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Hey, look. That guy in Toledo had the bed hinges. Thanks!

@dray25luera Greetings and welcome to the forum. Someone will be along to help you with the problem you're having with your current mchine. 2 suggestions - first, tell us what it is you're sewing so the experts can make suggestions regarding if you have the right machine. Next, read through the below thread to acquaint yourself with the variety of machine types available and their best uses.

I'm going to be the outlier on the edges. While admitting they might be more attractive if polished and concealed, I think they look fine as they are. To me, edges that are totally concealed and finished to hide the seams just look like cheap vinyl that could be spit out of any factory, 10,000 before lunch time. To each, their own.

A quick internet search turns up a lot of hits for Geo Barnsley. I didn't follow the rabbit trail but it seems Barnsley is pretty well known. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Geo+Barnsley+lasting&t=brave&atb=v430-1&ia=web

Here's a Leonard Galvin saddle for sale on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/202343889446163/ It's got a non-closeup of the makers stamp. Get it before the posting is deleted.

@Cinn I moved this out of saddlery to miscellaneous small items. Tacked onto a 15 year old thread, it was going to wither away, unnoticed. A picture of your item would be helpful.

If the motor ran backwards, wouldn't the machine run the wrong way and not stitch? I must not be understanding something. Attached is the manual for that motor. SMA-MAN-G-Series-Manual.pdf

If it's for your personal use, my understanding is that it's legal. The problem comes when you sell it.

Wow. Thankfully you weren't alone when it happened!

Hey, @girlscout4! Let's move this to the Leather Sewing Machine Forum, where you should get plenty of feedback. Next, i'll direct you to this treatise on what machine you might be looking to get ahold of: https://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/25239-the-type-of-sewing-machine-you-need-to-sew-leather/ $400 is going to be a tough nut to crack, but might be doable. Most of us have been where you are. You'll be a lot happier at $1000 to $1500. Even happier at $3K ...

On a tight turn, let the needle rise up off bottom about an 1/8th to 1/4 of an inch. It sounds like what's happening is you're turning the top thread away before the hook has a chance to grab it. Pretty common problem, actually. To quote @kgg's more precise explanation: And a 90 second youtube video:

Welcome back! Internet Archive has at least parts of your old site available: https://web.archive.org/web/20150215075151/http://lordofleather.com/index.html

@Guell, I moved this to the Leather Sewing Machine sub forum. It should get proper attention here.

@LorenaLynn,I split you out into a new topic rather than tagging onto a 10 year old thread.A couple of pictures of the machine would help to ensure you actually have the machine you think you do.

That is not a Grade A hide.

Nice of you to come back and show us the end product. Very cute!

@S. Kaplan Sewing Machine, I moved your post to the For Sale area. Please review the rules here: https://leatherworker.net/forum/forum/70-announcements/ and be sure you're in compliance. I think the only thing we need is a pic or two posted to your ad. I see a large attachment. Many, including myself, just aren't going to download it. Typically if you resize a couple of pictures to be 800 pixels in the longest dimension, that's more than adequate for downstream viewers, even on the fringes of the internet. You can just add a couple of pictures as a reply since the edit time on your post isn't that long. Thanks for posting and good luck with your sale.

I moved this to Saddle and Tack Accessory Items. @Northmount or somebody more knowledgeable than I may want to refine it further. But at least it's headed in the right direction. Welcome to the forum.

That buckle has quite a bend where it comes out of the belt. That may be causing some of it.

Here's what I use:

This is kind of like the debate in the shooting world, "are you a reloader or a hand loader?". I tend to think of Leather Crafter as a hobbyist or journeyman sort of level. Probably because lower grade leather and hides are often sold as "craft grade". Or in many things, Handcrafted or Homemade? I think "homemade" carries the connotation that it's not really professional grade. "Hey, it's pretty good for homemade". Bite me ... 😬

Zowie. Maybe epoxy a small guard plate over it.

The first place I landed when I took up the hobby was some "leathercrafter" kind of website, so that tends to be my terminology.

How would you secure the lace? This is something I've thought about trying.

I go "Activity" "All Activity" both phone and laptop. For me it shows read and unread.