Dwight

All in all it looks like a quite useable rig. . . but I'd like to critique a couple of points . . . Your back piece of the belt . . . should come within 1/2 inch of the tip of the tongue . . . and . . . you need to put a loop going behind the buckle end . . . into which that back part of the belt goes into. Doing that . . . the belt will always ride straighter . . . if you look at yours in a mirror . . . the front two pieces coming together . . . form a sloppy V . . . which would not happen with the longer back piece and the loop into which it goes. Another quick note . . . next time you make one . . . try 2 layers of 5/6 oz for the holster and for the back belt piece. The holster is much firmer . . . and the belt is also. If you can find a DVD by John Bianchi . . . or VHS tapes . . . he shows exactly how to do that . . . May God bless, Dwight

Leather is measured in ounces thick . . . one ounce equals 1/64 of an inch. 8 ounce therefore is 1/8 of an inch . . . 16 ounce is 1/4 of an inch. Google Tandy Leather . . . and if there is a Tandy store nearby . . . go there . . . they'll show you the differences. May God bless, Dwight

The same problem is "not a problem" in most holsters . . . as it is in the front sight area of the holster. But it looks ugly . . . To cure it . . . I fold the lining after wetting it . . . allowing it to dry . . . and stay curved . . . I also fold the outer layer . . . I then position them together before any glue is applied . . . and when I have them in my hand EXACTLY the way I want them . . . I make a ball point pen mark on the edge top and the edge bottom . . . both near the center of the fold. I then apply the glue . . . line up the marks . . . and put them together . . . usually with a board or something between them so I can roll the pieces and make sure they are stuck good. Works well that way . . . no wrinkles. May God bless, Dwight

Not understanding the purpose . . . but the work is excellent May God bless, Dwight

That is the culprit . . . I take my 346 thread thru the other side of the post . . . wrap once around it . . . and come thru it again starting on the same side as the first thread. It was a guess . . . first time I threaded my 4500 . . . and has worked perfectly for the last 3 years or so. Try it . . . I think you'll like it. May God bless, Dwight

That's three "leave it" votes . . . May God bless, Dwight

You want to call Bob . . . Toledo Industrial Sewing Machines Ltd. Sewing machine repair service 3631 Marine Rd · (419) 380-8540 He'll give you the straight info . . . he is one of the advertisers here in the top banner . . . May God bless, Dwight

Get the case you want . . . most competent leather workers can do that . . . Have someone with a laser engraver put the artistry on it that you want . . . Not all leather workers can do both . . . some can . . . you may have to find two suppliers . . . but it is not anything outside the realm of possibility. What personalization were you intending to have put on it?? May God bless, Dwight

Yep . . . scam . . . May God bless, Dwight

What gun are you carrying? May God bless, Dwight

Thank you . . . May God bless Dwight

Thaks, Wiz . . . this is just one of those things a guy looks at and says "I could do that" . . . I actually have sewn on just about all my patches for Navy and National Guard . . . regular Singer sewing machine . . . I just figured since there is a market . . . might jump in it . . . plus it would give me another machine in the shop for "stuff" . . . and I could actually use one more between my Cowboy and my Singer . . . do more than the Singer . . . but not as much as the Cowboy. Gonna have to add a 8 x 12 room to the back of my shop first . . . that is my spring project if all goes well. May God bless, Dwight

@WizcraftsThanks for all the good information . . . but I'm actually only looking for mostly doing things like name tags above the shirt pocket . . . company logo on a shirt . . . stripes on sleeves for military . . . the kind of stuff that many people just cannot or will not do on a regular sewing machine. And if a biker brought in a dozen patches . . . yeah . . . him too. I was thinking more along the lines of the one @DieselTech showed up above . . . and even at that price . . . I'd be a long time probably getting my money back on patches alone. But it would be a service offered . . . which would bring folks into the leather shop . . . and who knows what they might decide that they cannot live without. That actually looks like a pretty decent looking machine. Is that the type where the head swivels as well? Thanks and may God bless, Dwight

I have been wondering . . . as I see folks talk about the 200 or 300 dollar chinese shoe repair machines. Does the head swivel on these or is it totally stationary like on most other machines? Reason I ask . . . our local dry cleaner guy lost his patch sewing person . . . and I've toyed with the idea of getting a patch sewing machine. Just need some good recommendations and / or warnings . . . May God bless, Dwight

