Members JRedding Posted January 13, 2008 Members Report Posted January 13, 2008 I think you're screwed dude, around here we nail stuff like that to the wall for a while just to make sure it sinks in and doesn't happen again. Thank god for having to paint once in a while or my wall would look like "don't let this happen to you" for a cow. Quote
SCOUTER Posted January 13, 2008 Report Posted January 13, 2008 Wolvie, I HATE doing things over! I am the type that would spend twice as much time adapting everything else to fit! I don't understand why you can't cut the pan/foam to fit the NEW Cover? What is the pan made of? When you have to improvise you call it "CUSTOM" Nice lacing! (cut the pan!) Good Luck! Quote
Contributing Member wolvenstien Posted January 13, 2008 Author Contributing Member Report Posted January 13, 2008 I hate doing stuff twice too.... the pan is stainless steel, and I have nothing to cut it down and getting a smaller bike is out of the question... I think I have an idea that Beave gave me without giving me.... I will work on it today and see if it works out some.... Quote "The miracle is not how two adults can create a child, the phenomenon is how quickly a child can create two adults." -- VYBE Her: Hit Me Him: Do you want me to use the knife? Her: No, When you hit with a knife, that's STABBING!
Ambassador Beaverslayer Posted January 13, 2008 Ambassador Report Posted January 13, 2008 Hey Wolvie, glad I could help without helping..LOL Ken Quote Beaverslayer Custom Leather<br />Wearable Works of Art https://www.facebook...erCustomLeather
Contributing Member wolvenstien Posted January 13, 2008 Author Contributing Member Report Posted January 13, 2008 Hey Wolvie, glad I could help without helping..LOLKen well... what I thought of was from what you mentioned about how Beeze does the X lacing... but I screded it up too.... Back to the drawing board.... Quote "The miracle is not how two adults can create a child, the phenomenon is how quickly a child can create two adults." -- VYBE Her: Hit Me Him: Do you want me to use the knife? Her: No, When you hit with a knife, that's STABBING!
Ambassador Beaverslayer Posted January 13, 2008 Ambassador Report Posted January 13, 2008 I feel for ya Wolvie, I do hope that you can get it all worked out. By the way, I thought you were going to go with a Dragon design on your seats? Ken Quote Beaverslayer Custom Leather<br />Wearable Works of Art https://www.facebook...erCustomLeather
David Posted January 13, 2008 Report Posted January 13, 2008 (edited) I dont know if you allowed for this, but, when you use the cushion for the pattern and then punch holes and lace it together your NEW cushion size is measured to the inside of the holes. To make the cushion fit, you would have to enlarge your pattern by the distance from the inside of the holes to the edge of the leather. for example if your cushion is 15" square and you use 1/8" dia. holes that are 1/8" from the edge of the leather your pattern should be enlarged by 1/4" on all sides or 15 1/2" square. Edited January 13, 2008 by David Quote
Contributing Member wolvenstien Posted January 14, 2008 Author Contributing Member Report Posted January 14, 2008 I feel for ya Wolvie, I do hope that you can get it all worked out.By the way, I thought you were going to go with a Dragon design on your seats? Ken I could not get anyone to hlp me with any type of design, and I saw either David or Beezes seat that was "elegantly simple" with basket weave tooling on the upper and lower of the seating area, and it looked nice, so since I could not get any help getting a scene that would bring all four pieces together, when I saw his seat I decided to go with something like that. It was posted on the 2007 board, and I dotn remember whose seat it was but I refered to it as "elegantly simple". I dont know if you allowed for this, but, when you use the cushion for the pattern and then punch holes and lace it together your NEW cushion size is measured to the inside of the holes. To make the cushion fit, you would have to enlarge your pattern by the distance from the inside of the holes to the edge of the leather. for example if your cushion is 15" square and you use 1/8" dia. holes that are 1/8" from the edge of the leather your pattern should be enlarged by 1/4" on all sides or 15 1/2" square. David, no I did not take this into account, and thank you for giving me the formula to figure it by... maybe now when i restart on it tomorrow I will get it to work. Quote "The miracle is not how two adults can create a child, the phenomenon is how quickly a child can create two adults." -- VYBE Her: Hit Me Him: Do you want me to use the knife? Her: No, When you hit with a knife, that's STABBING!
Members katfrye Posted January 14, 2008 Members Report Posted January 14, 2008 I took the original cover off my sissy bar back rest and used the cushion to make a template to cut the leather out with. Well... I cut the leather, tooled it, and laced the rear panel to the gusset and went to fit the cushion into the piece I had finished to get it ready to lace the front to it and the cushion is way too big for it now. I thought that if I cut the back and front the same size as the cushion and the gusset the same width, that it would fit... not the case... I didnt want to cut it larger for fear of cutting ti too large and it being "baggy". Any suggestions? Wet it and force it to fit? I will get pix in the morning.... to show how I put it together and what I am talking about. I think you need to unlace/sew and add leather. If it were me, I would buy some muslin, make a prototype/pattern before adding anything. You can use 'steam-a-seam' instead of sewing, you iron the seams & they can be pulled apart when you want to make final pattern. Kat Frye Quote
Kevin King Posted January 14, 2008 Report Posted January 14, 2008 So...if your gonna havta start over might as well try the soak and stretch idea. Matter of fact, when i make a seat i always soak it and have not ever had a problem with the tooling coming out. KK Quote The second kick from a jackass is of no educational value. Official Freak Fan Club President FACEBOOK kevinkingleather.com
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