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    When I was living in Europe, and learning to wrench over there, I was introduced to Beta tools. All German made, and super nice. I really line the grips and the quality is second to none. Dealers are hard to find, but they have a tool for dang near everything. http://www.peerless-betatools.com/products/details/1294-3X100-SCREWDRIVERS-HEADLESS-SLOTTED
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    For handbags, a post bed machine will be better. But you'll have to double or triple your budget to get a decent one. You can do 80% of what you want with a cylinder arm.
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    Uwe, on an unrelated note, I think your camera work is really well done. Can I ask what you're using?
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    That young lady has some talent!
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    A new, heavy duty, walking foot, zigzag machine for ~$3000 Au? I don't know about Australia, but in the US, something like that would be at least twice that price.
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    It's called the Inverse Dunning-Kruger Effect. The Dunning Kruger effect is when people don't know how stupid they are. The INVERSE Dunning Kruger Effect is when people don't realize how GIFTED they are. It's a very odd, but very real logical trap that the Dunning Kruger Effect is it's OWN opposite. It's like the absolute value of -1, or |-1| =1. So, the things that many of us take for granted can be baffling to others. And vise-versa.
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    What RockyAussie said. As a Cowboy dealer, I can tell you that the CB-4500 is NOT the kind of machine you need. NONE of the 441 clones are going to do what you need. You need something with a very small foot and a very small needle to end-of-arm distance to make the small edge margin stitches. And ideal machine for this would be a Post-Bed machine with a Power Roller Foot. I think Bernina makes something like that.
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    I've been a keen follower of economics for years, and to my understanding, these numbers are closer to the true hourly wage. Exactly. There are simply some jobs that you don't accept. I stopped repairing purses years ago because ladies would balk at paying $40 to repair a $500 purse. Not only that, but they will expect a purse that looks brand new when it's done, a complain loudly when it's not. That's why there are very few places anymore that repair purses.
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    Acrylic does not live long if the edges are fine. It just crumbles too much. Delrin will work much better but you'll still get only a couple hundred pressing. Magnesium is next with about 5000 pressings, followed by copper (10,000) and brass (20,000+).
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    817-422-9151. It's in my signature.
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    Buy Freight Insurance.
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    Call me at the number below. I'll see if I can help.
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    Precisely. This is NOT a beginner machine, but nothing works like it does.
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    That's a smoking hot deal for a machine that can power skive veg-tan.
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    We're in Dallas if you want to see the 3200.
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    This is usually done with a Bernina industrial post bed roller feed machine. This particular type of has a very close edge margin designed into the machine. It makes these types of seams easy.
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    Nicely done, Chris. A very good idea, and something that I think I might start adding to the 3200.
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    I have a couple of sets here in Dallas, but haven't really had a chance to play with them. I'm not sure at this point, but it looks like the feet are a little shorter than the standard harness feet or fabric feet. So, they'll hover a bit off the needle plate. Since most soles are pretty thick, this should present no real issue in practice. I need a real boot maker to bring me a sole to try it out.
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    Floss your hole with Mitchell's abrasive thread #51. It will smooth out the edges and enlarge the hole slightly. It a long time mechanic's Pro Tip. All of the machines here at Solar are flossed like this to prevent burrs and chafing. https://www.amazon.com/Mitchell-Abrasives-Abrasive-Aluminum-Diameter/dp/B0034G67RW/ref=sr_1_1?s=industrial&ie=UTF8&qid=1490371016&sr=1-1&keywords=mitchell+abrasive+51
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    Nice work, Bob!
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    Had a guy walk into the store last week and challenge me with a saddle skirt and real sheeps wool. Said "I want to see you sew this skirt on the 45, cuz I don't think it'll do it!" I told him that I wasn't a saddlemaker, but that I'd give it a shot. After I was done, he was real quiet, and then said "I never saw the stiches look so nice." I said, "Well, sewing leather is kind of what I do...." Gotta know how to sew to build a machine right. 'Course, my BSME prolly helps a bit. I should have had him video it. Did you get your thread yet?
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    Take it from an old biker...Chrome is always better.
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    1. Many dealers and owners don't install the thread guide because it breaks off really easily. The machine is indifferent to it, but the thread guide is a little sensitive. You might want to talk nice to it. 2. The best method is the method that works for you.
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    Ooft. That's a headache. Nothing constructive to say. Just makes my head hurt.
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