Merry Christmas my friend . . . many many more. AND a Happy New Year Eat some turkey for me . . . looks like I won't get any with the menus I've heard about so far. May God bless, Dwight PS: Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all the rest of y'all as well

Neatsfoot oil before dying generally has given me a smoother . . . more even color . . . especially with Saddle Tan. Oiling afterwards just gives the leather a bit more softness and pliability . . . at least that has been my overall experience in 20 years. Wet leather has always given me bad dye resullts . . . I know others don't have that opinion . . . but that has been my experience. I case for stamping . . . nothing else. May God bless, Dwight

He's got this one right . . . at least that has been my 20+ year experience . . . There is no wax that will prevent dye rub off. A 50/50 application of Resolene and water will do the job though. And I've never figured out how it does it . . . but if you notice on your leather . . . there are lighter and darker spots . . . you would not have gotten so much of that had you given the leather a light coating of neatsfoot oil . . . but again . . . not sure how resolene does it . . . but it also smoothes out some of that. Make sure you post some finish shots of it/them before you send em up, up, and away. May God bless, Dwight

Seems that the leather industry has several . . . Toledo industrial sales (advertiser on here) is certainly one of them . . . always good help when I needed it . . . or just asked for it. Tippmann industries (makes the Boss) is another one. I've taken my machine to them a couple of times . . . they clear off a work bench and ask me if I need any help bringing it in . . . "Sit it here" . . . is the instruction. I''m on my way home . . . fixed and happy . . . in usually 1/2 hour. May God bless, Dwight

Well . . . there is a Boss sitting in my leather shop . . . I used it for 20 years . . . made belts . . . holsters . . . purses . . . knife sheaths . . . and others with it. I'll have to say that I'm 80 years old . . . and if I had to . . . I wouldn't think twice about going out there and knocking out a 50 inch double buscadero rig with it. Yes . . . you do pull down with each stitch . . . then push back up to complete it. A belt for a 40 inch customer generally took me 1/ 2 hour . . . 15 minutes each way . . . taking a 3 or 4 minute break half way thru each side. That 40 inch belt will need in the neighborhood of 500 individual stitches. It might be a good idea to go to a Tandy leather shop . . . let them show you the imitation that someone else makes. Ask them if you could try to stitch a couple of 8 ounce pieces of leather together. A good store will do that for you. You'll also get a good idea of what you would be in for if you got one. I would still be using it if I had not had a windfall of cash come my way. May God bless, Dwight

So why would one be more interested it it than in American cow hide?? May God bless, Dwight

Every now and then I take inventory . . . thinking I could chop it down. So far . . . if I take it out . . . within a couple days . . . I miss it. So . . . it stays . . . May God bless, Dwight

OK . . . here it is . . . my normal carry . . . I dropped it in a box . . . sat it on my scale . . . it hit 97 ounces . . . take away the 6 oz box . . . 91 ounces. I had to use the cell phone for the picture . . . but it was in the box. Yes . . . this is my EDC . . . except that sometimes that little 29 ounce Springfield gets replaced with an ATI 49 ounce handgun. That black belt goes around a 39 (or so) waist. It is also the reason my belt measures 0.230 thick . . . and it is only 20 or 21 or 22 years old . . . not for sure which. I make my belts I sell . . . between about 0.180 and 0.230 . . . but usually the heavier ones only hit 0.220 or 0.210. My customers have yet to complain . . . May God bless, Dwight

My bad . . . embossing stamps . . . May God bless, Dwight

Why not toss the cosmoline and use elmers white glue . . . or rubber cement. Both will allow for a certain amount of movement while you are sewing the product . . . and since you are sewing it . . . it is to at some point . . . be prevented from movement. Both the white glue and rubber cement will give you that option . . . and unless you practically bathe it in the glue . . . it will not come thru. Try a couple pieces . . . I think you will like it as an option. And just as an ending note . . . if anyone came into my leather shop with cosmoline . . . they would promptly shown the door and their product would go with them. That is almost like hiring the wolves to guard the sheep while I go on vacation. May God bless, Dwight

I am not a fan of Weaver's for personal reasons . . . but at the same time . . . there are folks in Taiwan and Japan who specialize in customized stamps . . . the two very special stamps I had made were done in brass . . . very intricate . . . and were 35 dollars each a few years back. May God bless, Dwight