DieselTech

Guys & gals I bought the TandyPro strap cutter machine. It is a nice machine, cuts 14-16oz saddle skirting like butter. But what sucks a big fat egg is the cutter blade separating plates. They used a 140 washers to separate them & to hold them in place when the jam nut is tightened. Needless to say it is stupid. So decided to do some mods. I was going make the separation plates out of stainless or aluminum bar stock. But changed my mind, & decided to use UHMW bar stock. I think this will be sufficient. Started with 3/4" x 3/8" milled UHMW bar stock & cut 8 4" long pieces. Then traced the separation plate tapered end profile on the 4" long uhmw bars I cut. Then I drilled a 10mm hole at 2¼" so they would be top or bottom heavy depending on how you install them. I want the heavy end at the top so the cutter separation plates/bars always swing towards the cutter blades/bar. I will have a few more pics tomorrow on the final product/modifications. Here a couple pics of what I'm doing.

@olbar70 you got a potential buyer for some of your leather tools.

@Yukonrookie dye a test piece with the spots on it to see if it aggrevates the spots/makes them stand out.

Nice looking knife! Glad to see it arrived. Gives me more confidence to order from them now. Keep us updated on how well it wears/ holds a edge.

Thanks. @Leather2 let me see if my wallet will allow it. Give me a day or 2 & I'll get back to you thru a private message. Thanks.

@Leather2 in the 3rd picture, what would you take for both pairs of dividers? Shipped to Kansas? Can you show me what you mean by the large dividers not being straight? Actually I might want the Spain dividers too. Thanks.

Should work good. Also deer & elk antler works for burnishing & folding/creasing.

Nice work on the thread winder. It looks industrial for sure!

Good silver solder has a lot of good uses. Expensive as heck. But a good supply to have around. Make sure to get flux too when you get silver solder. A lot of times for me the flux is the key to good solder job.

Toxo can I ask, does a magnet stick to your feed dog? High percentage silver solder will adhere to most metals. If a magnet don't stick it is probably stainless & will require a good flux for stainless & a high percentage silver solder. Thanks.

On my class 441 machine I bought narrow feed dogs & needle throat plates for it, because of this problem. I do not know if they are offered for the class 341 machines. The narrow feed dog & throat plate fixed/solved a lot of my problems I was having. I'm sure you can modify them to your needs if careful.

I have a friend who has a Rottweiler & it is a Big dog. She walks it everyday. I made a dog collar for her, out of a single layer of 10-12oz veg-tan. Over a years time, that collar stretched a bunch. Like way worse than I thought it would. IDK maybe it was a bad side of leather I got or what. I made a new collar for her, out of 2 layers of 8-9oz veg-tan & put velodon no stretch fabric in between the 2 layers & sewn it with 346 thread. It has not stretched any in over a year now.

Nice work. They look great!

Thanks. I thought it might have been 1 of his patterns too, but i was unsure.

Nice work. It looks great! Is that by chance a Tandy pattern? Thanks.

Looks great. Nice work! & Welcome!

Nice work. That sheath looks great! Fancy!!

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Ok you might have to use a different brand. But here is Giardini metallic edge paint. There is also the alpha 6 brand that can be bought in metallic. There is also Angelus brand leather paint in metallic.

Look into Vernis edge paint. With the hundreds of colors they got, you should be able to mix any color you want. It will just come down to what colors are needed mixed to get the color result you are looking for.

I think a 6-7oz with a 3-4oz liner is pretty common for the leather. It should hold its shape nice with that thickness. I think in that 9-11oz is about right. But maybe I am totally wrong. I make mostly 6 shooter holsters, so I am not saying with confidence to keep going. I also would think if you thought it was going to be too tight/small you can add thickness to the welt. There is some awesome holster makers on the forum, so they should be able to give you more insight.

Look up: How to replace a leather inlay. It will give some good ideas & techniques. The other thing you can look up: How to replace leather lining on a wooden trunk.

Lol when ya wanna come over. I could use a schooling. Nice thing you did, you will be rewarded for it.

Ok I will give a shot at this. Tools I would want. Leather edger. Skiving knife. Stitching groover. Burnishing tool for burnished edges. Stitching awl or Stitching chisels. Leather knife or razor knife. Rotating hole punch. Lmao I'm sure I'm forgetting a bunch of stuff. What Juki clone do you got? Thanks.

I was going to recommend Cordura. I just put a order in thru Sailrite. What is nice about Cordura is, when it is cut to size, you don't have to worry about it fraying & feathering. Many different thicknesses & colors available to.