Wepster
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1 hour ago, SUP said:
@Wepster Wow. The thing is, everything is code written by people. So depending on how that is written and co-relates to everything else, systems work, or they don't. I was in tech myself as is my husband, and sometimes, seeing how there is such a 'will do' attitude to the code being written or being passed for release, I have nightmares. Everything seems to be held together with a lick and a promise. Add to that the increasing number of hackers and spammers worldwide.
This AI craze is crazy as well. AI is as good as the code written by humans - who are fallible. Too much science fiction, too little common sense. As dumb as those google glasses a decade ago.
Sorry..one of my hobby horses. Off it now.
"The flapping of the wings of a butterfly can be felt on the other side of the world."
"For want of a nail..."
It seems humanity has long felt the inter-relatedness, and how tiny things can have large results.
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A bit off topic, but years ago I was trying to print something for a friend, my HP inkjet was not behaving correctly. Spent close to two hours on the phone with HP tech support. For my situation, windows (think it was 98) had a font that screwed up the printer. Was not even a font that was being used, just an obscure font tucked away. Deleted the font, and the printer was fine. Very strange.
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Am I the only one who gets a little annoyed and disappointed when folks ask questions and never respond to the replys they get?
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I know nothing of your machine, but if you need belts, here are a couple of options
Here is a generic material used for belts:
a lot of woodworkers use this for replacement / upgraded belts for saws, lots of options for purchase https://www.google.com/search?q=table+saw+linked+belt&oq=table+saw+linked+belt&aqs=chrome..69i57.4376j0j7&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8
alternative might work: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07L3YT12H/?coliid=IT4WH5S2IJLLS&colid=3QY048OY1KONO&psc=1&ref_=list_c_wl_lv_ov_lig_dp_it
Info on the belt deep in this vid
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a piece of corrugated metal or the fiberglass awning/shed/patio roof might give you a nice template.
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So that would be the "engine" to pull your straps through/across the blade? That is certainly thinking outside the box! Love it.
Now thinking in that direction, a come along at the end of your shop and a good clamp on the strap, block and tackle, two football players from the local high school.... (strike that last one, eat too much).
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This may sound stupid, but anyone in your area with the equipment you could pay to do it?
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For those who maybe interested in the 1x30 belt sander on Amazon mentioned by Dwight, I believe it is the same unit sold by Harbor Freight and probably Princess Auto. Here is a vid on setting up the sander to be smoother.
I have added the better bearing, and turned the wheels, two on my lathe and the drive wheel in place. Much smoother. I have also placed a magnet in a small plastic bag behind the drive wheel, catches metal filings, hold the bag over the trash, reach in, pull out the magnet, the filings on the outside drop off.
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2 hours ago, SteveOz said:
Curiosity got the better of me. So, I made one of these light weight presses. It amazingly gives me a perfectly straight line of holes on both sides of my work without the noise of a mallet. I had everything in my shed except the toggle clamp. It cost me $23.00. A nice rainy day project. I'll be tinkering with my Singer next to try that out
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Thanks again everyone for your kind suggestions.
Nice! what clamp did you end up choosing? Seems to be the right one!
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I sewed some stunt kites, goodness that was nearly 30 years ago. Bought a couple too. I sewed up a bag with pack type nylon. Worked, but boy not nearly as classy as your case. Beautiful.
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I would consider a piece of plastic wrap (ie saran wrap) between the leather and the magnet. It would confirm magnatism and not some surface tension/ stickyness from the finish or conditioning of the leather.
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5 hours ago, Handstitched said:
My approach would be to rough up the area to be glued on the metal, you may have already done so, and remove any oil etc. with a solvent . This may also be a time where super glue may work. . Super glue will dry hard and stiff, but contact adhesive will be flexible. Is there such thing as a ' flexible super glue' ?
Be good to hear from others on this .
I almost forgot to mention, that when I make barrettes , I use around a 5mm -6 mm wood dowel a bit longer than the barrette itself, , slightly pointy at one end, and tapered at the other , and slightly smaller holes in the barrette for the dowel to pass through, not sure if that is of any help .
HS
I have purchase CA from these folks several times. I have no experience with their flexible, but here it is....
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1 hour ago, TomE said:
Barge cement thins nicely with Tanner's Bond cement thinner available at Tandy's. Barge all purpose thinner behaves similarly. I think both thinners contain toluene, heptane, and some ethyl acetate. Toluene is available in hardware stores. The other ingredients are harder to find.
the SDS for both the cement and the thinner confirms the above.
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I read on a reddit that the thinner is methyl ethyl ketone (MEK). I do not know if that is correct.
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Gonin down that long lonesome highway....
Takin a trip?
Yeah......
the bag is simply stunning.
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Found these looking for something else (of course), not the same, but same purpose
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the wrapping is how slingshots are done, with bands or tubes.
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9 hours ago, dikman said:
Great idea - unfortunately, not only have I run out of wall space but floor space too!
Guess I am not the only one!
A professor I had in college told me stuff expands to fill the space available. Yup, and then some!
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10 hours ago, SeaCitadel said:
I think I should have used only studs, no keepers. I wouldn't trust the keepers alone to keep the lid shut. I added them to keep the studs closed, but this is my first use of Sam Browne studs and it turns out they can withstand a good pull before opening.
Thanks all for the comments and tips.
Thanks, I do think the keeper adds a certain finished look the piece. Maybe finished is not the right word, but they add a secure (?maybe?) look. If this were a purse I would think the keepers would add a big degree of difficulty to having the contents stolen in a crowd or hanging on a chair back in restaurant.
Conversely I can see where they would add, for the same reason, an annoyance when retrieving documents in your home.
With or without, a wonderful result for what I am sure was a lot of work!
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Please share with us what you found, and your experience with it. Surgical tubing sounds good to me, similar or the same, Slingshot bands, tube type obviously, but they tend to be that tan color.
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if you decide to make one, these toggle clamps from bessey auto adjust to maintain pressure over a range of thickness. Might be a good choice.
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Wow, the accordion area is incredible! That is a serious amount of work that yeilded an impressive piece.
To further my learning, where do you think you should have placed the studs? Lower? above the keepers, with the keepers lower? Not used studs?
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I am curious, is the prohibiton on mailing blades, for the UK, just Northern Ireland, or local to where you live? I have looked at websites in the UK that sell knives ie https://www.georgebarnsleyandsons.co.uk/leather-working-knives?page=3
Cutting that makes my jaw drop
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Dirt track racing tires have fiber reinforcement but no steel. Folks who make recylced tire door mats use them when the racers are through with them.