Members Sylvia Posted June 13, 2012 Members Report Posted June 13, 2012 LOL yes even the oldest sewing machines foot controller will do the very slow stitch.... they are all variable resistance controllers. Only the "industrial" clutch motors are full speed or off. And, no you are only supposed to do simple things until your skills are strong enough to do the more elaborate ones. In the old days of live-in furniture maker apprentices... the apprentice's first projects were small... a tool box... a stool... until they were skilled enough to be trusted with a small table... years later they were skilled enough to do elaborate pieces. Baby steps... stretch your skills a little each time. Don't dive into the deep end... until you can swim. A teacher pointed at me with a ruler and said "At the end of this ruler is an idiot." I got detention when I asked "Which end?"
Members DoubleC Posted June 13, 2012 Members Report Posted June 13, 2012 Well the way I heard everyone talk about servo motors or foot controllers, or something like that I thought you needed something special to slow down a 15-91. But it will go slow, it just likes to race, kinda like me, into the surf, glub :-) http://www.etsy.com/shop/DoubleCCowgirl
Members BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted June 13, 2012 Members Report Posted June 13, 2012 Summer fun in Southern NV involves staying inside until the sun goes down. At least then the 115 is bearable without the suns rays. Only 102 today. You laugh at me because I am different. I laugh at you because you are all the same.
Members Steve Lowe Posted June 22, 2012 Members Report Posted June 22, 2012 Okay I am new here and I JUST FOUND THIS....... but since I a love a good challenge and am about to go in for Surgery on Monday I will need something to keep busy the next week. What is the deadline and how can I find the July Challenge if there is one? Do y'all do these challenges each month? How can I subscribe to the challenges? I have an idea and even if I miss the deadline, I still need the practice either way..... Woooo whoooooo cant wait!!!! Where is my swivel knife and modeling spoon?
Members DoubleC Posted June 22, 2012 Members Report Posted June 22, 2012 Custom yes we do these every month. If you look at the top of this board you'll see 'watch topic' which will be for this month. Next month the July challenge will be in the same place but you'll have to 'rewatch.' Welcome, good luck on your surgery and grab that swivel knife!!!! Cheryl http://www.etsy.com/shop/DoubleCCowgirl
Members Sylvia Posted June 22, 2012 Members Report Posted June 22, 2012 Okay I am new here and I JUST FOUND THIS....... but since I a love a good challenge and am about to go in for Surgery on Monday I will need something to keep busy the next week. What is the deadline and how can I find the July Challenge if there is one? Do y'all do these challenges each month? How can I subscribe to the challenges? I have an idea and even if I miss the deadline, I still need the practice either way..... Woooo whoooooo cant wait!!!! Where is my swivel knife and modeling spoon? Hi custom: This particular challenge is for June 1-30th as long as you enter before the 30th you are good to go. (even if you miss the deadline that's good too) The challenge is "Living in the Heart of Summer" There are no limits to the number of tools but YOU need DESIGN/DRAW/, etc your own design. It's not a trace and go project. For me, summer means taking the kids fishing. For Chancy... apparently it means robbing stage coachess. LOL So get out your drawing materials... and draw something that means summer to you. Then have fun carving it. Color if you wish to... Yes these are typically done monthly. Last month was Dragons, the month before was Tikis. Just keep an eye out for the July 2012 postings or... watch the entire forum area. I hope your surgery goes well and that you heal up and hair over quickly. A teacher pointed at me with a ruler and said "At the end of this ruler is an idiot." I got detention when I asked "Which end?"
Members DoubleC Posted June 22, 2012 Members Report Posted June 22, 2012 I'm glad you clarified that Syl because I didn't realize you had to draw your own picture. I downloaded pictures of covered bridges and streams and also a brook by a pasture I was going to insert Sienna into. If I have to freehand I'll never get done, LOL although I think I could the brook one from looking at the picture. I'm still not started yet :-( I got everything out last night but and ran the copies off of the brook picture, but didn't start yet. Cheryl http://www.etsy.com/shop/DoubleCCowgirl
Members Sylvia Posted June 22, 2012 Members Report Posted June 22, 2012 Yep we have to draw our own design. Hey... stick figures under a tree... would work. A teacher pointed at me with a ruler and said "At the end of this ruler is an idiot." I got detention when I asked "Which end?"
Members DoubleC Posted June 22, 2012 Members Report Posted June 22, 2012 Yeah but the perspective on that would be a *itch, LOL http://www.etsy.com/shop/DoubleCCowgirl
Contributing Member TwinOaks Posted June 23, 2012 Author Contributing Member Report Posted June 23, 2012 Well, I'd like for people to draw their own designs, but hey, I fully recognize that some folks feel a bit artistically challenged....I'M ONE OF THEM!!!! Feel free to use pictures/images/etc.from whatever source* if you need to... as inspiration, but I'm hoping for something more than a reversed photocopy of a calender page. Grab images from multiple sources and compile them into your own composition. Since there's no limits on the tools, I suspect we won't see too many instances of tracing a printout with a swivel knife. And yes, Custom, as was said, we're doing this monthly. It's an effort to continue the informal 'lessons' that were done on here when I was starting out. It helps to show members the many facets of leather working, and to overcome the perceived limitations. * Note: If you use a copyrighted image/design, please don't forget to credit the source. As per the rules of this forum, we can not reproduce copyrighted material without permission of the creator. Mike DeLoach Esse Quam Videri (Be rather than Seem) "Don't learn the tricks of the trade.....Learn the trade." "Teach what you know......Learn what you don't." LEATHER ARTISAN'S DIGITAL GUILD on Facebook.
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