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Thanks for the info Nice wallets, but no way could I make 400 . I could make 4 at best in a week, in amongst all the other orders & stock I make. HS

Forgive the silly question, but what is ' Kickstarter' ? Sounds like a business support initiative, funding etc. ? HS

King Stingray-Get Me Out Stuck in my head now Aussie band, sung in native tongue and English. Check them out on ' YourInnerTube ' HS

That would make a nice restoration project. Love the foot pedal, " Made in Australia" HS

@garypl Don't be too disheartened . Still looks great. We've all had that sinking moment when we get to the end of a project only for something to go wrong . The expletives come thick 'n' fast. I once tried making an 'alteration' to a prize winning hand bag, but I completely screwed it right up , that ended up on the scrap heap. I too have have box under the bench where all the 'mistooks' end up. Some I re-visit, some just end up in the bin. @chuck123wapati I watched my good ol' Mum sew, knit etc as a kid, still does, taught me how to cook too . She made & repaired all our clothes on a Pfaff 60 , that I now have for light leathers. We owe a lot to our Mums HS

@RockyAussie Thats very handy to know. I've always wondered about that. I was so worried that if I backed off too much, it would fly off so fast and make a hole in my workshop roof. I got the pressure just right now anyway. My machine came from ' Qstitch' in QLD. They don't supply the clones anymore . HS

I agree . I think Uwe had one for sale a long time ago ?? HS

While it'll be a mission impossible, knowing who produced the leather in the first place would be a good place to start. It seems that it wasn't sealed properly during the manufacturing process. So dye appears on your hands as well ? That should never happen. HS

So the conduct of the judge is to be questioned? Amongst others. Lets hope the truth is revealed and theres justice for Mr Kotanko and his family. Peace

Thats very disturbing . It would be interesting to know what happened to the customer? HS

Racing Rats- The Editors Had issues with actual rats today , all sorted.

Trivial trivia: Borax kills rats. Had issues with rats invading chook pen recently . No luck before with other remedies, , but today success x 3 HS

The ladies love it I'm sure Make sure you use a conditioner. HS

Phew !! Thank goodness for that.

O'h for goodness sake !!!!!!!! Is this about a nice bag that the maker has made or the size of a bit of bloody paper ???? @imocow Its a lovely bag, I quite like it . I too have experimented with .. 'cough ahem'...... " bags with a similar dimension to paper", going by customer demand. Not too big or bulky . Looks like a one piece creation ?? . I have done two piece creations using kangaroo hide. Mostly 'one offs ' . Keep up the good work HS

@SheilaOrikawaAtelier G'Day from Australia, I saw the beer bottle top key rings you made on another thread, do you use an adhesive on the backs of those or any sealer to prevent scratching? I too re-use beer cans & bottle tops and incorporate them into leather. Thanks, HS

You're doing great.So much fun with a new machine eh? But, yep, good lighting . I have 2 desk lamps. I also need to go back to ' specsavers ' . It'll all come good with practice , just keep your fingers away from the pointy end of the small 'nail' , you'll be just fine Have fun HS

If brick layers lay bricks, why don't plumbers lay plums ? Where do words and numbers go when they're not being used? The bigger my belly gets, the smaller my d** gets . Life can be so cruel !!! HS

So love these machines , well done on your purchase. Now its time to have a play Kinda made me a bit 'concerned' when you said you had to use a tractor to get it in your workshop . But its all good. Have fun HS

Had a look around under different headings but no luck. Home made or locally made perhaps? Is there anything on the orange label toward the back ? HS

I've heard of rat repellents, but thats a cat repellent . He's very sweet and gentle I'm sure . TV series, 'Jake & the Fatman ' went through my mind for some reason .... HS

The smell must be incredible Could always turn the cat into a nice pyjama bag ? Doggy doo was also used . And those that collected it were called ' pure collectors' or pure finders. Mostly kids or the poor. HS

I have one. But its been in the box for the last 12 months. Time flies...... 'bout time I put it together . I just chuck on heaps of wood chips , apple, hickory , maple whatever on the weber. Yep, same here, good 'ol Mum taught me heaps . Hear hear...and everything goes well with beer HS

I love your honesty , thank you I've done the occasional pizza on it that turned out good. If I can just get the temps right for bread. I'll just wing it. I am quite a dab hand at doing Pork ( amongst other chunks of meat) on the weber though. Got it down to a fine art. I'm not bad at spit roasts either . I love cooking outside too , makes the neighbors jealous I still have my ' ye olde' 4 banger burner BBQ, got it around 94-95-ish , still works sweet. HS

Being creative with leather does give us quite an appetite .I'm also creative with food. So, I have a pizza oven /BBQ/combo thingy. Just a heads up, I have used it as a regular BBQ ,( and the odd pizza, they tasted good) however , you need to be prepared to spend two days taking it apart and cleaning all the greasy gunk . After doing just that , I've decided that I'm only going to use it purely as a pizza oven, and for bread etc. and not as a BBQ . But there are zero reviews , and just about zero info about how to bake bread on this particular oven, or something close to it. . Perhaps thats a polite way of saying " its crap" ? Anyone else have one of these? Have you cooked bread on it? The only info I have is the assembly instructions. Baking bread , cakes etc. is easy in a regular oven, not sure about this. I may have to just wing it, burn some food and learn from it. Thanks HS