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Hi folks, I always use an edge beveler to cut a 45-degree bevel on the front and back side of my leather (primarily for making holsters). Then, before finishing, I sand the sharp bevel edges on the apex of the edge into a domed, rounded-over shape before wetting and boning shiny smooth before painting. Frankly, this is the most tedious part of my process and I really don't enjoy it at all. Is there a tool, perhaps some kind of U-shaped scraper, or a Dremel bit, that would dome those edges for me quickly and eliminate the sanding step? Thanks, DeWayne PS - Attaching a pic of the unfinished edge I'm talking about, before any sanding/rounding.

Hi folks, I always use an edge beveler to cut a 45-degree bevel on the front and back side of my leather (primarily for making holsters). Then, before finishing, I sand the sharp bevel edges on the apex of the edge into a domed, rounded-over shape before wetting and boning shiny smooth before painting. Frankly, this is the most tedious part of my process and I really don't enjoy it at all. Is there a tool, perhaps some kind of U-shaped scraper, or a Dremel bit, that would dome those edges for me quickly and eliminate the sanding step? Thanks, DeWayne PS - Attaching a pic of the unfinished edge I'm talking about, before any sanding/rounding.

That makes perfect sense. I’ll take it back; I absolutely knew what I was doing, hahah

Sometimes on nicely finished belts that are not made-to-measure, this is the way to go for adjusting an off-the-rack belt to a specific person: loosen the screws, cut the belt to length on the buckle side so that the tongue fits the middle hole on the person wearing it, punch a new hole (or holes) for the buckle attachment and reattach the buckle. The belt for my wedding costume was cut to length this way ;-)

I've a outlaw and a Toro 4000 in my shop, I use the outlaw set up with 138 thread and a small needle for small items , wallets money clips and such, it does a great job, but to be honest if I had it to do over I would buy a class 26 power machine

Thank you for stopping by the booth and trying our system, the most versatile are the 2:5 &3:0 they will cover most of your projects. Thank you for your interest,Glen

Lol. In hindsight, I think I also have caused this problem myself. I purchased that machine and it worked fine. Because I have left it idle for some time and to make the machine 'my own', I wanted to give it a good clean and oil. When readjusting the needle, using a different screw in the same area, I accidentally loosened the wrong screws and I now I remember the ring turning, at the time not realising it caused the 180 degrees alternation. That seems logical, thx. Good advice. Now I am experimenting with different fabrics, needles, stitch lengths, treads and tension settings. It will be a learning curve to know what settings to use on the different fabrics. No problem, I'll get there (and make notes)

I bought the Tandy Pro Cowboy outlaw. It came with a pretty good manual. I set it up with 277. Its by far a much better machine than the Boss I have had for 26 years. The manual says don't adjust the bottom tension unless its absolutely necessary which mine was necessary. I dialed it in and it stitches great. Just remember that anytime you change thread or size or needle type you will probably need to adjust it again. Do not short stroke it. It will wad up if you do. I set mine up with 277, top and bottom and that's where it will stay. Another thing too, keep it oiled. The manual shows where the key points are, My philosophy is if it moves oil it. The outlaw body is made with cast iron and hard steel parts. There is a guy on YouTube named Neal who can help you with problems if you need it.

Thank you, the upper thread as it travels around the hook body is not being released to create the stitch every time, any ideas? Thank you very much for responding.

My odyssey started because I wasn't going to spend $100+ for a leather hat! $500 and a few months later, I had a hundred dollar hat. It's been a great hobby. I should have started 50 years earlier. Maybe I'd be "good" by now.

I started making holsters because of the cost vs quality for factory holsters. I wanted to spend less and have nicer quality. It's cost me a fortune and I still haven't come up with a perfect holster but I have knocked out some holsters that get a lot of attention which makes me feel good. until I get the perfect holster I have to keep buying new pistols which suits me just fine though 🙂

I'm amazed! You are doing such beautiful work!