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    Ok I sure will. They are on holiday right now. I emailed them and they said they will be back working the first of March. I will let you know if I get it. Campbell Randall has a device for 225. It just looks like a soldering iron. But it must work. Also, http://elfitakorea.blogspot.ae/?m=1 has a nice one for I think 238 usd. Check that one out as well. It looks like the other one but the tips are not heated like the expensive ones. But, I’m sure it works great.
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    There isn’t anything under your answer. If you give me the name I can search it on YouTube. I’m on my iPhone so maybe it appears on the computer. I will check.
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    I would love to see it done step by step when you get a chance! Are you familiar with dooney and Bourke bags?they have a twisted strap they do that I love. If you can, google dooney and Bourke Sloan hobo. Is this strap two pieces glued together than edge painted? I see that they use the same strap leather for the trim and tassel. Just a thinner version. I have no idea what ounce leather I need for this strap!
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    Lol I agree. I just bought a skiving machine so looks like I need to save up now for a roller feed post bed.....before that though I need a fileteuse ugh. Anyone ever bought the set up leathercraftpattern.com has? It comes with 7 tips..two handles..and the transformer...all for 440.
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    Ok where can I find your YouTube videos? I will look for roller feet online now.
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    Update on the skiving machine. I went and got a real new one. Hadn’t been turned on..they just assembled it and the blade was nice and straight. Hadn’t even been turned on. Way happier and it works great. At first I was a little worried about howling it would take me to get the hang of it...because it was hard to feed the leather and it didn’t go smoothly like all the videos I see. Then it hit me..the stone is turning to the left..making me fight against it to feed to the right. So my husband switched the motor to turn the opposite direction and voila! Like butter the leather slid right on through. I have all the accessories this time as well. Now, shouldI replace the stone roller with a steel one at some point? Is this something hard to do?
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    Lol yes it seems I need to get the dremel out! Ok I will keep looking!
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    Yes I only sew with an outer foot that has the right toe removed..but I still can’t get close as I want sometimes.
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    Well I see how designer handbags stitches are very close to the edge. I can only get as close as the inner walking foot lines up with my edge guide..or with the right outside of the inner foot lined up with the edge. I’ve been searching for a solution or foot to get close like it seems the roller foot allows you to get.
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    Hi. Where did you get the slotted inner foot from?i could use it! Can a roller foot attachment be put on a cylinder arm walking foot somehow?
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    Ok I will take a look at the video! I agree with it needing to be set up correctly. They knew they weren’t giving me a new machine as I was told though. They were too apologetic in their reply. So I’m glad I spoke up about it. I have had time to look at this one and when I get the replacement home, I know how the knobs work so I will get it set up according to my leather before turning it on. I’m pretty good with mechanics. I time my consew 227r and fix issues I have with it. No choice because else I would have to drive 6 hours round trip to get it serviced! Thanks for the input everyone!
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    Well said Ferg! They are going to replace this one one a new one. Believe me I will be looking it over extremely well! I know what to look at and I won’t walk out with another crappy machine! They are also throwing in 100 store credit so I will leave it until I’m ready to buy a postbed.
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    What are some other affordable skiving machines in the price range as the consew? That offers financing? If this consew isn’t a good machine I rather return it and find something else.
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    Problem is I don’t have the stick to do that! They will let me bring it back but are trying to persuade me to let them send me the missing pieces and a new blade. I rather return it and get a new one when they get them in. I see that replacing a blade is not an easy job.
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    I emailed them to see if they would adjust the pricing to match the condition. We will see. Ok I will send pics further away. Yes I’ve watched videos before I even turned it on. I will try sharpening when my kids wake up. I will be using it on leather 2-6 ounze. Enjoy your dinner and I will make adjustments like you mentioned. Thanks for helping me!
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    Ok. Yes I got the dressing stone stick but I didn’t get the deburring stone..or the 25mm foot..or the hinge screws and washer for installing the guide...things a new machine should have right lol!
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    Ok. I’m going to go and take more pictures. I am going to call the place still and express how I feel I’m paying a new price for a used machine! Maybe they will knock off some off the price. If they don’t I will insinuate I will be returning it ..hope that works out lol.
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    Hi. I just purchased a consew dcs s4. The store said it was new...charged me 1095 for it. I drove three hours to pick up from sewing machine.com in Atlanta ga. So I noticed that the table it was on wasn’t new and it was a singer table. Had a worn look to it but I dont care about the table. When I got home I didn’t have time to do anything. The next day my husband and I decide to give it a look over and see how to use it. Long story short...I know it’s a learning phase for this machine..but the leather doesn’t move smoothly at all and kept bunching. I decided to look under the machine. I saw a small chip on the cutting side of the blade..further inspection I found two more! So I’m thinking there is no way this is a new machine and I don’t think sharpening the blade will fix these nicks. So I would have to buy another blade then drive three hours one way to have the same company put a new blade in a machine I have had for 3 days! Will sharpening take the nicks out? Am I overreacting to want to return the machine? I was financing it with 12 months no interest....
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    I will add a pic of the bag I’m having trouble with. The top is curved with the zipper as the closure. It’s a different bag than the one in the pic I attached previously.
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    Thanks for all the tips! But neither of these will help me the way I make my bags. I drop in the lining, then adhere the zipper in between. So the inside is already sewn and the outside is sewn..just the closing of the bag is left. I will attach a pic from my phone if the size isn’t too big. I did try using tape..but it’s not ideal since it’s not thick to butt up your material against to make sure it’s in the right spot. I will try to make something to fit my needs! The bag in the pic isn’t leather..it’s cork fabric by the way.
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    Ok that sounds like what I need. I am going to try making my own contraption with either a strip of leather or bag stiffener. Thanks! I will see if I can find what you are talking about.
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    Thanks for all the replies! But I'm not talking about placing as far as adhesives/tape... I mean making sure the material is lined up evenly on the zipper. So if it's between two pieces of leather...is there a guide or tool to help glue/ tape both pieces in the same place so when you sew.. the stitching is the same distance from the edge on both sides. I hope this makes sense!
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    Hi. Is there a tip or tools to help place zippers evenly and accurately in hand bags? When applied as closures at the top of the bag? Any advice is greatly appreciated!
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    Hi. The strop came like that. I bought it from knives plus.
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    Thanks guys! I actually have ordered from alibaba before. I ordered custom laser logos. The metal scratched easily and the laser was hard to see. I want to make sure the next ones I order are high quality. If anyone has ordered from a place before and liked the quality, please shoot me the source!!
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