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Found this very simple nee (idiot proof) design software that's free and ideal for designing your own stamps to send to someone who owns a 3d printer Have a look at https://www.tinkercad.com It looks so basic but if you follow the lessons it's incredibly powerfull Perhaps any one with a 3d printer will give their views on it

Could it be the dye was placed upon a sheet to cork, then the surface wiped off loosely and then placed over the leather and pressed down, basically just like a printers plate but made of cork Just the first thing that came to mind

Dont forget Tandy offer a big discount for ex forces and others in the USA and also ex forces in the UK both get Elite prices

Is the needle fully home?

It looks like there are constrictions on it being unable to pull the knife out, you could put infills in place where the narrow parts are with say plastic or wood at the start , so the final sheath is a tight but straight pull out

Hi Matt Just looked at your site, nice items but wondering if you served in the RN with the Rum connection Chris

Thanks Matt I did look at 40s and it looks far better than #69 monofilament and presumably nearly as strong. No sure how strong it is to tiger 0.45 mm that i use for hand stitching as i like to look of the stitch standing out Still a learner by a long way and only making light items so guess strength is not really a problem, after all cotton on shirts and trousers seem to last ok

I would have thought they would provide a small selection of pages electronically on most forums to show whats its about, as not a cheap payment for 36 pages Suprised its not in electronic format anyway so much cheaper to produce, patterns could be in cad format and the price cheaper than printing and postage Think I will put it off for now unless i see fantastic reviews

Thanks all, now sorted with a desk stand item Anyone know where in the UK you can get #69 on smaller size cops say 250 or 500 mtr and is there another type of thread used for chrome leather that others use on domestic machines

Thanks Bert You need to know what you want before you can find it. The obvious thing went way over my head when looking for a solution, but now sorted by your sugestion Many thanks

In the UK it seems you can only get very large cones of #69 thread either 1500 or 3000 meters, this size cone flops around on domestic machines anyone know where you can get smaller cops in the UK or a way to transfer to a smaller container, have tried to bobinsand it worked but maybe to easy to unwind when not in use

Just remember few can be entitled to call themself a master tradesman, without at least a quarter of a century of training and practice, so dont be to hard on yourself if you make a mistook or two

For some people a £2000 plus machine is a great investment and opens up a far wider range of things to make To others a £100 machine gives them something to use on limited range of good and make life easier than just saddle stitch Each to their own ambitions and need.

Depending on the thickness you can make wallets, many sorts of bags including Tote bags or mix with veg tan (you can buy small pieces on Amazon or Ebay high cost per square foot but cheaper than buying say a half shoulder)

The Irish would call it " I am so hungry, i could eat my foot"

My impression is that sewing machines, are not something a small company will produce, as they need to sell in large numbers to be able to make a profit Many people question Chinese made sewing machines, but at the same time, many makes of sewing machines are made in chin,a and just rebadged to the local company It's more likely that the machines are all made by a few very large companies, all to the same standard and using the same parts, some sold as xxx and others as clones to smaller companies to sell to different markets There are many hundreds of thousands of singer machines, that are over a hundred years old, that still operate some well outside the specified use of the maker, and made with tolerances and quality control far lower than items made today in third world countries I know for a fact that on some machines, the parts are exactly the same, so in many cases spares will not be a great problem, but its not in the Big Local companies interests to tell you this

The surprising thing is that so much knowledge is thrown away as past history and technology has moved on Take for instance the ships Captains of three or four hundred years ago, who went on maybe two year missions outside what we call civilisation, who had the skills and knowledge to fight everything thrown against them, those skills are now lost to mankind, just like building Stonehenge or even further back the ability of the Bronze age to make tools Today my tiny knowledge of Leatherwork has come from two main sources Leatherworker and Youtube and I must thank the various authors who contributed especially Nigel Armitage

Just watched a video where the leather worker used a straight edge knife as a push knife rather than pull for cutting out leather around a pattern I have never come across this before but it looked like he had fantastic control going around inside and outside curves So is this common practice or just a individuals take on using a knife, I am definitely going to give it a try

Maybe treating it to a good leather cream would bring it back to life and give more years , but unfortunately the cracks are there to stay but do add caricature You could inform the maker and they may repair free to protect their great name

From memory 69 is just under 0.3 mm and 207 about 0.4mm or just under but the breaking strain is much wider at 11 pound ver 35 pound

Very easy to get a friend with a lath to turn one up or local machine shop

You have not done to bad since we gave your country away, enjoy

I like it a lot, that blue realy goes with the leather

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