Members Jake907 Posted December 17, 2017 Members Report Posted December 17, 2017 (edited) @plinkercases seeing all your homemade tools and such I was inspired to post this picture of a press I made for leather working, I'm a welder/mechanic/machinist, dabbler in all things metal...and leather so I had the materials available, but I made this so that I could hang a weight from the handle and walk away to let something form/flatten/stamp while I worked on something else. I really like your burnisher by the way, very nice. Edited December 17, 2017 by Jake907 Quote -Jake North Country Leather and Wool
Mjolnir Posted December 17, 2017 Author Report Posted December 17, 2017 15 minutes ago, Jake907 said: @plinkercases seeing all your homemade tools and such I was inspired to post this picture of a press I made for leather working, I'm a welder/mechanic/machinist, dabbler in all things metal...and leather so I had the materials available, but I made this so that I could hang a weight from the handle and walk away to let something form/flatten/stamp while I worked on something else. a lever long enough can move the world. if you can machine a 360 clamp we can start a business! 27 minutes ago, plinkercases said: Quote He attacked everything in life with a mix of extraordinary genius and naive incompetence, and it was often difficult to tell which was which. Douglas Adams
Mjolnir Posted December 17, 2017 Author Report Posted December 17, 2017 45 minutes ago, plinkercases said: 2 hours ago, alpha2 said: I WAS going to ask who's body was hidden behind the sheet! I love this thread, some shops make me happier about my space, others, not so much. Also, while I'm thinking back that far............(Yes, a LONG time ago)...I got some countertops, solid as heck, from a local cabinet/countertop outfit. Mistakes, over-runs, client changed their mind, etc. They were happy to get rid of them. These make an excellent work surface, they are heavy, solid, and cheap. What's not to love? Jeff This my friends is a great hack. Believe it or not there are enough leathercrafters in the world than your local countertop foundry will cut their scrap into 1x2 foot pieces for tooling. The lady at my local store was so nice she told me the whole history of my granite. Tiger stripes with pink crystal from Africa etc... cost me $40, great way to spend an afternoon. 47 minutes ago, plinkercases said: I hope it wasn't in your basement and then you had trouble getting it up the stairs.... Cold shivers run up my spine. I hear a thump, thump as a striped sheet is dragged up the basement stairs. Quote He attacked everything in life with a mix of extraordinary genius and naive incompetence, and it was often difficult to tell which was which. Douglas Adams
Members sheathmaker Posted December 17, 2017 Members Report Posted December 17, 2017 I've got quite a bit crammed into and 8'X20' space. It only really shows one end of the shop Paul Quote Paul long-----108 Briarwood Ln. W-----Kerrville, TX--78028------830 367 5536-- pfl@cebridge.net
Mjolnir Posted December 17, 2017 Author Report Posted December 17, 2017 1 minute ago, sheathmaker said: I've got quite a bit crammed into and 8'X20' space. It only really shows one end of the shop Paul Do you have grand kids? Do you want one? Quote He attacked everything in life with a mix of extraordinary genius and naive incompetence, and it was often difficult to tell which was which. Douglas Adams
Members Jake907 Posted December 17, 2017 Members Report Posted December 17, 2017 1 hour ago, Mjolnir said: a lever long enough can move the world. if you can machine a 360 clamp we can start a business! I'm not seeing the 360 degree clamp, want to elaborate?.........or did that just go way over my head :-) Quote -Jake North Country Leather and Wool
alpha2 Posted December 17, 2017 Report Posted December 17, 2017 12 hours ago, plinkercases said: I hope it wasn't in your basement and then you had trouble getting it up the stairs.... Smaller pieces only in the basement...then the garage for the wings and fuselage. I did have a little issue with the fuselage, however. It's built upside down in a jig, and I put the access hole for the elevator bellcrank in the wrong place...so now there's a hole on one side at the right height, and one on the other side that is at "not the right height". I imagine the present owner is scratching his head over that one. Quote So much leather...so little time.
Members Orangeleather Posted December 17, 2017 Members Report Posted December 17, 2017 (edited) Due to current circumstances this must be a challenger for those most compact work space (not shop). hope this works as I'm alien to this phone at the best of times. Edited December 17, 2017 by Orangeleather Resizing image Quote
Members AdamPCain Posted December 17, 2017 Members Report Posted December 17, 2017 When I started this hobby I was really into Hi-end audio equipment that was just to expensive. Being a tool&die maker by trade I have always like making things so I figured I would try leather working it's probably cheaper. Boy was I wrong now I am going to buy my first industrial sewing machine after the holidays. I love it though it keeps me busy and I have something to show for it. Quote
Mjolnir Posted December 17, 2017 Author Report Posted December 17, 2017 1 hour ago, Orangeleather said: Due to current circumstances this must be a challenger for those most compact work space (not shop). hope this works as I'm alien to this phone at the best of times. Dig the magnets! And the use of closet space! Quote He attacked everything in life with a mix of extraordinary genius and naive incompetence, and it was often difficult to tell which was which. Douglas Adams
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