Members Littlef Posted December 5, 2023 Members Report Posted December 5, 2023 42 minutes ago, studiocroco said: that's correct. I found several videos of the lasering but not what happens after. And that is why i am so curious. It is lasered, but what after that? I reached out to the company but off course they wouldn't give me an answer... My guess, for what it's worth, is that the laser is not what is coloring the leather. I did a quick google, and found some industrial manufacturing lasers that can etch metal and glass with some sort of coloring process included, but I found no references to being able to do that to leather. Nor have I ever heard of laser type machine being marketed with that ability. I wind up in the same place. I got nothing. Quote Regards, Littlef Littlef - YouTube
Members studiocroco Posted December 5, 2023 Author Members Report Posted December 5, 2023 thanks for the research. i also guess that the laser does nothing but engraving So we will try some things with paint, spray, resist,... Quote
Members GatoGordo Posted December 5, 2023 Members Report Posted December 5, 2023 You can use gold leaf as shown in this video. Use the laser to print the design, then fill the design with the glue, and finally apply the gold leaf. Quote
Members GatoGordo Posted December 6, 2023 Members Report Posted December 6, 2023 Here is a better video showing the laser engraving and the use of gold leaf. This video is by a member of this forum. Perhaps he will step in and comment. Quote
Michael Sheldon Posted December 6, 2023 Report Posted December 6, 2023 Just for weird knowledge. There is a hack to do color with a laser and powder-coat resins, but not something I'd do on leather. Quote Michael Sheldon Desert Raven Leather
Members Bert03241 Posted December 8, 2023 Members Report Posted December 8, 2023 I've tried that too on wood really doesn't work that great Quote
Moderator Wizcrafts Posted July 9, 2024 Moderator Report Posted July 9, 2024 I'm pulling this out of my hat, which I'm not wearing right now. I do some hot foil embossing in my shop; just words and letters. The press embosses the leather before I add the colored foil. I usually give it two good presses first, then place the foil over the leather and press it for a second or so at 230 degrees. This transfers the gold, silver, brown, white, or black foil to the project. So, since laser engravers use heat to burn into leather, is it possible to dial down the power just enough so it can heat the foil to 230 degrees after you place it over the leather, in effect burning your design in, right through the embossing foil? It might require two passes. The first would have the power needed to burn the design into the leather. The second pass would be at reduced power to fuse the colored foil as an overlay. Thoughts? Quote Posted IMHO, by Wiz My current crop of sewing machines: Cowboy CB4500, Singer 107w3, Singer 139w109, Singer 168G101, Singer 29k71, Singer 31-15, Singer 111w103, Singer 211G156, Adler 30-7 on power stand, Techsew 2700, Fortuna power skiver and a Pfaff 4 thread 2 needle serger.
Members bigbird48 Posted August 22, 2024 Members Report Posted August 22, 2024 something i'll have to try someday Quote
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