Recent content by atcspaul

what an awesome build! clean and nice, i really like the leather saddle bags, great job! i imagine you grin from ear to ear every time your wife rides it

actually natural leather looks great. all tools the leather and everything else i get on ebay. nothing is available on the island. the leather to use is called veg tan or tooling leather which is very pliable when wet,. the tools are craftools by tandy leather. here is a link to their site. free...

bag like that real easy and only a couple tools. what you would need is leather of course. to make the holes for sewing a dremel tool with a small drill bit works great scissors to cut the leather only 2 stamps the skull ones which are around $3.00 each, the 2 skull snaps which are $2.39 each...

I had someone request a picture with the bike complete. battery is in the rear bag, not sure what you are asking

decided I needed more storage. I use my electric bike to commute back and forth to work

the wires come out the side of the bag and not the top of the bag below where the end of the flap and latch are. the holes they come out are sealed. the wires were angled downwards out of the bag for an extra measure. also under that flap with the latch their is 2 more flaps over top fo the...

i did not forget about rain, the leather is waterproofed. also it is double layered on the top with large flaps . i think it will be as dry or dryer then most battery bags out their. also the battery packs themselfs are sealed in the blue plastic like they shrink wrap on boats. the front tool...

people at the stores are pretty knowledgeable and i am sure will help you out. i got sick of trying to find things the perfect size. not a problem any more :)

tandy leather has it all thickness and nice stuff. the leather I used is around 7-8 oz thick which is pretty thick. gives the battery some nice protection and looks nice

finished the battery bag today, inside is the new golden motor 48v 15ah battery

this was the first time i ever stitched like this. all other projects when i was a kid was doing hand stitching. i did the stitching with a tandy sewing awl which was simple to use and did a pretty nice job. the thread is like 6 strand that comes on the awl and is very strong. here is link for...

i sure will wayover. my battery is a 48v 15ah lifepo4. its around 17 pounds. i will be carrying it on a rack and yes same weight leather which is 8 to 9 oz and runs a little more then 1/8 inch thick. its heavy duty and could hang a battery in the triangle with the same leather. i bought a pretty...

actually next to nothing. the snaps where the most expensive around $5.00 each. the leather only around $6.00. thread and finish lets say a !.00 so well under $20.00.

i am doing a battery bag next and plan to put in the bag section. the hide i bought is 9oz leather which is over an 1/8 inch thick, nice heavy duty stuff time to make one is a few hours a day for about 5 days carving dragon, without the dragon i could probably make one in an afternoon.

i live on an island in the Caribbean so most everything i order from the states, i got the leather from tandy leather. thier is stores located throughout the usa. here is a link to their website and you can see if store near you https://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/en-usd/home/home.aspx