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I just carefully measure my stitch spacing so I know where the first back stitch will end up, put a tiny start mark on the leather and drop the needle on it, then back two then forward.

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2 hours ago, bladegrinder said:

I just carefully measure my stitch spacing so I know where the first back stitch will end up, put a tiny start mark on the leather and drop the needle on it, then back two then forward.

The varying stitch length is the challenge for me. Practice, practice practice...

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2 hours ago, Frodo said:

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Looking for the same ole same ole

or different ?   You said maybe make other things like pouches,  let’s combine those 2.   
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On 3/29/2024 at 1:42 PM, DieselTech said:

Yeah I want to make a PID knife oven as well, just had not really had the funds. Them good PID controllers are not cheap. 

Cheaper if you make your own, I've built three so far. Lots of information on the castboolits forum.

Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500.

Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)

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18 minutes ago, dikman said:

Cheaper if you make your own, I've built three so far. Lots of information on the castboolits forum.

Thanks. I'll check it out. I havent been to their site in a while anywho. 

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The PID I got was around $35 I believe off Amazon, it worked so well on that little oven I bought another for my smoker. The toaster oven got a blanket of Kao wool packed in between the oven and the outer shell that I had around my shop

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19 minutes ago, bladegrinder said:

The PID I got was around $35 I believe off Amazon, it worked so well on that little oven I bought another for my smoker. The toaster oven got a blanket of Kao wool packed in between the oven and the outer shell that I had around my shop

I don't think you can build a PID for $35!  I'm pretty sure I had at least twice that in the one I made.

 

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Yea the one I got came with the PID and a solid state 40 amp relay, works great on my electric smoker too, that thing had some pretty big swings in temperature too.

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