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Everything posted by Frodo
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you are prolly correct!!! the error was operator error but I am going to blame the equipment
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Diesel tech. Yes I could submerge tbe the leather but the color would not be what I wanted what you see is a 50/50 mix of mahogany and light brown when used with a air brush it gives you a really nice tan The more you put on the more you see the mahogany
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Not to buy a cheap airbrush I bought a 35 dollar airbrush rig and thought I had really done something!!! That’s what your leather looks after your cheap airbrush pukes in the middle of your project
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No!!! Not you, Guy who wanted the handle backed out
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I think I am in over my head and could use a hand my idea sounded good, in my head this is the front flap of a purse my idea is 3- mystery weaves with a 1/2” between them. How am I going to flip the whole front pan between the 2nd and 3rd strand to
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It is to much like work. yes I can do it Chuck cut out the BS. And told it like it is It pays the bills
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Seems my community is nudging me towards upholstery work, not really what I donor want to do but.. the library just gave me a contract for 30 seat backs while I was at the library I was approached by 2 guys who want car seats recupholstered I dunno guys, money looks good but it really is not want I want to do
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Lol. Title looks rather skits-O if you ran across a broken microwave man, do the world a solid and repurpose some of the junk Their is good stuff for a leather worker inside a microwave 2- big round magnets a transformer their is also a capaciator Stay away from the capacitor it will shock you. bad ju jul The transformers a big square hunk of steel with copper windings looping through it unplug the wires and harvest that thing Remove the copper windings , doing so is not an easy task butm it can be done Smash the trans, Into 2 pieces glue some leather on the bottom 2- weights, 2- anvils
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Cj Try this gran a sheet of paper, I’ll wait………… got a pen? A square? Ok let’s roll opps. Got sizzors? cut a 2” x 8” piece fold in half, mark center umfold, fold in half the other way mark center draw your center lines using the mark you made you have a big x on your paper on the 2” side of the paper, from center line measure up 1/2” make a mark draw a line parallel to the center line 1/2” on both sides of the center line go back to the center draw a line 1” both sides of center line you are looking at a rectangle Next from center line, draw a line 2” to the left and right of center from outside edge to outside edge of your rectangle. Draw a 45 degree line see my image and cut it out
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I have tried using different size threads and I find it is a total pita sometimes you have to flip your work over and sew from the back to the front having different threads causes you to stop and switch bobbin and retread machiner
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Well yeah. I agree with you Sheath is outside in the truck on the back. Because of the weave attaching the belt sleeve was a challenge cut 2 pieces 2 1/2 x 6” And your sheath Sew one edge of sleeve Open the 2 sleeves and turn upside down on table place sheath onto open sleeve place pulled forward so the sheath edge can be sewn wet hen closed. (See blue line for reference) sew sheath to sleeve. Sew 3 lines close sheath and sleeve full disclosure I hand stitched the sheath closed. I tucked the sheath onto the sleeve VERY tight, and the foot of my machine could not manage it. I suggest you do the same
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Got a job for you If you want it. Tell me how much and I will send it along with the knife remove the scales and replace with a hardwood. Walnut if you have it if not what ever is around
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How many? A bunch also use the scrubby thing to do some finish sanding i get an even coat by applying in a circular motion in also steal. My wife’s round cotton things she removes war paint with. You get a big bag of them for a couple of bucks, at the dollar store I tried that, oil kept clogging up the spray hole. Might have been the cheap sprayer I was using, I dunno