Dwight

Yep . . . good old Weldwood contact cement is good for lots of stuff. I didn't know how it would work for that type of application . . . so I made the border about 2 inches wide . . . have never had a leak. Bag is 12 or 15 yrs old . . . or thereabouts. It also works pretty good if your shoe sole comes loose . . . if a piece breaks off your wife's counter top . . . it'll hold fabric together while you're trying to sew it if you are having trouble with it . . . probably used it for some other stuff I can't recall. I keep a can of it handy all the time. May God bless, Dwight

I've never had a dye problem with my vacuum bag . . . but then again . . . I form first . . . then dye. AND . . . using Joann's vinyl by the yard (with a 50% off coupon) . . . I can toss a bag with no problem . . . Fact is . . . in the next few days . . . will probably be making a new one . . . I need one a bit smaller for some smaller holsters. May God bless, Dwight

Well I played with it a while tonight . . . I got to go out there and "rejuvinate" that shop area. Got a wall to come down . . . drywall to patch (or cover up with paneling). Had to sell my little Grizzly mill to finish financing all I need to do . . . but I believe it will be worth it all in the long run. Gonna pop my face back into a *.com address out there . . . and come spring time . . . just may hit some of the local gun shows . . . it used to be a fun thing on Saturday's . . . have to see what happens with this Covid thing first though . . . And "Yes", Scoutmom 103 . . . will definitely try to find something she can use in the leather line. She only carries one of them little hand size Bibles . . . her purse ain't bigger than a NY minute . . . and she only has her firearm for home defense. May God bless, Dwight

Wizcraft . . . Dikman . . . Rhale . . . Double Daddy . . . OK . . . you guys won. Just got back from Toledo an hour or so ago . . . the 4500 is in the back of the van. Dang . . . that is one heavy little booger . . . Seriosly . . . thanks for all the advice . . . I really wanted to stay with the 3200 . . . but knew I'd kick myself if I did . . . so I bit the bullet . . . went for it. While you are at it . . . you might put a lady named Linda on your prayer list if you have one. I mentioned I was going to get a new machine when my rich uncle got out of the poor house. She asked me how much I needed . . . when I told her . . . she laughed and said not to worry about it. She made a donation that really helped. I am her pastor . . . but that is beside the point . . . she just did it out of the goodness of her heart. God is definitely good to us. (now to get to work and learn how to use it . . . lol ) May God bless, Dwight

Call Toledo sewing machine in Ohio . . . let them give you a price on a single phase motor for those machines. Got to be way cheaper than messing with 3 phase converters . . . only takes one phone call to find out . . . Bob will be square with you too. May God bless, Dwight

I'm simply a 1911 man . . . I carry the single safest firearm widely commercially built. Glocks are an accident waiting to happen if you ask my opinion. I don't recall ever hearing of a 3 year old shooting a Python or an Anaconda or for that matter a 1911 and shooting themselves, their sibling or a parent. The cases where Glocks were involved (or their semi clones with the 3 lb trigger that has no safety) . . . are sadly way too numerous. And until they introduced plastic fantastic holsters . . . there were any number of negligent discharges in police depts . . . the flap on the leather holster got caught in the trigger . . . BOOM . . . didn't make anybody's day. And of course there is always the FBI agent . . . teaching some gun safety class with the admonition something to the effect "Don't anyone handle these guns. They are all unloaded . . . and I'm the only one here well trained enough to handle them safely (or something similar)" . . . BOOM . . . didn't make his day either. Then there is just the feel of holding it or shooting it . . . kinda like a square tinker toy. May God bless, Dwight

I'd rather get caught with a .380 in my pocket than that here In Ohio. I can get a CCW for the .380 . . . I'll be talking to the judge (s) if I'm caught with that thing of yours. May God bless, Dwight

I have only made one . . . it was fun . . . made it like a Mexican loop holster . . . just made several loops in it. Anyway . . . here is a picture. May God bless, Dwight

I have a purse I need to make for a special lady . . . and by chance I got my hands on one of her old ones . . . so I know the size she likes . . . and by looking . . . even what she liked inside the thing. Now: where do I get the little pockets . . . the zippered pocket . . . and the inside coating she has in her purse?? Or do I have to "create" it ?? Just would love some good feedback on this . . . nothing that has to be done today . . . but in the near future I will need to start on it. Thanks, may God bless, Dwight

I don't mean to butt in here . . . but years ago I was doing fine with black dye jobs . . . and dark brown dye jobs . . . and most British Tan dye jobs. I "dunk dye" . . . have little 9 by 13 trays . . . one black . . . one brown . . . pour a pint of dye in there . . . in goes the holster . . . sheath . . . belts get passed thru by their length. Saddle tan and light brown I had a heck of a time with . . . UNTIL . . . someone mentioned I should oil them first. Started giving every thing a light coat of neatsfoot oil the night before . . . allowing it to hang around until normal color came back . . . THEN . . . I would dye it. Have not had one "dying event" since I started that process . . . and that was years ago. Hope this helps . . . May God bless, Dwight

