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Try this source for additional colors. You may want to give them a call to see if they have colors not listed on the website. http://sewwhatsupplies.com/cart/index.php?...;products_id=94 ed

I had a look at Zack White's catalog. THis is what they have: http://www.eleatherworks.com/product.php?p...at=0&page=1 They also have the plastic applicator bottle, which may be the same stuff. Good to know it's not any thicker than regular dye. ed

Here's a Maverick I just finished.

Hi Marlon, If you have ever used Fiebing's Edge Dye, is it just a thicker dye? I'm thinking of giving it a try and following your method. One thing I like about the edge coatings, whether Fiebing's or LCI is that the finish dries to the touch in about 20 minutes. Do these dyes dry to the touch in about the same amount of time? Thanks, Ed

Anyone have experience with the Toro 2600? I'm thinking it may be my next machine and was wondering if it's small enough to fit inside of a carrying case. Ed

Thanks for the help. Booting into safe mode didn't work, as the malicious dlls were still being registered by Windows XP start up. What did work was using the XP installation and following the path for repairing an installation, which took me to a low resource c: prompt, where I was able to delete or rename any file necessary. Ed

Does anyone know how to boot windows XP to a c: prompt? I need to remove a virus dll but have to access it before windows xp kicks in. Thanks, Ed

I've got the fetish, too. Thanks.

My motor and burnisher are on the way. I'd love to see your MDF base for clamping, as I need to do the same. I'd also like to find some good, quick clamps for clamping. By the way, is MDF medium density fiberboard? I was hoping to make a 12" x 12" base. I also like to slick once with water and then apply my edge finish. Do you think it will be possible to slick chrome tan and veg tan once with water with this burnisher, and then possibly with wax, maybe even an edge finish and then wax. When you say you had to install an on/off switch do you mean that the motor starts up right when you plug it in? ed

I'd love to see pictures of these magnets. By the way, what kind of screwdriver is needed to open up some of these hard drives? ed

I was just on the McMasters site. I think I'm going to try some of the harder grade felt for edge dye applications, though it is much more expensive than the F7 felt: Hard Off-White S2 Felt Temperature Range: -80° to +200° F Vibration Absorption: Good Abrasion Resistance: Excellent This 95% wool felt is the hardest wool felt we offer, yet can still be used for polishing. Grade 32S2— The hardest of the three S2 grades of felt we offer, this material is good for shock-absorbing bumpers, gaskets, and washers. Grade 24S2— Good for buffing and padding applications, as well as in ink rollers and marking devices. Can also be used as gaskets and shock-absorbing bumpers. Grade 20S2— Slightly softer than Grade 24S2 felt, it is often used on polishing wheels for buffing lenses, mirrors, glass, marble, granite, metals, and wood. It is also used for bearing seals, lubrication wicks, and fluid transfer components. This S2 felt is about $19 to $22 for 12 sq. inches , 1/4" thick. The F7 I'm using is $3.60 for the same size. Maybe I'll try some scrap suede. Ed

The best source recommended to me was McMasters, which does have a large selection. Ed

LCI does not want to take the time to answer more than two or three very basic questions you may have about their product. If you are not going to buy more than 50 gallons a year from them, they do not want your business. This was told to me directly from the owner, Carlos. He told me to buy the LCI product from Weaver Leather. He said they have a similar product. It is the same product, but Carlos didn't want to say that. Weaver Labels the product as Edge Paint. Though LCI has a minimum order of $100, it is not as simple as just calling them up and ordering the colors you want. You must send documentation to open an account and then send them swatches to match. They will send them back to you, and then you order from those specs. If the colors from those swatches do not match the product in your actual order, LCI doesn't want to hear about it. If you do order from LCI, be sure not to ask too many questions about getting the product you want. They are too busy dealing with large companies around the world and are not interested in the small-time operator. Ed

Art, Where do you buy that felt? It looks less stringy than the f7 felt I have from McMasters. I have a similar edging system. Ed

I hand stitch all the areas that receive a good amount of stress, and all threads are backstitched by hand five or so holes. I use a 441 16"-cylinder-arm machine. ed

I was doing some burnishing by hand with the f7 grade felt, 1/4" thick. it works very well with just beeswax. First time I've tried this and was very surprised. ed

Thanks for all the help. ed

Very nice looking burnisher, and it can be tucked out of the way easily. ed

Is it possible to build a regular computer with say 1 TB of storage space and operate it as a server with cable internet access or is it better to rent space on a real sever? If any of you sell space on a server, please PM me with your rates. Ed

Thanks, Johanna. Here are my intentions, as posted to the blog for PBS' The Journal: What I have to say I've been wanting to say for some time. Moyers' querying about what regular people can do to stay informed has prompted me to post. Here is what can be done by 5:00 pm Monday: 1. Reformat the forum here so that insightful and informed posts have a lifespan greater than a few days and significant threads stay alive. 2. Create a blog or web page that takes numbers and names names. McCain has said that he would publish the names of individuals, companies, and corporations whose practices are culpable at least in part for the breakdown of democracy and civility in this country. Obama should be willing to do the same. But instead of waiting for either of these candidates to publish such information, we should do it right here on The Journal. We can call it something like The Wall of Shame. Here are some ideas for what it could contain: Names of culpable individuals, companies, and corporations who have engaged in practices destructive to this country, details of those practices, and names and details of congresspersons who have been in their pockets. For example, if a corporation gets a good sum of money from Congress, we can post how much money was received, justification for this financial help, how many domestic jobs this corporation created and how many it outsourced, and on and on. 3. Relevant links to audio, video, articles, etc. can be placed so that arguments can easily be researched. 4. A complete and easily comprehended conservative-right playbook that illustrates and deconstructs the ideology behind the conservative-right rhetoric, arguments, and strategies. You get the picture. All of this is already being done to some extent. There are many websites that have great information, but none puts it all out there as easy to comprehend as Fox News. The Columbia School of Journalism has a useful website on who owns what. The information there could be even more comprehensive, but it serves as a good model for what can be done. Now I'm off to research blogging software that will allow me do all of this myself. Since The Journal already has a research and technology team, they should be able to beat me to it by the 5:00pm Monday deadline. It's all so insanely simple. -- Ed

I think what I want is something identical to the forum we have here. Ed

I've decided to start my own blog on current events, politics, literature, and society, and I like how the software for Leatherworker.net works. Is this software that must be bought, or must I subscribe to a special server to set it all up? Ed, who ain't working on Maggie's Farm no more.

I've taken Luke's advice and have now gone with Tandy's contact cement. I buy it when it goes on sale. ed

Thanks, Marcel. My Hidecrafter PDF catalog is corrupt somehow and doesn't show pictures, and I can't find my print catalog. In addition to a slicker like the one Norm Lynds makes, I'd like to make small circular slickers that can be used either by hand or in a dremel. My idea is to use short sections of 1" cocobolo dowels to make a slicker with 3/4" and 1/2" grooves. The next one will have 1/4" and 1/8" grooves. ed

Can you post pictures of the hidecrafter slicker?