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thanks you yes her thing is really digital art work she can draw some really cool stuff.

lol thanks yea i had to put on the bifocals to see how far she went.

thanks guys!! thanks !!

Someone loses an eye and the first thing the lawyers will ask is who told you to run this with absolutely no experience. I didn't pay 30 years on my house to give it away. Although I don't doubt a persons ability to learn to use a dangerous tool all i have to go on is what they write, if they say they cant do this or that or have no experience then I'm not going to suggest they just jump in and get er done. I try to err on caution and safety. A buffer is one of those tools I feel you need hands on teaching. If it hurts a feeling waah to bad I don't care but that person isn't going to be physically hurt because i told them to do something they don't have the skill set for.

thanks guys it was her first attempt she did well i think.

My daughter drew this out last year and then forgot about it. I was bored so grabbed it the other day and did the knife work and tooling for her then she colored it using only red, blue, green and yellow dyes. She mixed the colors herself even the dark brown is made with those four colors. I can tell you if you want an exercise in the swivel knife and some good practice then send her a chunk of leather lol I about went cross eyed.

Awesome idea! a guy could set that in a handle you could whack with a mallet then you wouldn't need two.

Thanks guys sometimes we forget some folks just don't know and when we suggest learning to use dangerous tools or harmful chemicals we should always also think of the safety measures and acknowledge those as well. an open wheeled buffer is possibly the most dangerous tool in the shop mainly because it just doesn't look dangerous, mine stuck a knife blank three inches into the wall. Working inmates my whole life I've seen my share of stoopid accidents as well none are fun some are deadly.

Learning is a good thing and why we are all here. I was only making a point, you actually used all those negatives yourself in the thread to several folks who take the time to offer you the knowledge you ask for. When you do this to some "old timers" they say well then figure it out yourself and quit helping . A simple thanks for the suggestion is much nicer than a silly excuse for not acknowledging the suggestions. NUf said for me too.

I will add the bobbin base and the arm length are both fundamental to timing the machine. Bobbin base location and the two bolts are what can alter the timing but its pretty easy to time them if some thing does go wrong.

check in this order!!!! take out the bobbin and see if that is stuck take out the bobbin holder with a pair of tweezers see if that is stuck, replace it in exactly the same position it came out it there should be a plate under the arm and bobbin it has the bobbin base pin attached to it, take it off and see what you can then if you still don't see what's hanging it up it may be necessary to take off the arm. take it off by removing the three bolts underneath the arm and take it off. last thing is if you do have to take off the bobbin shaft from the bearing block then mark the location of those two bolts( shown as left of the bearing in the pictures) before you loosen them so you can maintain the timing of the machine.

i would suggest you start here! lol leather machines break the bank its very hard to get around but buying the one you need sure will go a long way.

That is cool ! you might try resolene it is a leather sealer. It may harden or change the color of the case a bit so definitely try it or any product you go with on a something else similar before committing.

i think it looks good and will look better when finished, practice will make it better. To me I can never tell if tooling looks good until its stained and finished

i'll re post my thoughts have you tried them? here ya go i can pull the thing apart if you need but you can just see the lower bearing in the first pic it rides about halfway out of the groove. The lower bearing runs the bobbin back and forth so it should slide easily back and forth while the bearing arm runs the needle arm up and down. You should be able to slide the bobbin shaft and bearing back or forward to get the bearing into the inner smaller raceway. If it wont move something is wrong. As Wyowally said these things need to be tinkered with a bit before they run smoothly and there are tons of youtubes on that subject. if the wheel wont move then the bobbin shaft or something inside the arm is jammed up. ok if the bearing and shaft its connected to wont move freely back and forth then you have a problem inside the arm. the bearing isn't the problem you should be able to easily move it back and forth. you are going to have to take it apart to figure out what is jammed up.

Sometimes ya gotta add up the pros and cons. Dont know how to polish. cant boil water, cant remember simple tasks with dangerous chemicals, no knowledge of power tools, don't have the time to learn how to use or apply either one properly. The pros are ? you may end up with a shiny old tool. I would strongly suggest you leave this job to professionals no chemical you use or apply is going to allow for your inability to remember what you are doing. And then add on learning to polish, seriously please don't go near a buffer without someone to show you.

Another bucket list project for the future That is very cool work. If you had round stock and a little better jig it would take minutes to make one

awesome work my friend!! that brass buckle is above and beyond cool.

i may have to make another knife now lol.

It took me about two hours to clean up the wear surfaces and lube it up. Most of the work was on the foot, the teeth are when they should be but It worked great even with the crap mono thread sent with it. All sewing machines need to set up for the job after that and this is no different. You can set them up to sew 2 oz to 20 oz pretty easily i even sew canvas with mine.

Heck yea my dad toted a charter arms bull dog 44, wish i had it now. light, reliable and darn hard hitting.

Dang now i want to go shootin lol. That cz is a pretty gun for sure. We have two Taurus's in the family mine and my sons pt92, never had a fail to fire on either so far for any reason. I've read all the hooey on them but found it isn't true with the newer models. That pt 92 will hang with them at 100 yards.

thats pretty slick for sure. Thanks i may have to try that technique out.

vinegar, 3 bucks a gallon, safe to use, save some for your salad, wash your windows, destroys hard water buildup on tile and glass, add to your laundry, make some vinagaroon, make some pickles, also removes a half dozen other unneeded products in your cupboard.

lol I've failed to see any pretty in any of the lil plastiguns they all look the same to me. The wife actually made me buy one last year, yes a G3c and my first 9mm to boot but i enjoy it a lot shoots every time and i could probably scare the crap outa someone at 20 yards. Living in Wyoming the land of many guns gun violence is pretty rare, I've never felt the need to carry until the last couple of years.