DoogMeister

Same here. Weldwood contact cement. Do have plenty of good ventilation when using.

Curly maple grips with mahogany or padauk diamond accents would look nice. Love the colors on the leather work.

Very nice!

Singer (made in USA) should be an SAE thread. Could be fine or coarse thread pitch. My local ACE hardware has a tremendous selection of screws, bolts, and such. Lowe's stocks stainless steel machine screws in size 4-40, 6-32, and 8-32. A hobby shop that caters to radio control enthusiasts will have small screws in both SAE and metric threads. Grainger, Fastenall, and McMaster-Carr also stock a wide variety of hardware. If you can identify the size and thread pitch, a gunsmith may be able to help.

Nice re-use of the old Singer base. Keep us posted on how it works. I've been considering one of these myself.

Impact drivers are great, but there is considerable risk of bending in the machine if you hit it hard enough to dislodge the screw. A good soaking with penetrating oil followed by heat with a propane torch combined with an appropriate sized slot and good-fitting screwdriver should work. You may end up removing everything but the threads of the stuck screw with your Dremel tool. Go slowly, and have good light and magnification. Then pick out the threads with a scribe or similar pointed instrument. Run a thread tap through the hole to clean it out, and replace the screw. much easier said than done.

The Economy and Craftsman grade sides I've bought from the Tandy store look better. Sure, they sometimes have a place you need to work around, or a brand - but that is to be expected with those grades. What you have may have been grade A at one time, but after having been left out exposed to light and what appears to be folded, rolled backwards, and whatever else, it isn't anymore. I agree with what has been said - if they don't make it right for you, name them so we can avoid your pain.

Looks good. You may want to burnish your belt slots which will eliminate some of that fuzz. Much better than most first projects.

very nice work!

Ditto what Dikman said. Ammo looks like .45ACP to me. Definitely not .45 Colt.

On the few I've used, a ball peen hammer and anvil have sufficed. I doubt that would be effective for any kind of volume.

very nice work! I like the use of stamps on both sides of the border. Is the holster lined? A picture of the back would be appreciated.

nice look!

I use popsicle sticks and tongue depressors under plastic clamps from Harbor Freight. Spreads out the pressure from the clamps so there are no marks.

Nice work.