Members x546JP Posted May 18, 2024 Author Members Report Posted May 18, 2024 My interest, in addition to leathercraft, is in hand tool modifications and innovations. As such, I asked the question. Leather tools in general are interesting given the ingenuity and creativeness that makers of tools have shown over the history of the craft. I am just looking for the tool that has yet to be made. Quote
Members SUP Posted May 18, 2024 Members Report Posted May 18, 2024 Do you plan to make and sell them? That would be interesting. Quote Learning is a life-long journey.
Contributing Member fredk Posted May 18, 2024 Contributing Member Report Posted May 18, 2024 On 5/18/2024 at 3:28 PM, SUP said: Do you plan to make and sell them? That would be interesting. On 5/18/2024 at 12:11 PM, x546JP said: My interest, in addition to leathercraft, is in hand tool modifications and innovations. As such, I asked the question. Leather tools in general are interesting given the ingenuity and creativeness that makers of tools have shown over the history of the craft. I am just looking for the tool that has yet to be made. I'd like a bobbin winder for the Tippmann Boss bobbins. Its incredible that you pay $1000 for a machine and they give you an aluminium bar to use in your hand drill with the bobbins. I know that due the way the machine works you can't have a machine mountable the way you can with other machines. Even if they offered a winder as an extra it would be worth buying mmmmm, I wonder if a small fixed spool fishing reel can be adapted?? Quote Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
Members dikman Posted May 18, 2024 Members Report Posted May 18, 2024 7 minutes ago, fredk said: mmmmm, I wonder if a small fixed spool fishing reel can be adapted?? Interesting idea, I don't see why not (the little closed-face casting reels come to mind). I guess it just depends on a) how handy you are at fabricating things and b) how much time you're prepared to put into it. Quote Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500. Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)
Members x546JP Posted June 4, 2024 Author Members Report Posted June 4, 2024 (edited) On 5/18/2024 at 5:28 PM, SUP said: Do you plan to make and sell them? That would be interesting. Not necessarily. I am equipped to make tools in plastic. Some tools like the Swivel Knife Bevelers and back bevelers are really good in plastic and I do make those. I just wanted to get myself and others to think about it. I am always interested in making tools more accessible and easier to use. The cost of leather tools can be a little much for some crafters. Edited June 4, 2024 by x546JP Better wording Quote
Moderator bruce johnson Posted June 5, 2024 Moderator Report Posted June 5, 2024 On 5/18/2024 at 4:29 PM, fredk said: I'd like a bobbin winder for the Tippmann Boss bobbins. Its incredible that you pay $1000 for a machine and they give you an aluminium bar to use in your hand drill with the bobbins. I know that due the way the machine works you can't have a machine mountable the way you can with other machines. Even if they offered a winder as an extra it would be worth buying mmmmm, I wonder if a small fixed spool fishing reel can be adapted?? Kind of interesting. I bought an early Boss 24 or 25 years ago. I loved the winder that fits a hand drill. Ordered a couple more winders as spares. I tension the thread between two fingers and can go back and forth to level wind bobbins like an old bait casting reel. I tried the bobbin winder on my 205-64 and Ferdco 2000 and still liked my hand wounds better. same on the 1245. My wife has a Cobra 26 and I wind all her bobbins by hand drill. Would not go back. Everyone is different but that’s just me. Quote Bruce Johnson Malachi 4:2 "the windshield's bigger than the mirror, somewhere west of Laramie" - Dave Stamey Vintage Refurbished And Selected New Leather Tools For Sale - www.brucejohnsonleather.com
Contributing Member fredk Posted June 5, 2024 Contributing Member Report Posted June 5, 2024 (edited) On 5/18/2024 at 11:29 PM, fredk said: mmmmm, I wonder if a small fixed spool fishing reel can be adapted?? A follow up; I bought a small fixed spool reel and the idea would work, but the reel's line section has to match the bobbin thread section. I went to an angling shop and the chap there helped me search out a reel. We found a few. But I can't afford to buy it for about 7 days, when I get some pay in Continued on Edited June 5, 2024 by fredk Quote Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
Members cashmanleather Posted June 5, 2024 Members Report Posted June 5, 2024 My Bobbin winder, old sewingmachine motor and belt. Quote
Members Mulesaw Posted June 5, 2024 Members Report Posted June 5, 2024 I would like a needle bender/grinder. So that if you got your hands on an old sewing machine with some out of stock needle system, you could make your own needles. For instance the Junker & Ruh SD28 hand outsole stitcher needs some special needles that are next to impossible to come by. I know that the machine would probably be expensive, but the idea of a dealer being able to make a few special needles, even for curved needle machines out of some stock steel appeals to me. Quote
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