Arturomex

Gimmick or not, these are still "a thing." https://www.ivan.tw/products/craftplus-twist-lock-swivel-knife-dual-blade?_pos=1&_sid=d46786c0c&_ss=r&variant=43277895270636 https://www.ivan.tw/products/craftplus-twist-lock-swivel-knife?_pos=2&_sid=d46786c0c&_ss=r But it costs $150.00 US to get into it. Arturo

A friend of mine bought that Tandy knife and he wasn't very happy with it. I tried it a couple of times and it didn't blow my skirt up either. It was fine for just cutting but it didn't seem to skive well at all. I don't know why. I buy my knives here: https://leathercrafttools.com/tools/manufacture/knife/list/ I particularly like the Hidetsugu knives. You're getting a softer steel on top with, I think, Hitachi blue or something similar as the cutting edge. They come with unfinished handles and I put a couple of coats of water based Varathane on them. I sharpen starting with either 600 or 800 grit, work down to 2000 grit, strop with green compound and they're razor sharp. I'm pretty religious about stropping after every use and once these are in shape, they don't really need to see a stone again. These are very similar to the Weaver knife you show but the price is a lot better, even after shipping. (FedEx - about one week to Alberta.) Regards, Arturo

I thought the Cobra Class 26 was also a clone of the LS-341. In addition to the Cobra Class 26 and Cowboy CB 341, Techsew also offers an LS-341clone as the 2750.

Glad to know you've been successful. I'm not understanding the problem you've had with other bobbins. Are they not interchangeable between the 441 class machines? What seems to be the difference? Regards, Arturo

@AzShooter don't know your age or medical background but it might be worth seeing a doctor. Regards, Arturo

Well done. That's a nice piece of work. Merry Christmas to you. Arturo

Here's a link to an interesting little article about these boxes. "The Making Of An 18th Century British Army Cartridge Box." https://bantarleton.tumblr.com/post/155579468590/the-making-of-an-18th-century-british-army

Colorado Department of Agriculture: https://ag.colorado.gov/brands/livestock-brands

Uwe has a video on Youtube about the 205-370 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERgFQjsVG3s If you've already watched it, I apologize for the redundancy but pretty much everything he puts up there is worth watching... There was also some discussion here: https://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/93361-adler-205-spacers/

In answer to your question about a list of feet for your new machine, (and someone please correct me if I'm wrong) I believe a Juki 1341 will take most any foot listed for Singer 111 machines. As Wiz noted, there's a lot of them out there. While shipping can take a bit of time, I've found that Cutex, on ebay, has a great selection at reasonable prices. Regards, Arturo

I have a Techsew 4800 machine that's been running very well for me. It's well maintained and well lubricated. Was sewing 92 on the top and 69 on the bottom yesterday when I noticed a sound that I believe is something rubbing on, well, something else and I can't find it. It seems to be happening on the upstroke and doesn't seem to be affecting the quality of the stitch. The sound is not there if I run the machine with the feet lifted and it's not there if I run it with the needle through leather without any thread in it. Opened the side cover and all seems to be OK there. Took the end cap off and can't find any problems with the feed dog. Hook? Any advice on what to look for next would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Art

Thanks @kgg. I bought a variable speed 5/8" shaft unit from Canadian Tire last year looking to do the same thing that you've done. The clerk assured me it was threaded SAE and the damn thing was threaded metric. Canadian Tire doesn't seem to like giving refunds even when it's their mistake. I finally got tired of messing around with it and them so I just use it as a buffer now. Your success and detailed description has inspired me to give it another shot. Regards, Arturo

That looks great! Is that shaft threaded in SAE or metric? Regards, Arturo

Thanks, fellas. Appreciate the input. I'm going to try both the Wawak and RML tapes. I'm up in TGWN and don't get the free shipping from RML but I'm pretty sure I can talk myself into a few other things from them to make it worthwhile. LOL Thanks again, Arturo

I've searched the site looking for references/recommendations for double sided tape and followed several links to the Wawak site that are now dead. I think one or two of them said that Wiz had recommended a certain tape (Victory?) from Wawak that they don't seem to sell anymore. I see they have Super-Strong Double Sided Vinyl/Leather Basting Tape listed under the Wawak brand name. I'm machine sewing and looking for something that isn't going to gum needles up. Is this a good replacement for the tape referenced in the dead links? I'm open to other suggestions but I'm going to place an order with Wawak for some other things this week and I'd like to save shipping from another supplier if I can. Thanks, Arturo