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10 hours ago, Handstitched said:

G'Day, 

Well , I finally took a brave step this arvo  and took some pics of my messy workshop, however, I did have a quick clean up before I took them. So here goes * deep breath* . This is my hobby room / workshop .  Each pic is pretty much self explanatory , but feel free to ask  what is what. 

All my hides are on shelves  under the benches, that I got cheap. 

Its carpeted on one side , painted floor on the other. All insulated. TV & stereo in the far corner , and heated with a kero heater . ( the white box on the floor ) . It look a mess, and it is, but I know where everything is....most of the time.   :)  When I win lotto, I'd love to expand, as space is at a prime. 

 

HS 

 

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That's quite a bit of stuff. Looks like you have enough sewing machines to get a military contract.

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.

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@Mark842 pencil me in for some pounds of that scrap when you get to it.

Consew came home today. It will still be a few weeks before I produce anything though.:unsure:

Plus it looks like the side jobs are about to ramp back up.....

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.

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5 minutes ago, bikermutt07 said:

@Mark842 pencil me in for some pounds of that scrap when you get to it.

Consew came home today. It will still be a few weeks before I produce anything though.:unsure:

Plus it looks like the side jobs are about to ramp back up.....

 

It will be this stuff....this is Fred, Fred is growing and taking over the area in between my clicker presses.  Mostly belly areas or areas that I didn't like the grain because of small imperfections. I have about ten more glad bags full in the basement. Keep saying I'm keeping it to use it for small items but its getting out of control.

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1 hour ago, bikermutt07 said:

@Mark842 pencil me in for some pounds of that scrap when you get to it.

Consew came home today. It will still be a few weeks before I produce anything though.:unsure:

Plus it looks like the side jobs are about to ramp back up.....

I must've just missed you, I was up there to get the bobbins for the Adler 67...turns out they're a bit smaller than we thought initially

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Machines currently in use: Cowboy 3200, Adler 67-372, Singer 66, Singer 15-91

 

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@Mark842 , really dig that brown.

@koreric75 , we were there between 6 and 6:30, got a little 138 you can loan for a bit?

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.

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8 hours ago, bikermutt07 said:

@Mark842 , really dig that brown.

@koreric75 , we were there between 6 and 6:30, got a little 138 you can loan for a bit?

LOL, i have 92, and 207....I'll have to order the 138 or make a trip also going to be looking for a smaller motor pulley...i can almost get it slowed down enough with the control knob and still sew easy, but would be easier with a little more ratio

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Machines currently in use: Cowboy 3200, Adler 67-372, Singer 66, Singer 15-91

 

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G'day, 

10 hours ago, bikermutt07 said:

That's quite a bit of stuff. Looks like you have enough sewing machines to get a military contract.

Thanks. Its taken 14 years to accumulate it ,well, thats how long I've been working with leather.  The machines are :  Seiko STW 28 B (  aka "Stewart")    , Juki clone (aka "Brutus" ) , Pfaff 60, and a Singer 29K53. I also have a Necchi  Supernova with all the bits  on a shelf,  but rarely used. 

The Consew 206 will be a good strong  reliable machine. 

 

10 hours ago, Mark842 said:

it will be this stuff....this is Fred, Fred is growing and taking over the area in between my clicker presses.  Mostly belly areas or areas that I didn't like the grain because of small imperfections. I have about ten more glad bags full in the basement. Keep saying I'm keeping it to use it for small items but its getting out of control.

Mark,  " Fred" is $$$$ to me. Theres so much I can do with " Fred" . I do have a press with knives , top left , 1st pic, (theres a fan sitting on it, amongst other junk  :) )  Its 3ph , but I have no 3 ph power....yet . 

I bought  it from a former leather worker for $500 aus. , .....he paid $7500 new . 

 

HS

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' I have a very gweat friend in Wome called Biggus Dickus,

He has a wife you know, do you know whats she's called? Incontinentia.......Incontinentia Buttocks '  :rofl:

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@Mark842  Fred looks interesting.  Will be looking to see grey, burgundy, and other colors when you start your Fred reduction process.

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59 minutes ago, Scoutmom103 said:

@Mark842  Fred looks interesting.  Will be looking to see grey, burgundy, and other colors when you start your Fred reduction process.

Unfortunately in this leather I only use black brown and tan.

 

1 hour ago, Handstitched said:

Mark,  " Fred" is $$$$ to me. Theres so much I can do with " Fred" . I do have a press with knives , top left , 1st pic, (theres a fan sitting on it, amongst other junk  :) )  Its 3ph , but I have no 3 ph power....yet . 

I bought  it from a former leather worker for $500 aus. , .....he paid $7500 new . 

Get that press going! If you have single phase 220V like you would run for your clothes dryer, get a Rotary Phase converter. Simple to install and use and quiet and reliable. I purchased one from American Rotary years ago and its been trouble free. It probably runs 2-6 hours a day 6 days a week. I think I paid about $500 for it new, probably more now as it was 10-12 years ago.

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Slowly making progress....

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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.

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