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MikeC5

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  1. Yup, just look at the 'galvanic series'. I would guess, since Mr. Ettore was very much into making his mechanical marvels esthetically pleasing, that it was done just for that reason.
  2. I was wondering, if you aren't fully immersing the part, how often do you have to turn it to avoid geting demarcation witness lines at the solution surface? Maybe it's not an issue?
  3. And let's not forget Studebaker cars on Mr. Ed...
  4. I like the varnished top bows. Do you plan to leave them uncovered?
  5. My 111W155 machine is from 1955 but i'm not sure when Singer started making the 111W models. I'll have to look for the receipt on servo motor but I think it was an Ebay seller (there are tons of them on there). It took a little doing to get the speed reduction pulley and jackshaft set up but I can literally make the machine crawl now.
  6. Sure. To be honest, I never tried press foot machine and so can't comare them from experience. I can say that for someone who had never before oerated a sewing machine, this one was pretty forgiving. It only does straight stiches but you can vary the number of stitches per inch. The walking foot and 'dogs' under the material being sewn, really help move the material along. I've tested it on multile layers of leather up to around 1/4" thick and it punches through. The machine had a clutch style motor on it, which was very hard to go slowly with, so I did convert the machine to a servo motor which offers much better control for a beginner.
  7. I was thinking the same thing...
  8. That's pretty impressive from a spray can.
  9. Although the sewing machine you showed has a nice long reach, you will want a walking foot machine for sewing leather. It needn't be fancy. I bought a 1955 vintage Singer 111W155; a beast of a machine and a widely copied design. It shouldn't be hard to find one. It doesn't reverse stitch, but I don't think that is essential unless you're in the upholstery business.
  10. Maybe the P-38 was inspired by this? If so, then so was Cadillac... (I just finished listening to the recent Harley Earl biography)...
  11. It's great that you have such a complete history on the car. Amazing that the very dealership building it was purchased from still stands...
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