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Whatever it was, the shine was gone. Took me a good hour or more clean them up to sell.

Man, that thing is enormous !!!! When they blew the horn, I actually got goose bumps . What a sight to behold. The chap at the back ( last pic) , I can only guess whats going through his mind, he's living a childhood dream no doubt . Loved that HS

If they are stored or if the item you made is stored in a damp or moist location, that could cause them to tarnish . Case in point: I made a about a dozen studded and riveted wrist bands for one client, NP, , all nice and shiny, ready to sell . I had them in a plastic bag, just sitting on the floor in my Mothers sewing room. I went to pick them up the next day.....and AAGGHH!!! The whole lot tarnished over night the cold air in Mums sewing room must have been just damp enough. HS

Yep, I agree I have all my early 'stuff' and stuff ups in a shoe box, some of which took flight across my work shop HS

And no wonder, sounds quite dangerous. I'll stick to using contact adhesive for leather, but thanks for the info . HS

I can't say I've used super glue on leather, but it does go stiff & hard when dried. Not sure what that would do to sewing machine needles if you had to sew through it. Like sewing through hard plastic I guess, depending on how much you use. Also, one thing I noticed, I had to repair a bed side lamp recently using super glue. I used a cotton ear bud , and for some reason the glue reacted with whatever was in the ear bud.I could smell a strong vapour coming off it, and see a tiny whiff of smoke coming off the bud.... so weird. Not sure what is worse, vapours from contact adhesive, or super glue. HS

It has function , I like it . You also re-purposed an old belt I had no idea what I was doing when I started. I was using boot polish to dye the leather . I had to use the yellow pages to find stuff. HS

It looks like a DB 189. Also check this out: https://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/94797-mitsubishi-sewing-machine-info/ HS

O'h the joy Bet you can't wait to get it up and running. Hope you have someone to help you with the head, they are damn heavy . Its a silly thing, but give your new machine a name. I call mine ' Brutus ' , true Have fun HS

So the nest is somewhere near you or your house ? Great pics. Watching nature is more entertaining than TV If you're on the market for a loco , theres plenty , at Donkey Creek in Wyoming , somewhere east of Gillette. Just watched a vid on yootoob ' Hundreds of Loco's at Donkey Creek' . Quite impressive , and kinda sad at the same time , as some of them may be retired, and even scrapped. Theres around 7 locos at our local wheat bin , just sitting there, abandoned. They were fully operational in really good condition. The rail & grain company bought them to use, but are now deemed under powered , apparently, and some don't meet current ' environmental standards' , wtf? I just hate seeing good quality iron go to waste, just millions of $$$ just sitting there. They could be used for training purposes, mechanical training, tourism..put them to use, anything but go to waste. HS

Thank you for that info Theres no reason for our local bottle shops not to stock it that I can see, as its still readily available . Perhaps they just choose not to sell it, they used to though. HS

Yep, same here. Looks like Frodo's bench has seen a lot of work If only that bench could speak. HS

@Leather Rush I have looked around, but no luck. I have tried different leather related cutting machine search parameters etc. including the model number , still no luck . Other types come up, but not yours. HS

Thats an awesome pic . " Hello ...?? Mic Dundee?? " They would make a great snake skin leather vest...or 20!! Did they eat them too I wonder ? Tastes like chicken no doubt. They could only do that once. " Here I am inside the stomach of a f***ing huge snake......say hi to the kids for me ....LOL" Is there a category in the 'Darwin Awards' for total f....k knuckles that do dumb sh*t like that ?? HS

Might give that a go HS

I had an old 63 Valiant that was a bit of a sleeper , a 3sp column shift, 225 slant 6 . A little fart a**se 4cyl buzz box early Ford Laser thought he try it on , on a major hwy to the Wheatbelt , he shouldn't have bothered...I was gone . I needed to blow the cobwebs off the 225 anyway, as one of the plugs was miss firing, not after that it wasn't . Not much of a challenge, but still fun. Miss that Valiant HS