Thanks, Bland . . . I've never used that myself for anything . . . but that is really a neat "connection" there. For the chaps I've made (just a few) I got the old sewing machine out and just sewed em on. But I really do like that. May God bless, Dwight

I wouldn't carry a Glock if it was given to me . . . But that's a darn fine looking holster. May God bless, Dwight

I've never bought a dull one from Tandy . . . May God bless, Dwight

You did not say how big it is in dimensions or in weight . . . which would certainly help some of us trying to help you. If it is not too big . . . you can buy small fishing weights out of darn near pure lead . . . soft as all getout . . . drop em down in the cavity . . . take a steel rod the diameter of the cavity . . . and by gently tapping with a hammer . . . they'll pretty much take the shape of the void. It won't be perfect . . . but it'll be pretty good. It'll definitely fill the void . . . and you won't have to melt lead. OTOH . . . if you don't want to melt lead . . . you can buy solid core solder . . . and with a cut off piece of copper tubing . . . formed into a trough . . . you can melt the solder . . . it will run down the copper trough . . . and will fill the void. May God bless, Dwight

I anchored the PVC on top of my wooden work bench . . . took an angle grinder straight down the middle . . . I would have used a table saw . . . but don't own one at the moment. May God bless, Dwight

My drying box will heat up to 140 in the very top . . . they hang a bit lower . . . in the 130 to 135 range . . . They dry fairly quickly . . . and dry hard. Much harder than if I just let them air dry in my 73 degree shop. Depending on what I am wanting . . . sometimes use the box . . . sometimes don't. May God bless, Dwight

When I make loops like that . . . I put em together with steel staples. Have never had a customer come back and complain. That looks pretty easy to do that way . . . May God bless, Dwight

I think I posted the pics of one I did some time back for a guy in Tx . . . needed a radio on one side . . . pocket for cell phone and tablet on the other side . . . ink pens / pencils / inside. I made his out of 5/6 veggie tan . . . as it can be molded to the dimension you need. Chrome tan can be all floppy . . . if it is cut close to size . . . kinda hard to put stuff back in it if it does not have a backer. I would not line it . . . but I would make sure it got several coats of Resolene (mixed 50/50 with water) . . . or Mop N Glo (same 50/50 mix) . . . as a protection from your environment. Use these pictures for ideas . . . as I know yours is much different. May God bless, Dwight

Amazon does not have sewing machines that would sew what he needed. And the blog is for quilters and DIY ladies sewing dresses. If you want a leather sewing machine . . . https://www.tolindsewmach.com/ . . . he sells leather sewing machines. May God bless, Dwight

Back when I first got my Samsung Note 8 . . . I already had a case I had made for my Iphone 5 . . . and I really liked the design. So I made it the same . . . have used it from day one when I finished it . . . obviously it is a bit worse for scratches, bumps and bruises . . . but it goes with me hunting . . . fixing my jeep . . . out to the wood shop . . . leather shop . . . when I'm working around the forge . . . Have never had an incident at all with the design or the execution of the design. Nice part is there is no stitching . . . all rivets . . . I also made 2 just like it for a former boss . . . he carried Samsung phones also . . . but they were slimmer than mine. My Samsung is in a rubber "bouncy" case as I tend to be a bit harder on tools than most people. May God bless, Dwight

I much prefer not having to wrestle with the bends and curves in my leather that it takes on by being wrapped up like that. My "box" is 8 ft tall . . . 4 ft wide . . . one foot deep . . . and uses a sheet of OSB for the front door. Most of my leather hangs vertical in that box off of nail racks that swing in and out . . . pivoted on the left side. Pull out a piece of leather . . . lay it on the work table . . . it lays flat . . . no bends, no curves . . . I like it like that. May God bless, Dwight

I made a similar rig for a fellow a few months back. He needed leather as the cheap nylon ones were wearing out too fast . . . also needed a box on the right side for tablet and cell phone . . . put his name on it . . . pockets inside. I wore it around for a while . . . it was pretty comfortable . . . both fronts and all straps were cut from 6-7 oz veg tan. May God bless, Dwight

Like JLS said . . . need to know the gun it is for. Most of us on here are willing to share . . . but need to know where and how. And I'm with you JLS on the non 50/50 pancake holsters. I make very few straight 50/50 pancakes . . . although that may change in the future . . . May God bless, Dwight

Yeah . . . . . . it does . . . May God bless, Dwight

Yes . . . beautiful job. A job well done . . . hope you get many years of good use from it. May God bless, Dwight