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that's what I was thinking, Stetson.

I stitch with the front side on the right, and holes slanted down towards me, stitching towards me. First needle is my right hand, through to the left side, second needle comes under the first, then back through to the right side, cast over, thread pulled down on the right side and either level or slightly up on the left side. Comes out nice on the front side, more straight on the back. I'd suggest laying out a few rows of holes on a practice piece, label them for a couple inches at least with various ways of stitching, and see what looks best. Jeff

I started two years ago, mainly to make my own holsters. Now it's evolved into belts, collars, leashes, wallets, glasses cases and one purse. Oh, and one shotgun shell carrier. I retired at the first of this year and will need things to keep me amused, leatherwork is perfect. Jeff

That's all I use, also.

Sometimes, you need to consider "should", vs. "can".

I guess if you can be "gender fluid" these days, it's not a stretch to be "life fluid".

I was just curious, for the neighbors. I don't have room, or the need for such a basic antique. The whole thing is pretty rough, no rust, just aged. And the cabinet is not good. Just curious if anyone knew anything on here, not looking to spend any time on quilting/antique forums researching it. Thanks though, for the links! Jeff

I'm liking that foot pedal!

Okay, I've perused the forums, and can't find a "vintage sewing machines" forum, is this something not on this site? This is the only forum I'm a part of, that even remotely concerns itself with sewing machines. I think I'll let this one slide. "never mind"

Good to know. I wasn't aware that there was such a thing.

I noticed an old flip-up cabinet style machine in my next-door neighbors garage today. Only label was an "MW", I told him it was probably Montgomery Ward. They are going to get rid of it, apparently old family thing from way back. Any value to something like this? My guess, it's so basic, and so old, that they are a dime a dozen. There is a broken belt, that is more like a cord, to drive the beast. Jeff

One airplane guy to another, I'm guessing that table is far more artistic than the original.

Soooo, you'll be starting a "luggage" section now, right?

I'd watch that!

Wait, when you say "yes", are you saying you WILL make up the time? If so, try again. Jeff

Heinlein = best book, Grok? I've read them all again, since I retired in December. And, all the Sherlock Holms, and a lot of others from the wayback machine.

Oh, no!!! We're not getting into THAT bit again! The all time winner, as I recall, on an aviation forum. (But, it is related the "groundspeed vs. airspeed" thing). And, well, rolling wheels, vs. driven wheels. And, a few other things. Co-efficient of friction had nothing to do with it. (What makes an airplane fly? MONEY!) And, the expansion was not a direct visualization, it was a visualization of velocity change, via red shift, if you believe in that sort of thing. (Totally unrelated, remember "Red Dwarf", the Brit show?). Wow, talk about thread creep! Eh?

Ah! the Galaxy Song! "splains" so much about things. Catchy tune. Oh, and I rounded the numbers on the times. It's actually close to 1:06.5 outbound, and :54.5 return. The E6B Flight Computer is your friend. (See pic). Commonly referred to as the "whiz-wheel". Back before GPS made such things obsolete. Except for pre-flight planning, of course. WOW, I keep finding more and more things that say to me, "you are SO obsolete, dude!" First Morse Code, now this. I am dismayed. I just had an "interesting" half hour trying to explain this to my trophy wife. Ended up using the moving walkways at Denver International Airport as an example. Better than the hour we spent at the end of the grass runway in Frankenmuth, Michigan, explaining why we always take-off and land into the wind. That one required relating to money in your account in the bank. Starting out with a balance, as opposed to a deficit. THAT she understood! She's all about the money. Jeff

One more thing, there is a reason rocket launches into space are done as close to the equator as possible. Earth rotation gives them a head start for picking up orbital speed.

Universal expansion is unclear, as recently it was discovered that as opposed to the universal expansion slowing, as most thought, it was continuing to accelerate. Big shock, so I won't address that. However, your "airspeed" will be the same. But, there is Coriolis effect. And the effect of that will be different depending on latitude and direction of flight. It's not just aviation that's affected by Coriolis. Long distance shooting must take it into consideration. Even over 1000yds the impact point on target will be different if firing position is reversed with target location. (Not much, but still...). The field artillery guys take it into account. Jeff

You can only make up the time, if the time spent at the two different groundspeeds were the same, but you spent more time at the slower ground speed to cover the fixed distance, and less time at the higher groundspeed over the same distance. Can't make it up. The students always fell into the "groundspeed vs. airspeed" thing. They always figured if your airspeed was the same, you could make it up. Your groundspeed into the wind was 90kts, (100kt airpspeed, minus the 10kt headwind). Return trip, same 100kt airspeed, but 110kt groundspeed. (100kt airspeed plus 10kt tailwind.) FYI, your time enroute into wind would be around 1:07, and time back would be around :54. We aren't even getting into density altitude and True vs. Indicated airspeed. Yeah, ground school is a bitch. Jeff

You got the idea. Basically, you spent LONGER going at a slower groundspeed. You spend a noticeably shorter time going faster. More time at 110 kts groundspeed, less time at 90 kts groundspeed. I think I only had one student get it right the first time. It's critical, though, as in airplanes, you don't burn miles per gallon, you burn hours per gallon. "Time in your tanks" was the rule. Jeff

Hint: It's related to "groundspeed".

An airplane flies from point A to point B at 100 knots airspeed. It is flying into a 10 knot headwind. Then, it flies back to point A at 100 knots airspeed, with a 10 knot tailwind. Will it make up the time it lost flying into the headwind, when it returns with the tailwind?

Do a search on "casing leather". It will explain how to wet, allow to dry to a certain point, then bag it. There is a LOT of info on it in this forum. Also, anytime you leave your leather out...don't let it sit in the sun. Turn it upside down or keep it covered.