
Chakotay
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About Chakotay
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- Birthday 04/26/1973
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Gender
Male
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Location
Hurst, Texas
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Interests
graphic design, Leatherworking, 3D design and printing
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Leatherwork Specialty
Cowboy Action Gun Leather
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Tandy Pro Strap Edge Beveler in the DFW area
Chakotay replied to Chakotay's topic in Knives, Blades, & Things That Cut
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If you buy a generic one of these machines, this video may be helpful. It absolutely works . . . but there is a learning curve. https://youtu.be/pG8j8ql2oIw
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Cutting heavy leather with the new Creality 22W laser
Chakotay replied to Chakotay's topic in 3D Printers and Lasers
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Machine for making delrin stamp for leather
Chakotay replied to luckystudio13's topic in 3D Printers and Lasers
Alternatively, you could just drop $200 for a cheap MSLA 3D printer off Amazon . . . -
Cutting heavy leather with the new Creality 22W laser
Chakotay replied to Chakotay's topic in 3D Printers and Lasers
I do all my designs in Adobe Illustrator. Inkscape is a good freeware alternative. Then import those into Lightburn. -
Cutting heavy leather with the new Creality 22W laser
Chakotay replied to Chakotay's topic in 3D Printers and Lasers
see attached: It's quite a list. -
Cutting heavy leather with the new Creality 22W laser
Chakotay replied to Chakotay's topic in 3D Printers and Lasers
I have not tried cutting metal with either of these lasers. Just leather and wood. Yeah, at the moment the 22W is a lot more expensive and I wouldn't be able to justify the price with my current production volume. Personally I would go with the 10W version and simply adjust the gcode settings to accommodate. -
Help choosing a cylinder arm machine
Chakotay replied to SandyinAnaheim's topic in Leather Sewing Machines
I normally run #207 thread in my Class 26. I've even accidentally run #277 on the top (grabbed the wrong spool.) It ran fine. -
Wednesday Adams satchel template?
Chakotay replied to AtomicLeathers's topic in Patterns and Templates
Yep, you found them! Some of the items (like the shaped die cutters) are best used on an arbor press (or similar). You may see me on the videos pounding on them with a maul, but that's usually just because I only needed one or two cuts and didn't want to set up the camera for it. The leathercraft stuff on Amazon really runs the gamut of junk to very good. Just read the reviews carefully. But at the price it's a good place to try a particular tool before spending real $$$ on the expensive version. For instance, before dropping $180 on a single Sinabroks stitching punch, I decided to try the $40 "WUTA" brand stitching punches (a set of 3) first just to see if I like this style of stitching. They work great and l never bought the Sinabroks verison. -
Wednesday Adams satchel template?
Chakotay replied to AtomicLeathers's topic in Patterns and Templates
I believe Babylon sells both craftboard and clear acrylic templates for this satchel. I get them from Amazon. Just look up "leather corner cutters" or similar. There's several styles of them and they're pretty cheap. -
Wednesday Adams satchel template?
Chakotay replied to AtomicLeathers's topic in Patterns and Templates
I actually made a video of this for my Youtube channel. I didn't use a pattern at the time of filming. However, you can get one from Babylon Leather (link in the video description . . . note I don't receive any commission for this.)