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beez, how is the dark brown? I'm still waiting on my order of the same latigo. UPS here is awful.

small world. I'm in East Williamsburg/Bushwick. ed

I met a Hermes Leather craftsman master at a Hermes shop in Manhattan. We had a great discussion and he was showing me the calfskin sides used for many of the Hermes bags. He told me one side costs around $300. I've been tempted to take one of my bags to him to get his opinion. ed

shipping for 150 lbs to Clinton Utah is $177. If it's any more than this, I'll cover the difference. Ed

The lower feed dog is quite aggressive. I've backed off on the presser foot tension and have used a spare feed dog that I ground down about 1/4 to 1/3. That has helped. I have encountered some difficulties only when transitioning from two layers of 5/6 oz ( or thicker) veg tan to three or more layers. If what you are stitching stays the same thickness, there is not much of a problem. You may want also to try a roller foot. Ask gunfighter how the roller foot (I don't have one) is working out. Ryan at Neel's Saddlery has them for a fair price. I'll check today on the shipping cost to Utah. Ed P.S. Do you know any truck drivers who come out this way?

The lower feed dog is quite aggressive. I've backed off on the presser foot tension and have used a spare feed dog that I ground down about 1/4 to 1/3. That has helped. I have encountered some difficulties only when transitioning from two layers of 5/6 oz ( or thicker) veg tan to three or more layers. If what you are stitching stays the same thickness, there is not much of a problem. You may want also to try a roller foot. Ask gunfighter how the roller foot (I don't have one) is working out. Ryan at Neel's Saddlery has them for a fair price. I'll check today on the shipping cost to Utah. Ed P.S. Do you know any truck drivers who come out this way?

I'll send some photos later today. Everything is identical to what's shown in the link in an earlier message. All the original items are included: manual, stand, machine head, servo motor, bobbin winder, #25 needles, one spool of black nylon 207 or 277 thread, thread stand, screw drivers, oil bottle, original, and narrower presser foots, material guide. Extra items included: flatbed attachment, two ten-packs of quality needles (your choice of size) -- not the cheap needles that usually come gratis with machines --, narrow needle plate, ground-down feed dog, 25 bobbins. Additional items I have for sale: left and right presser toes ($35 apiece), additional bobbins ($1.25 apiece), additional needles ($8 a ten-pack) ed

Hi Jordan, I do still have the machine. It may also take me several days to get just the right box and packing materials to ship the machine, stand, and motor correctly. Ed

Art, Is it then safe to say that if there is oil underneath my foot pedals, I am probably oiling the front components of the machine too much? Also, how is it possible that too much oiling could damage the machine? I've been erring on the side of too much oiling rather than too little. ed

This guy's also selling this very basic pouch for an average of $60 to $70, made from his bag scraps. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...A:IT&ih=008

I know I've asked a similar question before, but I thought I'd ask for opinions again. I realize that over time one gets a feel for how frequently he or she should oil various parts of his or her machine, but I just wanted to see how my experience compares with others. How often do you oil the shuttle / hook area of your machine? I think I read somewhere that it should be oiled every two hours of machine use. In my experience, if I'm doing steady stitching, I add a few drops every 45 minutes to an hour. If I'm stitching for 30 minutes to an hour every day, I oil the rest of the machine once a day or once every two days. How often do you oil inside the face plate, where the needle bar rises up and down , as well as the presser foot bar? I will reread that earlier post as well. On average, right now I'm probably stitching 20 to 30 actual minutes a day. Still hoping to get that up. Thanks.

siegels of california has colored latigo in its friday specials running till oct. 5. $3 sq. ft.

Don't get this e-book. it's all very basic stuff lifted from a few books. If I can find my digital copy of this ebook, I'll send it to you. You are much better of getting a few of the books that are out there. Later I'll list the books I've found helpful.

this is perfect, chris. thanks

here are some images of poor stitches (far left) , with the narrow presser foot, and quality stitches with the standard heavy presser foot (the other two).

I need to be prepared to pack my cylinder arm sewing machine for whenever I sell my Model 5/Baby Bull. Any suggestions for the best way to do it. Ideally, I'd like to insulate the bottom of the box with Dow Styrofoam board, wrap the machine head in thick plastic, set in in the box on the Styrofoam board, insert Dow styrofoam boards on all sides, spray in some kind of foam insulation that can be peeled away later, place styrofoam board on top, seal the box and ship. Any other ideas, or do you know of any services that will pack the machine for me? Thanks.

Dink, I checked with UPS. They should be able to ship it ground to your Colorado zip for $160. Ed

you can see the same machine here http://www.cowboysew.com/cp7.htm Contact info for Ryan Neel is here: http://www.neelsaddlery.com/index.html but you have probably already been there.

This one was free shipping for $54 and tax. I've seen many fold-up tables and they all were pretty rickety. Customer reviews seem to suggest this one is better. We'll see.

I think I found the perfect portable work table: http://www.amazon.com/Folding-Tables-Recta...8689&sr=1-1 Free shipping and a 30-day satisfaction guarantee. This 48" x 24" table is a nice size. I also wanted to get the 72" x 30" table but because of the size there would be a shipping surcharge of $77, more than the table itself. I'll keep looking for the larger table, and put this small one to work. ed

I have the neel's splitter. I have not been sharpening or stropping it. Is this easy to do? I would hate to ruin the blade, but I think that maybe my splitter is not functioning optimally.

I've got the neel's splitter. Have been satisfied, but not sure how the more expensive splitters work. Is it really worth paying $300 for the Tandy or osborne 8" splitter? The Neel's splitter has a 6" blade. Does that mean it can really only do 4" effectively, because 4" or wider is pretty difficult to pull through? ed

Art and others who have a machine similar to the Juki 441, if you have the narrow presser foot , how is the steel is it firm and inflexible or can you squeeze the feet and see flex. I'm asking because I'm still trying to trouble shoot a problem with stitch quality. If I'm going through two layers 0f 6 oz veg tan, then the narrow presser foot i have works fine. However, if I'm going through two layers of 6 oz chrome tan, the machine doesn't put down nice stitches with the narrow presser foot (mine does show flex). If i change to the stock wide presser foot the stitches are beautiful. I like using the narrow presser foot, but not at the expense of poor stitch quality. Now I'm wondering if there is a better narrow presser foot available out there. thanks ed

eBay is a good way to start out and get word of mouth. I'm viewing eBay as a cheap form of advertising. Ebay and paypal fees can eat away at profits, but if you view it as international advertising, it's not so bad. Plus your items come up on Google searches. I think if you do have that one unique item, Ebay can work, but what happens when that item no longer becomes unique?

I bought 100 burlap bags to use for shipping my leather briefcases. They happen to be a bit small for my thicker leather briefcases, so I thought I'd see if anyone is interested in buying them for $1 a piece and whatever shipping would be. It would probably be best to buy 10 at a time and pay for a flat rate USPS box. The size of these bags is 18" by 30" Ed