Moderator Art Posted January 22, 2009 Moderator Report Posted January 22, 2009 Go easy girl, that ain't Meehanite. Chinese castings have improved a lot over the years, but are still a little granular, just go slow. Art So I am going to grind it out. Quote For heaven's sakes pilgrim, make yourself a strop!
Bree Posted January 23, 2009 Author Report Posted January 23, 2009 Go easy girl, that ain't Meehanite. Chinese castings have improved a lot over the years, but are still a little granular, just go slow.Art Art... It took the Dremel grinding stone very well. The metal was very good quality and the casting didn't even get hot as I ground it. I could touch it very shortly after grinding. It's fixed now and I sewed a nice belt with it the same day. Quote Ride Safe! Bree 2003 Dyna Wide Glide Memberships: Iron Butt Association, Niagara Falls HOG, Wild Fire HOG NRA, Niagara County Sportsman's Association
Members Go2Tex Posted January 23, 2009 Members Report Posted January 23, 2009 Like I said before, Bree. Take that dang thing off, put it in your drawer and just learn to use your fingers to guide the work. Trust me. It works. Quote Brent Tubre email: BCL@ziplinkmail.com
Bree Posted January 23, 2009 Author Report Posted January 23, 2009 Like I said before, Bree. Take that dang thing off, put it in your drawer and just learn to use your fingers to guide the work. Trust me. It works. Do you have to actually SEE the leather to guide it?? LOL! I'm old now Brent. That's a bifocal roller guide for the peeps that can't see anymore! Heck if I did it the old fashioned way I'd probably stitch my finger to the leather!! Quote Ride Safe! Bree 2003 Dyna Wide Glide Memberships: Iron Butt Association, Niagara Falls HOG, Wild Fire HOG NRA, Niagara County Sportsman's Association
Members Go2Tex Posted January 23, 2009 Members Report Posted January 23, 2009 Oh you see well enough. You can read this forum. How do you do fancy stitching? There's no quide there, just a gouge line, presumably or some chalk line or whatever. You slow that thing down and just follow your line. I stitch tack and billets, saddle skirts, and it's the same as a belt. I want the line perfect. Plus, it's all curvy in places. I rarely step out of the gouge. My skirts are all all one big long curve with only a couple straight places at the top. So, for me, the use of the guide was impractical. I just figured out that I was already pushing the work against the guide with one hand, why not just put my thumb on the plate and run the work against it as a guide. So far I haven't managed to put a needle through my thumb or any other finger. ...well, not a machine needle. The hand stitching awl, ....that's another story. Quote Brent Tubre email: BCL@ziplinkmail.com
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