DieselTech

Guys & gals I got a friend, who broke a rear cinch strap on his J&J Saddle. Well I elected myself to make a new one & got a couple questions. #1: what kind of leather is used in the cinch straps? Veg-tan? #2 do they use a reinforcement piece sandwiched in between the layers of leather where the strap adjustment holes are? Thanks. Any & all help will be greatly appreciated.

Looks great! Nice work.

Nice work. I can only imagine the obstacles you went thru to get your machine the way it is now.

Don Gonzales has a good video of applying antique finish. I always do my lighter dye 1st, then I apply the antique gel. Then after antique gel drys I seal it with a sealer.

Thanks TomE I appreciate your feedback. Basically you are saying the foot of the Cobra 26 has no problem navigating multiple layers/steps of the leather when sewing. Tom what is the cylinder arm diameter of the cobra 26 compared to a Class 441 cylinder arm? Thanks. Much appreciated.

Welcome to the group. Bunch of great people here.

Thanks Landcruzer for your feedback. Yeah I got a Cobra class 4 & purchased all of @Patrick1 narrow feed dogs & plates. While they work great & his work is top notch, I wanted a dedicated machine for lighter materials & jobs. I got tired of swapping everything, lol or i guess you could say lazy. So I thought the Cobra class 26 would fit the bill best for me. Thanks.

Thanks. Bruce I appreciate your feedback. Yeah my cobra class 4 intimidate's me a bit. But I'm slowly getting over it. Have you had any timing issues with the cobra class 26? I'm just curious, as I've read a few things & watched a few videos with people having timing issues. I figured maybe it was operator error. Thanks.

Guys & gals I'm looking to add another sewing machine to my arsenal of tools. I got a Cobra class 4 & while I can "dumb it down" for 138 thread & lighter materials. I would like to add another machine that can be setup for the lighter thread & materials. What's your thoughts on the Cobra class 26? Will the machine be happy for 138 thread? Is there other machines I should take a look at buying instead? I will be using this machine mostly for wallets & card holders, belts & such with the flatbed table top. Thanks. Any & all help greatly appreciated.

Looks good. Nice work. Welcome to the group.

I'll look thru my belt craftaid patterns & see if I have that one. I believe that's 1 of the patterns I could not find. But I'll look in the next day or 2.

I would want either a 12"-18" leather splitter or a giant clicker press & dies.

I guess I'm the odd duck out! I use Weldwood contact adhesive. Good stuff, but stinks the shop up. I believe it can be thinned with acetone.

Looks good! Nice revamp.

Got any black walnut trees? Use the walnut hulls to make a dye. You can make the dye from brown to black depending on how long you extract it. Just soak the hulls in water. The longer the walnut hulls soak the darker the dye will get.

You can get a nice edge on the rotary blades with this sharpener.

Chartermade blades I believe offers MagnaCut. I know Leather Wranglers offers leather knives in MagnaCut.

Yeah I believe there is 2 people that I know of. I believe they offer Magnacut steel. Lmao now I just need to think of their names. BTW they are not cheap. $300-$450 dollar a knife.

Double your 5-6oz leather for a 10-12oz leather. As others has stated, I like my leather for tool sheaths & such, made out of 9-12oz leather.

Use some gum tract & a heavy thick drinking glass & then slick. Lightly damp it with some water & saddle soap & slick. Just don't get too crazy when slicking & it should not effect your tooling. Or at least I dont think it would.

I love my stamps Tim did for me. I got 2 makers stamps a 1" & 1½" For setting I bought the big Barry king maul I can't remember for sure, but I think it is 32oz. I know if you don't case your leather good enough, the 1½" sometimes takes a couple hits.

Looks good Stew. Nice work! Lot of color there.

Ok thanks. I appreciate it. Lol I got to look I may have bought it.

Nice work on them sheaths. Them are nice! If you don't mind what background tool did you use with the oak leaf? Beautiful knives! Thanks.

Yeah that top 3/8 size stamp set is 1 I've been wanting for a while now. There is bunch of his stamps I want. Or if it's not that stamp it's 1 similar to it. Maybe later this year!