Susan1

Thanks for all the great ideas!

Hi, was hoping to get some ideas. I am looking for a more concise job title, but find it to be very long winded. What I do... I do freelance, mostly leather but other heavy duty materials, industrial and hand sewing, for private companies and individuals. some of the projects I do... leather wine racks, cushions, pillows, bags, leather wrapped hardware, some repairs) I am looking to not limit the title to all leather, and also explain that I am only skilled in sewing heavy duty materials (sewing seems to denote seamstress to a lot of people and my machine would chew through anything delicate)

Thanks, good advice! I ended up gluing it, but the glue did want to soak into the wood a little too much. I will try this next time. I used a PVA, and did a thin coat on both materials.

Thanks for all the tips!

Thanks, I am thinking this too, but I keep going back and forth on it.

What type of glue are you using for this? Looks nice! I have a very narrow brayer, but nothing very wide. Any tips for the neat corners? This was my original thought was well, but I keep going back and forth on it. I am going to try out a few small samples and see what I get! Thanks!

I am doing a leather-wrapped decorative flat wood panel. I am using 3/4” ply and 1.5mm chrome tan. The edges of the panel will be framed afterwards, so I do not need to worry about the appearance of the leather edges. My plan was to cut an oversized leather piece, pull and staple using alternating tension, and stapling with a pneumatic stapler, similar to an upholstery project, but on a flat surface, no cushioning. My question is, should I also use glue? I am wondering if I need to first glue the leather piece in place, as it is on a flat plywood surface, but I also worry that I won’t be able to get adequate tension once glued, and that it may cause an uneven look if the glue were to fail down the line. Thoughts?

Hi, I am a big fan of Aquilim 315, and have successfully been using it for a few years now. I bought my last 16 oz jug in Feb 2020, and have it in my basement, which is semi climate controlled. (Have a dehumidifier running and normal house temps) Having had a lull in contract projects with the pandemic, I had not used it for much of the last year. Fast forward to the last few weeks, I notice that my glue is not bonding very well at all. I am gluing flesh sides together, I am letting it dry to tacky, then hammering it in place, then machine sewing. This method has worked for me in the past, but it is not bonding right now, peeling up in most places. It still looks and smells the same to me. I tried shaking it up, curing it with the heat gun, thinning it slightly with water., still not working. Can it go bad? I am just going to order a new bottle, but wondering if anyone else had this problem. I ordered the last jug in February and maybe it froze during shipment, but I don't remember it having a problem then. Thanks!

I think I figured it out. It seems the hook assembly that the bobbin casing sits in, was wiggling a bit. This must have happened after the machine engaged the safety clutch at some point. I pressed the safety clutch again a few times and turned the wheel. The hook assembly clicked back in to place.

Thank you. I do have a service manual, and have gone through a few things, but having trouble figuring out where the exact problem is stemming from.

Hi, new to the forum here! I am having some trouble with my Juki. I have had it a few months now and believe the trouble started when the safety lock engaged. I am able to sew, but the machine makes a clicking sound almost like something is loose and rubbing. The clicking sound comes from somewhere by the presser foot and feed dog. When I lift the presser foot, the clicking sound disappears. I adjusted the presser foot tension thinking it was maybe too tight. I re-adjusted the feed dog, thinking it was rubbing something. I changed the needle Could it be the hook, or bobbin casing, or the needle, or the timing? Any thoughts? Thank you