Members myjtp Posted January 19, 2017 Author Members Report Posted January 19, 2017 1 hour ago, garypl said: Received my Stitching pony today - it's as described on Amazon and cost was $24 including tax! SWEET!! im still waiting for the dang UPS driver... but good to know it was legit! Quote
Members Mattsbagger Posted January 19, 2017 Members Report Posted January 19, 2017 I adapted mine. Easier on tailbone and sturdier. Quote
bikermutt07 Posted January 19, 2017 Report Posted January 19, 2017 (edited) I found a different one with some sort of cam lock for 28 bucks on Amazon last night. I wasn't in the market for one, but, I have a hard time passing up a deal. https://www.amazon.com/KINGSO-Desktop-Leather-Sewing-Leathercraft/dp/B01FUBBY7Q Edited January 19, 2017 by bikermutt07 Quote I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with. Stitching is like gravy, it's only great if you make it every day. From Texas but in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Members Mattsbagger Posted January 19, 2017 Members Report Posted January 19, 2017 1 hour ago, bikermutt07 said: I found a different one with some sort of cam lock for 28 bucks on Amazon last night. I wasn't in the market for one, but, I have a hard time passing up a deal. https://www.amazon.com/KINGSO-Desktop-Leather-Sewing-Leathercraft/dp/B01FUBBY7Q I like that cam lock. That's only downside to mine. There is a thread somewhere on here about a spring and cam lock on amazon to upgrade the Tandy one. Quote
Members myjtp Posted January 19, 2017 Author Members Report Posted January 19, 2017 Winner winner chicken dinner!! Quote
Members DJole Posted January 19, 2017 Members Report Posted January 19, 2017 3 hours ago, bikermutt07 said: I found a different one with some sort of cam lock for 28 bucks on Amazon last night. I wasn't in the market for one, but, I have a hard time passing up a deal. https://www.amazon.com/KINGSO-Desktop-Leather-Sewing-Leathercraft/dp/B01FUBBY7Q An unusual piece of hardware design. I can't figure out, from the photos, just how that cam lock *closes* the jaws together, since it's not clear how the end opposite the cam lever is attached to the wood. Quote \D. Jole \ --> <http://djole.altervista.org/djole/Publications/Leather/Lindex.htm>
bikermutt07 Posted January 20, 2017 Report Posted January 20, 2017 39 minutes ago, DJole said: An unusual piece of hardware design. I can't figure out, from the photos, just how that cam lock *closes* the jaws together, since it's not clear how the end opposite the cam lever is attached to the wood. I think there is a piece of all thread involved. The handle looks like it disappears into a slot when closed. Quote I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with. Stitching is like gravy, it's only great if you make it every day. From Texas but in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Members myjtp Posted January 20, 2017 Author Members Report Posted January 20, 2017 Excellent Mods for this stitching pony! Quote
Members strathmoredesigns Posted April 10, 2017 Members Report Posted April 10, 2017 (edited) On 1/19/2017 at 2:29 PM, Mattsbagger said: So I just started using this pony (like literally yesterday). I like it well enough, but I was wondering what other people do when they're stitching a larger piece of leather? I'm still working on a practice rectangular piece I got from the stitching class at Tandy and sometimes I have to ram the leather in and sort of fold it up because that screw is right in the middle of the pony. It seems like this could get in the way if you were trying to stitch something larger, like a bag, and still have the clamps close to your stitching line. I've noticed that Ian Atkinson has ditched his screw in favor of some plastic clamps, but he's also got the cheaper Tandy pony where the two arms touch each other. Has anybody else encountered this problem and what's your workaround? Edited April 10, 2017 by strathmoredesigns Quote
garypl Posted April 10, 2017 Report Posted April 10, 2017 When I have hand stitched a bag or larger piece I just lay it on my table and stitch while it is laying flat. Quote Cowboy 4500, Consew 206RB-4
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