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This is the new "toy" I bought when my old machine died. Initially, I ordered the lower version of this machine. A day or two after I placed my order, I got a phone call asking me if I still wanted the machine even thought they wouldn't be able to ship it right away. The night before I was looking at the one I got and asked them if it was okay for me to upgrade. It has a few extra features and I figured that my machine would last for at least 10 years and I wanted to make sure that I'd have everything I'd want in a machine if I was going to have it for a long time. It came with a bunch of feet, most importantly a zipper foot. Two things it came with that I wasn't expecting was a hard cover and an extension table. Sweet!
One of my favorite pair of shoes has a split in the sole going across the foot. For some reason, this made me think that I could fill these shoes with resin to make lasts for a comfy pair of shoes for myself. My shoe making interest has been reignited. This time, I am going to try and learn how to sole the shoes myself. Having to bring a pair to a cobbler to finish the shoes for me for an extra $75 more than all the costs I've spent to make the pair in the first place is just so unsatisfying. So far, I've found 2 books, one okay looking and the other amazing looking to help me in the pursuit of making the shoe entirely by myself. I'll probably get both books for myself with winter holiday money. A google search led me to this guy. He is amazing! I have two left over pair that need soling from the last time I took the shoe class. So I will try soling with one pair and keep the other as a visual aid for the construction of a shoe.
Other than that, I've been slowly trying to clean stuff up at my parents' house and gather all the stuff lying around to sell on ebay.