy press will cut that, but I'm restricted on the area size and I have to move the leather/die around to do it in stages

I remember reading this many years ago At inquest. Lawyer to doctor; 'Did you perform the autopsy?' Doctor; 'yes' Lawyer; 'And was Mr ... dead at this time?' Doctor; 'I usually don't do autopsies on living subjects'

Two old men sitting on a park bench when an old lady streaked past 'What was that Mavis was wearing' 'I dunno, but it needed ironing'

Nothing weird about putting metal rods in. And nothing new about it either. Its been done before and some of the top quality bags in the past used them Use aluminium rods rather than steel. You could even use square cut rods. Or wood boards, they could help take the handles on the top

07.50, I think its yer man wot was in Ghostbusters, Dan Aykroyd ?

See who the ambulance driver is?

Scissors, yes, cutting mat, yes, band-aids, yes, lots A metal ruler, or several, I have 10 inch, 12 in, 24 in, 36 in, for cutting against Heavy duty knife with changeable blades - I think in US they are called 'box cutters' Ordinary blades, but I also like this hook blade for roughing out;

Welcome That looks just fine

Has anyone else noticed that chrome tan leather dulls blade fast? I put a new blade in my strap cutter and used it to cut 2.2ml chrome tan. I got 6 straps 75cm long and 2/3 of 7th and the blade was dull wouldn't no more

No. Less than they paid for it. We had the paper records up to about 15 years ago

Let me tell you a tale of 'ground oil' When my grand parents immigrated to the US they bought land in Indiana under the 'Homestead Act'. They intended to have a stud farm, them being horse raisers in Bohemia. But the horses didn't thrive. They were being poisoned by the grass. The land was kinda marshy in places. So after several years of trying they sold up and moved to Chicago. The chap who bought their land was called Rockefeller and he bought other land in the area. It was semi-crude oil bubbling up through the ground. That land became Indiana's largest oil and gas producer

When I was in business I was always being threatened to be sued. My solicitor advised me; own nothing. I rent my apartment, my car is loaned from my son etc. I have no insurance. If someone threatens to sue me I say go ahead but you'll get nowt. They soon drop the case