Nick70587

I would expect a professional to charge $300 - $400. The leather is not that expensive but i'd figure $25/hr for about 10 hours work or so. I haven't been able to do much leather work lately due to my real job otherwise I would offer to work something out with you.

Ha! I bet your neighbors hate you now. They probably have to constantly deal with their kids asking why they don't have a pirate ship. Awesome build!

It depends on how tall you want it. I sunk the posts nearly 2 feet in the ground.

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I will do the best I can, its been a while.10' 4x6 qty 1010' 2x6 qty 88' 4x4 qty 28' 2x4 qty 20-ish8' 2x2 qty 20-ishPre-made swing tripod bracket qty 13/8" bolts 6" long qty 303/8" bolts 8" long qty 30Various length exterior wood screws qty LOTS2x4 joist brackets qty 16-ish

Out of curiosity what’s the weather like generally where you’re at? I’d like to make something similar but I’m concerned how a brass tube would hold up to prolonged extreme summers. Do you think it would start to warp in 100+F days?

That is really nice! Good job. I’m going to make one. Thank you for sharing.

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Thank you. The stitching is always the part that takes me the longest. It gets frustrating and tedious. I try to do that part while on my couch watching TV so my mind can go into autopilot.

That is really amazing. You are an artist for sure!

I can't wait to see it when you're done. Yeah, the D-ring holders on the sides were very difficult. I had to remake them several times and wasted a lot of material before I got something I was happy with. The copper rivets do sound cool.So for the backpack straps, since mine are part of the convertible strap system I have the 6" neck pad in the middle. But if you are just going from the top of the bag to the strap buckle I didn't take any measurements before. I just made the bottom straps with the holes really long to begin with. I dyed, punched, and finished the straps probably a foot longer than i needed. Next I put on my largest coat (a big wintery one) and buckled the finished straps into the bottom of the bag. I put the "finished" bag on and tightened the strap…

I can't wait to see it when you're done. Yeah, the D-ring holders on the sides were very difficult. I had to remake them several times and wasted a lot of material before I got something I was happy with. The copper rivets do sound cool.So for the backpack straps, since mine are part of the convertible strap system I have the 6" neck pad in the middle. But if you are just going from the top of the bag to the strap buckle I didn't take any measurements before. I just made the bottom straps with the holes really long to begin with. I dyed, punched, and finished the straps probably a foot longer than i needed. Next I put on my largest coat (a big wintery one) and buckled the finished straps into the bottom of the bag. I put the "finished" bag on and tightened the strap until it was a comfortable fit with the heavy coat on. I marked this as my largest possible need for strap length and then cut the excess off and refinished the cut edge. I'd say there is about a 10"-12" adjustment on each bottom strap. The top strap measured from the top of the bag to the adjustment buckle ended up being about 16", which is just about the same as an adult sized bookbag.The leather roll on my handle has one end with wrapped around one of the handles and sewn like that. The roll is only sewn in a roll to itself. By that I mean it is not sewn to the handle itself but it is permanently sewn around one of the handles. It has snaps spaced about 5" apart when it rolls around the handles. To be honest its a little too big. I wish I had tried to make it tighter so it fit more comfortably in my hand.I appreciate the thanks. It was my most ambitious project as well. I have a new tool bag I've made that took a lot of trial and error but nowhere near the time investment of the travel bag. One thing to consider in your final design or if you make anymore...when I actually traveled with mine all of the buckles were a pain in the butt going through airport security. I was thinking if I did it again with the intent of using it specifically for air travel I would use magnetic snaps on the top flap and maybe put buckles on it for aesthetics.

These are so cool and simple. My wife is a Zelda nut so she would love these.

Those are approximately 14" long. There was no rhyme or reason to that length. I attached them to the bottom first and trimmed them back a little once they went under the front straps.

The nice thing about the cup magnets is that most of the magnetic field is focused in one direction. When this is stored in my laptop bag i keep it pointed away from the computer. Even if the magnets were right up against my computer I wouldn't worry unless the hard drive was spinning as most of the damage would probably come from warping the small metal do-dads inside and possibly scratching the disk.

That's looking good! I like the blue.

I can't wait to see pictures!The handle pieces are about 32" in length from end to end and they are 1.5" wide except for the bulge where it is 2.0". This extra was for the fold and sewing to make a more rigid handle. My advice would be to test assemble it a few times. Since I pre-punched my holes I just put a few stitches in to hold it all in place so I could test fit the handles which is how I found out they were going to be too long. But if you are going to sew it with a stitching awl you could use masking tape to hold it together for some measurements.

When i'm just using the handle/roll i detach the strap altogether and put it inside. The two handles over the top are all that gets wrapped up in that roll.

Yes, that's correct.

No worries. This was the most challenging for me too. I really wanted it to look nice. Unfortunately like most things I make I don't start or finish with a written plan so I never end up with a reusable template. I'm working on that character flaw with each project.