I'm just surprised my brakes worked as well as they did, thank God !! I had a crop sprayer plane next to me coming back home once. I was on what is known as the ' top road' in my part of town. A beautiful scenic route, popular with the 'out-of towners' and tooo-wrists ( and no cops) . Just driving along in my ol' Landy, and out of the blue, the plane was pretty much beside me to my right. Once again , I waved to the pilot and he waved to me. So for the next kilometre or so , we were beside each other, I thought it was pretty cool . My old Landy is a ex-military 68 LWB btw, , maybe thats why . I do miss driving my ol Landy. Its now sitting in my paddock looking quite sad. You don't need gym's , just drive an old Landy , you get plenty of exercise. HS

For my own personal credit card, I went to the bank and got the ' pay wave' component deactivated . The EFTPOS machines kept picking up my credit card while it was still in my wallet and no-where near the machine, it was in my left hand and I do transactions with my right, either with cash or a savings card, go figure. I didn't realise how sensitive those machines are. But I really should think about using RFID shielding when I make wallets. HS

Very true, worked with toluene in the fibreglass industry for many years, and it was also once used in the process of printing newspapers , was part for that too once. It can burn on contact with the skin. And for those with sensitive skin, wear gloves & eye protection . HS

No. I know brands are different , but I use toluene in my contact adhesive to thin it out . Don't need much, approx a table spoon if the (500ml) tin is still a bit full, or half full. Or a few tea spoons to soften up the bits at the bottom . I usually leave it over night for best results. HS

This is not a joke, but some funny s**t that happened in my part of the universe . Some many moons ago, coming back from my bank in another town 35 mins away, theres a freight train parallel to the road to my right , a gazilion miles long , he must have been empty given the direction and speed.. Freight trains carrying grain are a common sight here in the bush. I was in my ye' olde' 68 series 2A Landy LWB. To give you and idea how close the road is to the track, I waved to the driver and he waved to me, but then , trying to beat him and the crossing ahead of me I put my foot down....and he did the same . WTF ??? The cheeky bugger !!!!!! It was on !!!! I could hear the revs go up on his loco's ...so I put my foot down further...and he did the same.... up goes the revs again, WTF ?? .. ..and remember, I'm in my Landy, , not exactly a 'hot rod'. So for the next few minutes we're going ' hammer and tongs' side by side, I could see the crossing ahead .. racing racing racing... what a rush ... but......f***k it !!! ...too late!! He beat me ...."hoooooonk" went his horn and a few ( kind) waves were exchanged as I waited patiently for him to pass He was no doubt going beyond his regulations, but thats the only time I have had a drag race with a freight train, it was so much fun, but its kinda embarrassing that a freight train is faster than my ol Landy HS

@LePrevo Forgive the off-topic-ness of this question, but is Newcastle Brown Ale still available? ( I saw your location) Its no longer available here in Oz, to my knowledge, and to my annoyance, it was my fave drop. I know it got bought out by Heineken , but after that it suddenly stopped, like they just stopped producing it ....grrr!! It used to be my special annual treat at Christmas to buy a case of NB . Even Bass ale is longer around. That was my 2nd fave, ...and so was Bovril , but thats another story . HS

Sounds a bit like my area. I can see the tower from my place a few k's down the road, however, one puff of wind, or a heavy downpour , and it goes off . All we get on our mobile phones when it goes off is, " Emergency calls only". But....that too goes off . Not good for our local emergency services. They do have a back up ....land lines. teknologee sucks !!!!

I like that and I like your thinking. Water & electronics just simply don't mix no matter how well they are sealed, especially if those electronics are needed to save your life . Not sure if I can make any suggestions to help Klara . So what do mountaineers and ' boaties ' use to keep their life saving electronics dry & safe ? HS

' no more buwetts ' . Well done on that.