How To Make a Key FOB

[Ladybug]

Thanks Luke

I may go for the wrist bands. i can have them finished pretty much ahead of time.

Hammers and a hard surface will be my biggest problem. So guess they will just

have to take turns.

JoAnn

[pilou]

Thank you.

It's very useful for a french beginner that I am.

I juts mad emy first item yesterday.

The next will be your keyholder.

[shehog]

  On 10/25/2009 at 10:42 PM, Storm said:

Instructions On How To Go About Making It. Some people have asked and so here are some instructions to help anyone needing same.

First cut out the fob carefully after tracing it to the leather.

Punch your hole for the concho

I will then die using and all in one from ecoflo. Front first and then the back in the center where there will be no glue.

I put the key ring on and attach the concho.

Then I fold over the two halves without gluing the and while holding them in place I mark both pieces, top and bottom on both s with a pencil. You are locating the upper most part of the gluing area.

Now open it up and on both sides draw a curved pencil line to each of the two points on both side. This curved line is the upper limit of you gluing.

I then burnish the inside between the two circles of the fob where the keyring goes.

Take the contact cement and carefully apply to both sides. Let it dry until tacky.

Once tacky carefully fold over the two sides and join them together slowly and as closely as possible.

Use a shoemakers hammer to tamp on the surrounding edges.

Of course it is very likely there will be variations and a little unevenness. This might happen even if you did have them die cut.

This is when I bring out my Dremel tools and use a drum sander attachment. Then by hand I get rid of the imperfection. The subtle sanding also has a way of prepping the edge for finishing.

I use a groover and then hand sew the two sides together.

The I use a bone folder on the water moistened edge and smooth it down.

I come back and use the all in one on the edge and let it dry.

The finally I finished the edge to a glossy finish.

thank you so much for the tutorial, clear and concise. I am having trouble downloading the pattern though, is there somewhere else I may find this or can you email it to me?

Thanks in advance.

[DaCodaBuchan]

A great tutorial and one I will follow to the letter. Now to find more on finishing the edges.

What did you use when sewing them together? Would sewing thread be sturdy enough. Do I need something stronger?

[Storm]

  On 1/4/2010 at 9:06 PM, DaCoda Buchan said:

A great tutorial and one I will follow to the letter. Now to find more on finishing the edges.

What did you use when sewing them together? Would sewing thread be sturdy enough. Do I need something stronger?

Glad you like the tutorial and the pattern. Basically I saddle stitch with waxed linen thread. There is also some waxed nylon thread. I have a key fob in my pocket that is several yeard old and still tight as a drum. Usining rivets usually means rusting. Most women may carry their keys in their purse but men carry in their pants pocket. My experience has generally shown that you own bodies perspiration can cause rusting, while waxed linen doesn't. Hope that this helps.

Storm

[wvcraftsman]

Great job Storm.

I cannot seem to open up the pattern. I can open the finished pic, but not the pattern. Help.

[Dolphini]

Hi Storm,

Great tut thanks. I also couldn't download the pattern

I am keep to do one that I printed a name on but obviously one doesn't want to go huge...lol

Like the person's yachts name or something!

Any tips?

Alison

[TimDreamer]

Can't see a file for the pattern or even a picture.

Storm, do you have these hanging around?

[AHBH]

  On 5/26/2010 at 4:47 PM, TimDreamer said:

Can't see a file for the pattern or even a picture.

Storm, do you have these hanging around?

Hi Storm I am also looking for the pattern and picture please help!

[Dolphini]

No pattern or pictures on mine either