Electric creaser at low cost

[Electric creaser at low cost]

Hello,

 

I just wanted to share my take on a cheap electric creaser. Overall, I spent about 140$ for everything including various tips.

I used an extremely basic pyrography handle from Regad (one can find those for 9$) as a base. I didn't purchase the full model with the power supply as the price doesn't make sense.

I changed the outlet to one that matches an adjustable DC power supply that I found on Banggood (3-12V 5A). The quality of the DC signal is probably not fantastic (haven't checked) but for heating a resistance this is more than enough. The thermal inertia will smooth out any voltage variation.

For the tips, one can use the standard ones for pyrography for ridiculously cheap but then it's a bit difficult to do anything else than a straight line. It's quite handy for hot foil printing by hand though. (drawing, signature, etc)

 I ordered an adapter and a couple of tips from Etsy (CharismaLeather) They fit right on the handle, albeit a bit long. 

 

 

They could be shortened easily given the length of the first thread, but I had no issues leaving it as it.

The first test is a success, here with an FNR2.

I also stitched a leather handle, and made a wooden support for the handle and the tips

I saw some shops selling shamelessly this block of wood with 5 holes for 50$

Here's the details of the cost. If I had focused on buying only the essentials and one tip, the cost would have been 88$

Item	Cost ($)
Handle Regad 200	10
Adjustable Power supply 3V-12V 5A	20
Tip 26 for hot foil	6
Ball tip B21	6
Ball tip B22	6
Ball tip B23	6
Spatula tip P20 for smoothing paint	6
Base Tip for leathercraft	40
Tip FNR 2.0	18
Tip F2.0	18
Total	136

 

Hope this useful for someone!

 

 

 

[Does anyone laser etch their patterns directly onto the leather?]

On 9/23/2020 at 3:17 AM, McCarthy said:

I was looking into getting one of those cheap 2.5 watt diode lasers to cut out watch straps and it seems like it would be more hassle than it's worth to deal with the soot. But what if you just etch a faint line? You could have an oversize cut line, a final trim line, stitching lines, hardware locations, positioning marks. 

I've never used a laser so I don't know if this is a dumb idea or a useful shortcut.

Yes I did it once when I had to make quite a bunch of engraved keychain. Not only it was handy because it ensured the logoengraved was perfectly centered but also because the shape had only curves which are not easy to cut, even on a cardboard. Works well and would do it again if I have to cut the same piece multiple times.

 

[DIY Hot Foil Stamping device]

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to share some details on a DIY version of a hot foil stamping device I made.

It's very cheap (~80$) and I got good results on smooth leather. It consists of a drill guide, a branding iron, a PID and a thermocouple.

Here's an example

 

The drill guide with the iron and the thermocouple is attached with a metal strap

The PID and the solid state relay in an enclosure

 

More details here:https://hackaday.io/project/168533-hot-foil-leather-stamping-and-electric-creaser

 

Hope this can be helpful !