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So that's a good point - is it a short-stock item? Or is it a planned restock able. Good advice.

Definitely multiple shipping options. We find that USPS has lost a handful of packages as well.

I too believed that some companies are "regrading" leather to make a quick buck. This is a hill I will die on. We've gotten leather that is so messed up that was advertised at A grade that I didn't believe it was possible. For instance we once bought a W&C side that had a gouge down the middle, advertised A grade. I have photos of it somewhere and will upload if I find it.

I have personally dealt with awful pieces which would never be able to be used as well. For most things over a certain amount you make enough that shipping can be free. Totally agree. Flatrate shipping up to xyz, then free after. Located in New Jersey, USA. I agree there's a lot of misinformation on tools, or just images with no description why you need it. Good point. Obviously thicker leathers have the issue of not being able to be tightly wound, but the thinner stuff should absolutely be able to be wound around a tube and secured. It does help. I think website organization and allowing customers to filter their search by tannage/weight/etc. The truth is, that's a really simple thing. Same website tool as when you're buying a car and filtering for the right product. Customer communication is huge. They're bread and butter and I hate when I can't get on the phone when there's an order. A splitter is not in our plan right away. Maybe something in the future.

Oh yes. Inaccurate stock records. Agreed. We deal with exactly the same issue.

Hi folks, To keep a long story short, I’m fortunate enough to be in the process of starting a leather supply and distribution company. We’ve been in our personal business for awhile now and have decided to take the plunge to the next level. This post isn’t an advertisement by any means and I will be very specific to not name our business or discuss until we have secured paid advertisement here on the board. (Or have full approval by the staff) We’re looking to solve a frustration that we have with our current suppliers and hopefully offer some more economical options for the other side of the country (east coast). In our opinion, we think we can bridge those gaps. With that being said, there are a handful of supply companies both good and bad. My question here is what do some of your suppliers do right, and what do they do wrong? Please don’t name or shame any suppliers. That isn’t the goal of this post. For me, I think one of the biggest challenges suppliers have is keeping a well kept and manageable website.

So I've been listening to a lot of financial podcasts and marketing podcasts recently and its discussed the term "value". And what's interesting is that "value" is a personal opinion. Value can be anything from a status symbol, to a good price/performance, to comfort/accessibility. Value is truly internal. So people will buy it because they "value" it in some way or another, IMO its likely to be because of a status symbol. But its the same reason people buy BMWs, Mercedes and other luxury brands when we factually know that Toyota has a better price to performance or cost of ownership in commuter market. I have personally found that most leatherworkers don't value higher priced leather products from makers like Gucci, Prada, or LV, we know what goes into it. Its the same reason that every mechanic I've ever worked with (when I worked as a mechanic) drives a beater. All about value.

In my experience, there are few makers that actually have a really sharp paring knife from the get-go. ( Chartermade is one example of a very sharp blade from the factory. ) Most of them are already ground to shape, they just need some action on a finer grit whetstone and some stropping from leather.

Reminds me of the supreme brick Supreme's Brick: 8 Reasons They Made It | Highsnobiety

Stop. I don't think you're fooling us here. We're happy if you want to post about stuff that you're actually doing. The way you are writing and posting seems to imply you're a manufacturer / reseller of a laser/cnc products. Your signature has a link, you have a link in your profile to a vendor's website. You keep linking to websites to buy. Not once have you posted the work you've done or claimed ownership. Instead you've written little articles about it promoting cnc... with links. Your English while good for the most part but isn't always contextually correct. Its a step above broken IMO. For example "Stop Panic" " If it's so scary, I can write posts without pictures." - No one is panicking, we're calling your bluff. - It isn't scary, you're advertising "look what I can do" and we're debating the legality of it. So I have no doubt you're attempting to advertise and you're pretending to be a regular forum member in disguise. -- If you want to be an advertiser here, you can be one. I encourage you to do so. https://leatherworker.net/adnews/ad.html

I look through their profile, and at the time of my post, almost all of their comments have links to a place to buy laser cutters. My guess - this is a manufacturer advertising. They have their own website listed in their bio. That's my opinion though. Who knows if they'll change it when they see my post. -- But that's why they don't care about infringement. They're only trying those to tell someone the machine to do the infringement.

Generally speaking making something personal with a logo (which is not for sale) isn't a trademark infringement. For instance I'm ok making my own Disney t-shirt. However the second I attempt to sell stuff that Disney t-shirt. I'm infringing on their trademarks.

Hey!! I buy Korba Buffalo Calf, its real leather. My guess is its the way its made ( in India ) that causes that pattern on the flesh side. But totally real. I buy it for flask wraps, so the hair side is never seen.

My understanding is that both machine are extremely great performers. I too struggled with the same thing - figuring out which one was better. The truth is, probably whichever one you can find a better deal with. I've read that the 205 is a more costly machine with parts and maintenance, but is a quieter machine. I've read that the 441 has more available parts, but can be a bit more noisy.

You're welcome to move on, you're entitled to a different opinion about anything, especially what is a scam and what is not a scam. I am allowed to reply to comments in this thread and can chose to without starting a new topic at your request. The act of putting foil in your wallet is not perpetrating a scam. The act of putting foil in your wallet, marketing/advertising is as RFID blocking and ensuring it is "the only way to keep your information safe", is in fact a scam - by definition. Hence, what I said earlier about the RFID market of products being a scam. Now move along.

