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    Thanks again Mikesc, I have ordered some Softlon as in the picture above and expect to see see it soon. I will let you know how it performs asap. The cost to me is a bit hard to say yet but before freight just under $4.00au per sq metre has been indicated. I think that is about 2.75 Euro or $3.00 US dollars. It does look like a handy shop to have nearby I have to say. I would have to travel over 2000k to get something close to it. I wish there was more manufacturing in this country. If you want a sample PM me an address.
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    Hi -Sam, thanks for the link. I am getting some in after a lot of searching some samples of foam that I think will serve my purposes. I received the 2mm sample today with some others and It is nice and squishy and thermo moulds as well.It takes the contact well and skives very nicely in my opinion. If you have any trouble gettingsome let me know as I have to get fairly large amounts of this at a time. Glad to hear from you again. Regards Brian.
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    Very nice workmanship,I knew there was a reason to be following you. The design looks very good and unusual to me as well.
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    Hi Dirkba, Do you own it already or do you have to buy it? What breed is it and can you get any more better pics? Pm me if you like.
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    Thanks for the compliment Jeanne. I think Cedric's work is going to be something well worth following. Hope your new shop is coming along OK. Checked your web page and see some interesting new Gator stuff. Hope to have one myself soon. Regards Brian
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    I would say that the thread is around the top tension discs and not between. This is easily done and not uncommon. NCArcher could be correct about the pin being stuck but sometimes the discs don't open up much when you are threading up and it it is very easy to overlook. When you are sure it is between the discs and down to the needle, pull the thread and tighten the tensionuntill it becomes a bit hard to pull.I should say with the presser feet down first. As it is I would guess it is easy to pull.
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    Once again excellent work and the edging spot on. What thickness stiffener (board) may I ask?Here see a similar one I do with my favourite edging. NONE
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    If you put your pointer over the duck picture and clicking on it, it will show my profile and you can just keep on looking back from there. Other than that mostly the product I make is on other businesses web sites. I am working on a few how I make type things at the moment and hope to post a few on here soon. Here below see some of the variety of products I get to make up.
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    Very good work. The attention to detail on your edging is excellent. From what country are you may I ask? I mostly work with porosus skin and am happy to swap notes whenever you like. Brain
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    Try packing it with cards untill firm and leave for a couple of days or stick into the fridge overnight. The example leather looks a little firmer but could be packed a bit before picture taken and may have some lining as well.
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    Man, that just keeps you on the edge of your seat. The suspense and the tension just keep building but that sewing machine held together and just kept in going. The ventilated leather trick was a bonus throw in and the magnetic guide thing, well what can I say!!!. I think he could have done even better if his front foot was an open one and he could see a little better when he reversed stitched, but he could perhaps improve on his attention to detail a bit. It's great when people like Vince go to such efforts to share their knowledge and in such detail. Like Mikesc above said, Im ready for my lie down now as I already had my drink.
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    I have a couple of similar looking knives and I have found that the blade inside the handle is only held in by some sort of paste/glue stuff. Over a lot of years one finally come totally loose and I pulled it out and the Paste was crumbly and could shake out. It is possible that this one has improved that problem.
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    T slots went to his head I guess cheers Brian
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    Stuff the straws, a beer'l do on a hot sunny Sunday and a mate to enjoy it with
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    If I were trying to work this all out I would start with a strip about an inch wide and duplicate the measurements you think and stitch it up. The piping will release some tension and could look better but not if you do not have experience on how to do. Practice on something smaller first.If the front is 14" wide then my guess would be 14 and 1/4" at the top and closer to 1/8" bigger at bottom. By that I mean the top will need more room than the bottom in width. Not sure though as the leather stretch if stiff will be more and less if soft. Stitch is a bit of same problem but I'd go 5mm or 3/16"+. Too close to the edge will make the stitching show a lot and be weak.
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    The Line marking machine shown here burnishes in the line only. The little polished wheel spins faster than the product feeds through. The PDF pattern here of the card holder should be useful for a pattern for inside wallets cards as well. Was the wetting really necessary? Glue and water seldome mix. Brian
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    Hi Darren, I am interested in a price if you would prefer to, you could pm me. regards Brian
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    Yea as always drowning in it and they try and get me to spend money and advertise.
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    Here are some key steel trimming pics and a tip for skiving the corners. Whatever the thickness at the corner is angle the knife so as to leave behind about the same thickness. Also in the pdf file I have printed patterns as for the card holder in the picture here. If you print true to size they should be about right I think. Let me know otherwise. Regards Brian. Center pocket Business Card Holder.pdf
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    Something else that should help. It is controlled with a light dimmer switch. I mean the soldering iron. Not much control otherwise.
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    Back again. Here see some pics of my line marking machine. By pulling handle at back down you can put the product in up against the guide which can be adjusted. The pressure of roller can be increased by the knob up on top. The masking tape is over bottom feed roller to reduce teeth marking. As not a lot of people have these I have shown how to achieve similar with a cow horn folder. These may look different than some as I make quite a few for various purposes. I recommended a wooden ruler for this as a steel ruler can leave unwanted marks on veg skin. I'll do the key steel trimming in the next post along with some patterns showing the t style a bit.
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    Hi YinTx, I will get some done up and post a bit later but Key steel is the steel used in key ways in pulleys etc. Normally sold about 1 foot long and mostly square but rectangular sizes are there as well.
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    I hope your not serious about not doing any more. I think it shows a pretty good progression. I would have liked the card pockets to have a 1/4" or so drop in T style but if thinning is a problem I guess its Ok for now. Next when I trim the outer skin before folding I use a about 1/4" key steel to put against the edge.Careful not to slice any fingertips off. Once this is trimmed off nice and straight (if a bit fluffy singe it off with a lighter)I then colour it before folding. When folding by hand pull firmly over the part that is thickest first then hold back a bit on where it is thinnest.Takes a fair bit of practice to get looking straight but I will see it and continue to point it out if you don't. If you don't already have a roller line marker use a wooden ruler and with your bone slicker rub up and down barely touching the folded edge. Makes it look a bit straighter. Best Regards Brian
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    Hi mikesc, Thanks again for your kind help. It is near 8pm here and I'm a bit stuffed as I've been working all day as usual. I will look into these sites hard tomorrow but I really would appreciate any help you can come up with on this rubber or foam. I do import fairly regularly fabric from Italy (Tabru) , and fittings etc as well so the freight costs are not any surprise to me. Thanks again Regards Brian
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