When its in backpack mode the padded sections on mine are 14" for the shoulder sections and 8" for that center piece. There is an additional 8" of the un-padded strap that connects to bottom D-rings on each side. So overall in this configuration the strap is about 52". I made the unpadded strap section so long because I wanted it to be long enough to work even if I were wearing a thick coat. Also I'm a little on the heavy side too. This does make the strap quite long when its in the shoulder-bag configuration so I have to adjust it to its shortest position when using it this way. The unpadded strap section only extends about 2" when adjusted like this so the whole shoulder strap is only about 40" in shoulder-bag mode.

The buckle straps are 1" wide, the handle straps are 1.5" wide and the padded shoulder straps are 2" wide. Hope that helps.

That sounds amazing. Good luck.

They are actually individually cut pieces about an inch long with beveled edges so they fit closer together.

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Thank you. That sounds pretty smart using the ottoman. Mine could definitely use some feet.

Thank you. Good luck on your project.

That looks like a serious effort. Good job!

It was roughly $700 for the lumber, concrete, and hardware. I did have some extra wood and concrete left over though.

The last step briefly mentions it, but all it consists of is a pre-made steel bracket from Amazon. The legs are 4 x 4 and the header is a 4 x 6. The other end is bolted to the main structure.

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It is a bit on the heavy side at 7 lbs. empty. The picture of me wearing it was on a couple mile hike when it was loaded with water and extra jackets for the kiddos but it was still comfortable.

That is the overall dimension of the flat piece of leather. It includes the 3/4" overlap on three sides for stitching and the 2" flap on the top.

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Thank you. The wife and kids have all asked for one.

I really appreciate that. Thank you. I hope its big enough to hold breakfast, second breakfast, elevenses, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, and supper.

Thank you. Forrest green has always been my favorite color. Probably because I've lived in the desert all my life. :-\

I'm sorry, I didn't make a pattern. I barely have the measurements anymore. :(

Glad I could help. I've been doing leather work for a few years and I still consider myself "new" to it.

It's a little hard to tell but did you take the time to put the Delorean Motor Company logo on the grille? That is awesome!!!

Very nice! You are much better at tooling than I am. I keep telling myself that I'm going to make a customer Outbacker hat and I think you've tipped me over the edge to do it. Good job!

Thank you. I appreciate the comment about the level of documentation. I worry that the process is not clear enough since that is exactly what I find helpful about other instructables that I read. I'd like to be able to take video some times but I'm just not that sophisticated. Maybe my kids can help with that.

Thank you! I was able to get a good portion of the green off but the brown dye stuck around for more than a week even after trying everything I had in the house to get it off.

Thank you. Maybe when I'm old and retired I'll start a shop, but I wouldn't have the time now.

Thank you!

This is a really nice table. I think I'm going to try it. Good job!

I really like this. I'm hoping to buy a laser cutter soon and would love to try this for my leather work. You're right about the cost of metal stamps being really high, and the press to put the stamps into is also kinda ridiculous.

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Thank you! Glad I could help.

I used to work at a stainless shop where in the showroom we had things like a 10' cheese grater (the big cowbell shaped kind), a 6' egg whisk, and a 7' spatula. They were all solid stainless steel polished up nice. This has them beat hands down. You of course need to make the accompanying phillips now.

No particular reason other than its what the inspiration piece was made of. There may be a little more durability with the plastic...we'll see. I would like to make a fancy hardwood version with brass fittings.

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The magnets have a hole in the middle that fits a #10-24 machine screw. The screw is connected into the tee-nut which was inserted into the plastic.

Yes, it is intended for vertical surfaces. I stick it to Air Handlers on the roof more than anything. I stuck it to a steel door in a building the other day and scratched the paint so I won't do that anymore. I tried adding a thin piece of felt to the magnets but even that small gap drastically reduced the effectiveness of the magnets. It still held, but I was less confident every time i started typing.

Agreed. Both on the minimal danger to my data and the banging around the laptop. Our technician's laptops have about a two year shelf life due to the environment which is a benefit of this device. It helps keep me from having to set the laptop down on dirty, wet surfaces, or worse...the ground.

They are cup magnets so the strongest part of the magnetic field is directed away from the computer. When its in my bag, i just make sure the magnets face away from my computer.

Thank you.

You are the coolest person ever to me now. The Quailman outfit is the topper. I need a piece of the crag now.

This suit is amazing! Samus has always been my favorite character. You did a really nice job.

Dig it! Very nice. Got a vote from me.

While working on this I tried making it out of acrylic sheets but I just didn't have the experience or ability to do it. I think with some 1/4" to 1/2" acrylic sheets you may be able to make a hollow one but I just don't have the know-how for it. I also found some similarly shaped decanters for sale if that might help.

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Very cool and creative!

Thank you. I had considered putting a song on each step, but the turf won out because I wanted more green. I plan on clearing out the other side of my driveway next summer so perhaps i'll incorporate them over there.