Members Aven Posted November 27, 2018 Members Report Posted November 27, 2018 9 hours ago, Sheilajeanne said: Can't wait to show you my new leather working space...got pictures today, but no time to post them right now! Yes, this means I am MOVING as of Dec. 3. The lady who owned the house had 3 different hobbies, and much of the house was converted to suit her needs. There is a HUGE sewing room in the basement with counters on both sides of the room. The room adjacent to it has one whole wall of shelves..there are SHELVES EVERYWHERE!! Her other two hobbies were pottery making and stained glass. She had half of the garage insulated and heated so she could do her pottery out there. Pictures later, got to run! This change is coming none too soon. I picked up a 3/4 oz. veg tan side at Tandy's on the weekend for just $40, and my current storage space is TOO SMALL - it won't fit in! So, I will be going from a century home that has almost no storage space, to a house that has more than I'll know what to do with! Congrats! Looking forward to the pics. Quote
Members Daviddm Posted December 2, 2018 Members Report Posted December 2, 2018 On 11/25/2018 at 8:36 AM, koreric75 said: definitely making progress, looks good! Nice looking area and that table top is nice! I'm building now and moving stuff around and in. Quote
bikermutt07 Posted December 2, 2018 Author Report Posted December 2, 2018 11 hours ago, Daviddm said: Nice looking area and that table top is nice! I'm building now and moving stuff around and in. Foot for foot, that maybe the heaviest granite I have handled. It felt like it was twice the thickness. We set in place and didn't even bother to silicone it down. I rapped on it a few times to see if it rattled. Just a dead thud. The color is steel grey. I think it is more dense than even absolute black or Galaxy Black. 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.
Mjolnir Posted January 6, 2019 Report Posted January 6, 2019 where is the pic? 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
bikermutt07 Posted January 6, 2019 Author Report Posted January 6, 2019 On 11/25/2018 at 8:36 AM, koreric75 said: definitely making progress, looks good! On 11/24/2018 at 6:22 PM, bikermutt07 said: Ok I am finally making some more progress. The desk is gone and now I have a long narrow cutting area. Although it is covered with leather and supplies. Take notice of the french cleats above and storage below. The right corner will become the power tool area, it will have to make do being a multi duty spot. Drill press, snap press, belt sander and the like. Here is a picture of my main work station. Back wall got covered in French cleats. I fabricated this top this morning. It is a super dense piece of steel grey granite. Very heavy even for granite. And finally the consew 206rb-1 and the cowboy 3200. Well, you can't really see them yet, but I promise they are there. Haha Here ya go! They were hiding on the last page. 27 minutes ago, Mjolnir said: where is the pic? Good to see you back around. Make anything interesting lately? 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.
Mjolnir Posted January 6, 2019 Report Posted January 6, 2019 wow! you have come so far! nice room. 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 January 6, 2019 Report Posted January 6, 2019 51 minutes ago, bikermutt07 said: Here ya go! They were hiding on the last page. Good to see you back around. Make anything interesting lately? a resin coated four leaf clover pendant. My wife and I found it on our wedding day. Also resin coated yeti cups. Creating a leather dreamcatcher now 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
bikermutt07 Posted January 6, 2019 Author Report Posted January 6, 2019 (edited) @Mjolnir nice, and thanks. P.s. it looks better now. I have stuff a little more organized. Edited January 6, 2019 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.
bikermutt07 Posted January 11, 2019 Author Report Posted January 11, 2019 Update!! I can finally do a little work in here..... 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.
bikermutt07 Posted January 11, 2019 Author Report Posted January 11, 2019 (edited) And a few close ups.... I still have to build bases for these and a few other hand machines. Due to limited space I will have to set up a tool base bracket so I can interchange tools in the same space. Here is a shot of my organizers. These came from Home Depot at 20 bucks a pop. They are mounted on french cleats. I still have to make tool holders for all my hand tools in the french cleats fashion. Edited January 11, 2019 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.
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