inexpensive tool for roughing up leather prior to gluing

[esantoro]

Prior to the crash, there was an informative thread on inexpensive tools to rough up leather prior to gluing.

Romey linked to one such tool. Though the link is to Amazon.com, Sears, at least the one near me in Queens, New York, has it for $5. I have yet to see replacement grates for them, though it appears the grate is easily replaceable.

http://www.amazon.com/EMPIRE-8804-SURFACE-...42&sr=1-127

Ed

[okiwen]

Prior to the crash, there was an informative thread on inexpensive tools to rough up leather prior to gluing.

Romey linked to one such tool. Though the link is to Amazon.com, Sears, at least the one near me in Queens, New York, has it for $5. I have yet to see replacement grates for them, though it appears the grate is easily replaceable.

http://www.amazon.com/EMPIRE-8804-SURFACE-...42&sr=1-127

Ed

I can get replacement blades here at the Home Depot. I am sure Lowes would have it too.

[esantoro]

I can get replacement blades here at the Home Depot. I am sure Lowes would have it too.

I thought I had looked in both Lowes and Home Depot. I'll look more closely next time. I even bought a second shaper at Sears because I couldn't find replacement grates.

Ed

[Jordan]

Pretty much anyplace that sells Drywall tools should have them

[ryan]

I have something similar to that, however, mine looks more like a hand planer. It's made by Stanley and is called a sureform (sp?). My local fleet supply carries extra grates. It never occurred to me to use it to rough leather for gluing. I use mine for evening the edges of two sewn pieces of leather like harness tugs etc; works great. Now I have another use for it!!

Ryan

[esantoro]

I have something similar to that, however, mine looks more like a hand planer. It's made by Stanley and is called a sureform (sp?). My local fleet supply carries extra grates. It never occurred to me to use it to rough leather for gluing. I use mine for evening the edges of two sewn pieces of leather like harness tugs etc; works great. Now I have another use for it!!

Ryan

Same tool, just bigger, your planer. It probably is better to use the $40 tool specifically for scuffing leather prior to gluing, but it's a good inexpensive tool for the job.

ed

[bruce johnson]

Ed,

Another alternative to the rougher brush deal is a welding brush from an industrial supplier, usually a couple bucks. There are some with stiffer bristles than others. I also use coarse sand paper sometimes for spot areas.

[bluesman1951]

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMM All very interesting solutions . Any one who does ballroom dancing knows there is a wire brush designed to rough up the soles on dance shoes for traction on the floor. This is used not to remove material but simply to remove the polish from the shoe bottoms . Amazing how many ways there are to solve a problem . As a former dry waller I cant imagine useing a Sur form rasp on leather ,but I learn something every day . Bill

[renegadelizard]

i use my scratch awl..

[Trox]

Thats a little coarse, it is used for plasterboards. I use my dremel tool with a Little sanding drum, for bigger areas I use coarse sanding paper.