Jerry Stripper

[esantoro]

Ed,

I have had very good luck with mine. Mostly used for cutting 1-1/2" belt blanks out of 8-9oz veg tan. I also use it for 1/2" strips used for welts in making some custom sheaths.

The key I found was to start with a straight edge and keep it aligned with the fence on the stripper.

Spen

Thanks , Spen. I'm glad to hear it works well. I've been thinking it wold be much better for me to use my aluminum templates to cut out a 5.25" x 48" section of leather and strip off 1.25"-wide straps and belts from that instead of taking a draw gauge or tandy strap cutter to a whole side.

ed

[JREIndustries]

Thanks , Spen. I'm glad to hear it works well. I've been thinking it wold be much better for me to use my aluminum templates to cut out a 5.25" x 48" section of leather and strip off 1.25"-wide straps and belts from that instead of taking a draw gauge or tandy strap cutter to a whole side.

ed

Just about impossible to pull/push a full side threw it. For a 1-1/2" belt I cut the length needed X 3-1/2". Gives me enough to get 2 strips plus a 1/2 strip cleanly.

It's easier to start about 1" off an edge and plunge the blade. But you can start right at the edge with a sharp blade.

[esantoro]

Just about impossible to pull/push a full side threw it. For a 1-1/2" belt I cut the length needed X 3-1/2". Gives me enough to get 2 strips plus a 1/2 strip cleanly.

It's easier to start about 1" off an edge and plunge the blade. But you can start right at the edge with a sharp blade.

When using the tandy strap cutter, i usually trim the top of a side of leather so there is one long, even edge and then use the cutter to take off individual straps of the width i need. Thicker and firmer leather comes off the most easily. 5/6 oz chrome tan requires some edge trimming when I glue the two layers together prior to stitching.

I'm hoping the the jerry stripper will be work a bit better.

I have been wondering about how much extra leather I should allow with the Jerry stripper. For example, for 5/6 chrome tan, I need six 1.25" wide strips, each about 50" long, for a shoulder strap and two bag straps. For my bag gussets I have aluminum templates of 4", 5.25", and 9.25" widths. I've been thinking it would be nice to use the 5.25" template to cut off a section and then run that through the jerry stripper to get 4 1.25" wide straps. I would have a .25" wide or a bit narrower strip left over, depending on how accurate my cuts are. I'm pretty anal about trying to save as much leather as possible.

My main question out of all this is a .25" margin ok, or should I play it safe and have a .5" margin?

ed

[JREIndustries]

When using the tandy strap cutter, i usually trim the top of a side of leather so there is one long, even edge and then use the cutter to take off individual straps of the width i need. Thicker and firmer leather comes off the most easily. 5/6 oz chrome tan requires some edge trimming when I glue the two layers together prior to stitching.

I'm hoping the the jerry stripper will be work a bit better.

I have been wondering about how much extra leather I should allow with the Jerry stripper. For example, for 5/6 chrome tan, I need six 1.25" wide strips, each about 50" long, for a shoulder strap and two bag straps. For my bag gussets I have aluminum templates of 4", 5.25", and 9.25" widths. I've been thinking it would be nice to use the 5.25" template to cut off a section and then run that through the jerry stripper to get 4 1.25" wide straps. I would have a .25" wide or a bit narrower strip left over, depending on how accurate my cuts are. I'm pretty anal about trying to save as much leather as possible.

My main question out of all this is a .25" margin ok, or should I play it safe and have a .5" margin?

ed

Might want to leave yourself at least 1/2" with that size of leather. At least the first few times you use it.

However, I was just thinking that you might be able to leave the leather on the table and move the Jerry Stripper instead of the other way around. Never tried that, but it might work for a large enough chunk of skin....

Maybe cut a small piece of wood to mount the stripper on and use as a handle??

Just thinking outloud...

[esantoro]

i got the jerry stripper yesterday. I little more fragile than expected. Smaller ,too, but this i like.

I think this tool will work very nicely for chrome tanned leather especially. I'll try tonight to get 3 1.25" wide strips out of a 4" wide template cut, which leaves me a waste margin of .25", but I think it's doable. I think the tandy strap cutter will work fine for all the stiffer and thicker leather.

Ed

[esantoro]

$1.49 for a five pack of blades for this tool seems a good price (siegel of ca). The blades seem a bit smaller that regular utility knife blades, but all the angles seem the same.

I've tried www.acmoore.com but cannot locate the blades.

ed

[whinewine]

$1.49 for a five pack of blades for this tool seems a good price (siegel of ca). The blades seem a bit smaller that regular utility knife blades, but all the angles seem the same.

I've tried www.acmoore.com but cannot locate the blades.

ed

xacto's blade number is #292. If acmoore has a display of exacto products, like the different knives, knife sets, blades, saw blades & so on, it should be in it. Ask the manager (the employees don't particularly care, for the most part, & would rather say 'we ain't got none a them' rather than actually try to be helpful). The store in Altoona, PA does carry them, so you can tell the manager that & see if he can carry them (if Altoona can carry them, surely there are other stores that do, too).

And yes, siegel's price is a very good one (but they do require a $75 minimum order)

[esantoro]

All right. I've put the JS to work. Not a bad tool if you can get it on sale, but I'm not all that impressed. It could have been made a bit better.

Using standard utility knife blades would be a start, as the blade would stand up higher, creating more of a barrier to help one guide the leather through.

I used my aluminum gusset templates to cut off 2 4" wide strips along the top of the shoulder. i then ran one of these three times through the JS. The first two strips went fine, but slow going with using both hands to manipulate the leather through the JS. When it came to the third strip, I had perhaps slightly less than .25" of a waste margin, not enough firmness to provide solid and consistent slicing of the third 1.25" wide strip. Perhaps having a .5" margin would have been better.

With the second 4" wide strip, I thought I'd try another approach to compare with the using the JS. This time I used a 1/8" thick by 1.25" wide by 51" long aluminum flat bar from which I cut my handle supports. I laid the flat bar on the edge of the 4" wide leather strip and carefully cut the strip off using a circular blade. This turned out to be the best method of all.

Conclusion: nice to have the JS, but I'm boxing it up and putting it away for now. Someone ought to improve upon it. It wouldn't take much work.

ed

[tonyc1]

All right. I've put the JS to work. Not a bad tool if you can get it on sale, but I'm not all that impressed. It could have been made a bit better.

Using standard utility knife blades would be a start, as the blade would stand up higher, creating more of a barrier to help one guide the leather through.

I used my aluminum gusset templates to cut off 2 4" wide strips along the top of the shoulder. i then ran one of these three times through the JS. The first two strips went fine, but slow going with using both hands to manipulate the leather through the JS. When it came to the third strip, I had perhaps slightly less than .25" of a waste margin, not enough firmness to provide solid and consistent slicing of the third 1.25" wide strip. Perhaps having a .5" margin would have been better.

With the second 4" wide strip, I thought I'd try another approach to compare with the using the JS. This time I used a 1/8" thick by 1.25" wide by 51" long aluminum flat bar from which I cut my handle supports. I laid the flat bar on the edge of the 4" wide leather strip and carefully cut the strip off using a circular blade. This turned out to be the best method of all.

Conclusion: nice to have the JS, but I'm boxing it up and putting it away for now. Someone ought to improve upon it. It wouldn't take much work.

ed

I agree Ed. I bought one of these app 30 years ago and it wasn't worth 20c then.

[Romey]

I have to chuckle cause i have a good friend names jerry that used to be a male stripper back in our youth. I was glad you posted the link , was afraid he was selling himself now. Now that its straightened out , carry on.