If you go to an insurance agent in Alaska and ask for snake insurance and they knowingly sell it to you "for peace of mind" despite there being no snakes in Alaska .. is that insurance agent scamming you? The technology is a 'scam' in itself because it has been falsely marketed. Here's the FBI's website on card skimming https://www.fbi.gov/scams-and-safety/common-scams-and-crimes/skimming#Overview Likely this guy lost his money due to skimming but not because of RFID Skimming.But likely due to skimming where his card is inserted into a device - like an ATM or gas pump. Not through RFID skimming which RFID blockers are advertised to block against. Do I Need to Worry About RFID Protection? While it’s always a good idea to safeguard your wallet, the danger of contactless credit card thefts is overblown. Here’s why: Criminals with a reader need to be very close to scan your card. The theft is a time consuming hit-or-miss for criminals. Their victim might not even own a contactless card. The RFID chip only transmits the card number.Additional information needed for online transactions, such as the expiration date or security code, can’t be scanned. RFID cards now use encrypted one-time codes for each purchase. - https://www.cyberghostvpn.com/privacyhub/rfid-blocking/

A scam is "A false representation of a matter of fact—whether by words or by conduct, by false or misleading allegations, or by concealment of what should have been disclosed—that deceives and is intended to deceive another so that the individual will act upon it to her or his legal injury." RFID blocking is marketed as protection against something that isn't a threat - is a scam. Marketers are misleading customers into believing that they are at risk for a thing which they are not. They take action to buy a product with this knowledge. Its the same idea as someone selling you snake bite insurance in Alaska with a big campaign that you never know when a snake will strike. Alaska doesn't have snakes. I sorry that calling it a scam offended you.

I'll play with some payment terminals that we have which are RFID enabled. With the paypal account - you have to enter tons of information. Its very traceable. You don't just enter an email address and you get a free payment terminal.

Correct. We save our files as SVG or similar (dxf, etc). We import to lightburn and then use lightburn from there. I admire anyone who is able to get their laser cutter to work. It is definitely a learning curve. If you way works then it works. Thats all that matters.

Here is the thing, a scam like that would require people to have a merchant account with valid information. It has to go through card processing and only then to a bank account. The person would have to be close enough to someone's pockets/bag to even activate it. Like very close. So close you have to about an inch on the reader. It is no different of a scam than someone taking your debit card at a restaurant, writing down the numbers and entering it on the computer later on. Fortunately, these scams don't go well because you as the customer are protected as it is fraud and you can merely chargeback, but secondly if a merchant sees numerous chargebacks, it freezes the account and refunds all the transactions. RFID is a scam because the risks and likelihood of it happening is nearly 0. Even if someone does manage to stick their terminal into your bag, maneuver the card within an inch and process a payment. You're protected through your banking and government regulations. EDIT: Forgot to mention - the space needs to be clear, so if you have more than 1 card in that 1 inch bubble 'dead space' it doesn't read. So general objects obstruct it. Clothing, bags, wallet material. https://www.bankrate.com/finance/credit-cards/rfid-credit-cards-should-you-worry-about-protection/ Bankrate says RFID credit cards allow you to pay with a tap, rather than inserting or swiping your card. Special RFID-blocking wallets and sleeves, despite their popularity, generally aren’t necessary for security because the technology requires an obstruction-free environment. In other words, most materials—such as a regular wallet, a purse, or a pocket—will prevent the RFID technology from working, making it tough for a scammer to tap your card without your knowledge.

Now that - is a pretty interesting idea. So yeah I could see that. To be able to just tap your wallet against the terminal. That is truly the first good argument I've heard for RFID blocking.

I know you're probably not asking - but RFID blocking material is a scam. Its marketing that plays into people's mind about theft. RFID is supposed to block a 'sniffing' crime. AKA - someone can 'sniff' using a RFID reader and obtain sensitive information about said card. However there isn't enough information that someone can gain by 'sniffing' your cards. So much so, they can't pinpoint a single crime to RFID sniffers. https://losspreventionmedia.com/are-rfid-blocking-wallets-necessary-to-prevent-credit-card-theft/ "So, experts point out, even if someone were to successfully use a surreptitious reader, which would need to be within inches to sniff your payment information out of thin air, they would need to crack the bank’s complex algorithm to generate a new one-time code to complete another contactless payment. Contactless payment options like Apple Pay and Android Pay use near-field communication (NFC), a version of RFID, and since they require further authentication from the user, are even more secure, say analysts." https://www.walletopia.info/educate/rfid-is-a-scam/ https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/all-i-want-christmas-certainly-isnt-rfid-credit-card-sleeve-grimes/

What about a little more expensive because of shipping... but same priced machine. https://www.tolindsewmach.com/cb2500.html A cb2500. No reverse for the same $1395 price. But it offers the same features as the outlaw but just motorized. You can always flip your piece around 180 degrees to back stitch. If I was personally buying machines again (I have a Cobra Class 4P). I would have bought the CB2500. It fits my needs exactly. I would have saved a few thousand too.

Learning LEATHER TOOLING With Help From LASER ENGRAVER? - YouTube I believe this is what you're looking for.

I'm pretty active in laser cutting community and for the most part the laser community has shifted to lightburn for interacting with the laser. Most of the laser community designs their stuff in another software like Adobe illustrator, inkscape, CorelDraw, etc... and then import the SVG file to lightburn to cut. I've personally trialed CorelDraw, but I didn't know that it was able to speak to your laser natively.