Some More Noob Stuff

[OLDNSLOW]

ok thanks, like I mentioned above sometimes it just takes getting hit in the head with a sledge to turn on the light, I hadn't thought about that and it makes sense. It is just continuing with the procedure and even the name escapes me right now, I think it is a medication thing.

[rickdroid]

I have tried my ( hand ) at some hand stitching but, my hands are not what they use to be. One too many cold nights of picking up frozen wrenches to get something rolling, is now taking its toll and after a few hours of stitching it takes me some time to recover, maybe a day or two, so to try and do it day in and day out, I would probably be out of the game so to speak. So the next best option is to machine sew, at least for me at this stage in my life. However I want to be able to crank out the best product I can with what I have. The learning curve hasn't been to bad but even doing the hand stamping takes it's toll on my wrists as well so not sure how much of that I would be doing unless I spread it out over a few days, but then again therein lies another question, will letting the leather dry and then wetting again have any negative impact on the leather?

Thanks

I have a similar problem with my hands, getting old has some good things and some lousey ones don't it.

Any how, consider going to a doctor that does pain management. The one that I use mixes up a prescription cream that I use on my hands that really helps. Not saying that it stops all of the pain but sure makes a big difference, stops the cramps and allows me to perform hand sewing.

Now if he could only mix up something that made my sewing better.

Rick

[OLDNSLOW]

was going to one then switched all my stuff over to the V A in spite of all the bad publicity, so need to ask the Doc about something like that for my hands I already get some other cream but it is some real sticky, oily stuff, it has lidocaine in it.

[TinkerTailor]

Nice.... good to see a guy jump in and start - that's where the REAL learning comes from. I WOULD agree that the book is worth having, but in the end you learn it by doing it.

And long as the molds are dimensionally correct, that's one step from stealing Pitted composite, or trigger that didn't mold in all the way, or sight that didn't form so great .. so what?@#!@#!! Good find!

Nuttin a little jb weld kain't fix.