BenjaminEstberg

Does anyone have or is familiar with the Boss laser engraver? Specifically laser engraving chrome tanned leather.

Much agree! Don't cut your self short! Besides, made in the USA goes a long way for quality and longevity of product!

we had the same problem. and just buy new ones for a hundred dollars. The problem we found when you have them planed a couple of times is that they start to bow if you are not constantly flipping them. Just a thought.

What dimensions and material are you in need of cutting? Have a clicker press that we use for leather and other materials. Best, Ben

Acetone works well to get the boogies off if you dont mind white fingers.

Yes, we glue then fold to width and then sew the webbing on. Sorry for no pic...still new to this computer stuff. Could you give me the name of the machine that you use? Thanks, Ben

Does any one know if there is a machine that folds and glues leather in 1" and 1.5" straps? We sew poly webbing on the back / folded side to hide this and add strength. I am spending too much time doing this by hand. TIA, Ben

Try tandy leather or the hide house out of california.

nice work! i make radio holders for a company called Green Valley Products. They are made out of nylon tho.... not as slick as the one you have shown us. Did you laser engrave the lettering on the strap, then fill it? Or....

The more i think about it, I think the best bet for your padding is 1/8" closed cell foam. it comes in rolls and sheets. not too costly. so if i'm not mistaken...i just got a shoulder of English Bridal and it is 7 to 8 oz which =1/8" thickness if not a lil better...this is going to be a pretty heavy/sturdy bag to begin with let alone the electronics that will go in it. Are you sure you don't want to use a 5-6 oz? would give you the strength you need and a lil more room...just a thought. Best, Ben

we make shoulder bags that hold 6 full bottles of wine at once plus 2 lbs of chill packs. They have hand straps to carry also a shoulder strap that connects to 2 d rings one on either side of the bag. we mainly make them out of 600d, 1000d, 1680d ( ballistic nylon) but we do make them out of leather (chrome tanned)as well. when we make them out of leather for the shoulder strap we use a nylon webbing that is sewn on to the underside of the leather strap. gives great strength. as far as taking the thickness of leather into account, if you cant skive the edges.... then its going to be thick not sure of a way to thin it out per say. ?? Keep us posted Best, Ben

You could always get some closed cell foam 1/4" to 1 " and use that as the padding. closed is a lil stronger than open cell but i would think either would work. We make special cases for medical equipment to chain saw bar covers and everything has some padding ( foam) in it. hope it helps

Maybe try The Hide House out of Napa Valley to source leather. Ask for Rodger, he is our sales person. Good stuff. For Chrome tanned we use Eureka Leather in Rancho Cordova Ca. Hope this can be of some help. Ben