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I’ve purchased a Weaver Master Tool creaser machine from another leather worker that bought it new around 2008 or so.  I’m curious if anyone has one that I can see mounted on a table and can give me some insight to it. Maybe I’m calling it by the wrong name, but it’s very similar to the Randall 1887 creaser he replaced this one with when he bought out an old harness maker’s shop. I can’t find ANYTHING about it online. Just videos of weavers new single wheel machines.  Nobody at Weaver that I’ve spoken with knows about it either

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My god, now I know for a fact I'm getting old when 2008 is considered old school. 😂

 

Weaver doesn't know anything about the machine that weaver sold? That's not a good look for a company that big. That's sad actuality

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I don't have a picture of a set up, but if it was up to me, I'd just make sure that there was enough space behind the machine to catch the straps when they have been creased.
For electric power, I would try to get an old sewing machine motor with a foot pedal. That would keep both of your hands free to feed the straps.

It is a really cool and good looking machine! 

Another thing, if you can mount the rollers individually, it would be a walk in the park, to hold a scotch brite pad to them to remove the light surface rust - without fearing that it would suddenly squeeze your fingers.
The rollers that you don't use often could get a light oiling and be packed away.

Brgds Jonas

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And when I say “old school”, I’m not referring to the age of the machine.  Just that it’s nothing like their new machine that only has one wheel at a time mounted to it.  This one is built similar to the the Randall creasers from pre 1900

I gotta have more cowbell !!!!

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Maybe I am missing the question here. The set up is like every other creaser. Mount on a bench, hole for the tension cables to go through, and a base for the foot pedal for the tensioning cables. 
If you are talking about the extra rollers - the single and double line use the same bottom roller. The domed top roller mates with the convexed bottom roller. The roller pairs are swapped out, not all mounted at once. I haven’t had a Weaver through here for several years but it look like those socket heads are unscrewed and the rollers are swapped. 
as far as motor, you want something with some torque. It might have a hole in the pulley/flywheel for a hand crank too

 

Bruce Johnson

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