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It's just all going to depend on the final look a person wants. Here's a link to a good breakdown: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0579/8857/9507/files/Cutting-Points-schmetz_db_schneidspitzen_6s_20190510_en.pdf?v=1643753018 It's a PDF but I didn't post it directly because I'm not sure about copyright status.

Nice stuff but probably way too tedious for me!

Mighty fine piddling you're doing there. Welcome aboard.

Nice looking sheath. I completely agree about no knives or guns behind my back. I've seen a very cool small of back holster for 2 J Frame S&Ws, one right hand draw and one left hand draw. I just couldn't be comfortable with that setup.

Nothing Rube Goldberg there at all. I can see that being very useful. An edge guide might be something to consider.. Very, very nice.

I'm hoping someone more knowledgeable than I will chime in here. i have a couple of Eagle EA-550s and they start at 200 rpms. No ramp up, no slow start - BAM, instantly 200 rpms. I've read things that lead me to think the "other" style of servo, with a knob and it looks more like a clutch motor, will go much slower but at the expense of losing torque. One of my EA-550s is on a machine with a 3:1 speed reducer so my "instant on" speed at the needle is only about 52 stitches per minute. Actual, counted speed.

I got a small bottle of the above dye to try out. The attached pic shows wet vs dry and 1 coat vs 2, straight from the bottle on the supplied dauber. I think with a little thinning this will be a nice reddish dye.

I see it. Creative genius at work ...

You must have been something because that impression doesn't look at all like the stamp. The stamp looks more open than the cross bars in the impression.

Why sew anything at all? Just pay others to do such menial labor. Anyway, there are a lot of Youtube videos with solutions to control speed on these things. An SCR is one option, with a potentiometer. I'm thinking either a lever adapted to the pot or why not just a foot controller from a sewing machine? I have an ad out looking for a treadmill.

I'm going to suggest that this is not a project you should undertake.

Sure it does. Free vs $150 - $200 makes all kinds of sense.

I wonder why you guys are seeing such slow downloads ...? I disabled my javascript blocker and flushed my cache. Reloaded the page fresh (CTL-F5) and counted down 13 seconds till the whirly gizmo stopped turning. I use a modified hosts file that blocks a lot of needless crap, so maybe that's the difference.

I'm going to say the shop isn't very navigable. Not that I could do better but there's not much to see there. Then when I click on a product, it takes me to a product page but there's no product description at all. Maybe you're still filling in the blanks.

That's why I wondered about adapting these to sewing machines. 2hp vs 1/2 or 3/4. You could sew a new fender on your car.

@kgg, I'm sure you thought of this already but, why not just lag screw it to the floor? It's not on casters.

Snatch it up, quick!

@Constabulary, I never thought of stapling a V-belt. But, why not ... we do it all the time with leather belts. Especially living where parts aren't plentiful and easy to find, this is a great idea. Next time I see them on sale/clearance cheap, I'll stock up.

Ha! I brought my 441 head into the house and up 15 narrow, steep steps to my upstairs sewing space. One - step - at - a - time. I don't know how my heirs will get it back down ...

We're awaiting the cutout under the cylinder arm. I believe that's the plan.

Nice save! I wonder why the old ones failed like they did...

Silver solder will do the trick but it requires careful surface prep and high heat. It's been a long, long time but I did some fittings on a boiler I made.

I don't know anything about binding attachments, but I can't imagine it has anything to do with the birds nest problem. I'd suggest a new thread about that specific issue.

I hate to keep posting links to Glacier Wear, but here's some pretty affordable looking hair on calf hide: https://www.glacierwear.com/calf-hides.html Don't know if it'd be thick enough for that chair or not.

So, I know nothing about your machine, but I'm always curious to learn. So, I poked around and I think yours is close to a Rex 11-155R. Here's a google link that will return quite a few hits right back here at this site and may help: https://www.google.com/search?q=Rex+11-155r+site:leatherworker.net