Custom Edge Burnisher Review Leatherburnishers.com

[RustyMelton]

Do most of you that use these use them on a dremel or a drill press? I'd like to try one but I'm not sure which would work better.

[2Yutes]

Do most of you that use these use them on a dremel or a drill press? I'd like to try one but I'm not sure which would work better.

I just recently purchased a 1/2" chuck drill press from Northern Tool or Harbor Freight - about $40 on sale - to make a permanent burnishing station but before that I was using a Dremel with a drill press stand for a number of years.

The attachment worked great...it was similar to this one: http://www.amazon.co...11335403&sr=1-1

I am a near full-time holster maker and the Dremel worked well enough for a lot of years and is very handy obviously for other things as well. The drill press is just a bit sturdier and more heavy duty so I can really lay into the burnishing tool without tipping it over (I never attached it to my bench).

It's personal preference really. If you are going to do a lot of burnishing over a long period of time, eventually you'll probably end up with a drill press but if you are going to be a hobbyist, making 1 to 3 holsters say a week, then the Dremel will work just fine too. I still use my Dremel press every day to do some fine sanding and other things....now I don't have to change out bits as frequently though so it saves a little bit of time I guess.

BTW Spinner....at first I wasn't so sure about that radio tower thingy at the bottom of my burnisher but it proved to be extremely useful burnishing the insides of my belt slits on my holsters and those little nooks I was never able to reach before. I've got people asking me how I got the inside of my belt slits to appear seamless....a little beeswax rubbed in there after a drop of Gum Tragacanth and then I slip the belt slit up around the radio tower thing at the bottom of the burnisher and it works great.

Edited July 22, 2011 by 2Yutes

[Spinner]

Hey Bobby, Got it, thanks! I'll get it turned this weekend for you.

RustyMelon - As 2Yutes mentioned, alot of it depends on convenience and volume. Most of my work involves 6oz leather with various shapes and my shop is divided between two different areas (leather inside and wood/metal outside) so getting to the drill press can take more time than the actual burnishing does so I tend to lean towards the dremel bits more but as I'm expanding the leather shop this month I may pick up a $40 HF drill press and make a permanent station if funds allow. If you're doing a decent volume of heavy work like holsters and other thick items that may need some extra pressure I'd go with the drill press version...not only does it have more channels, etc. on one bit as 2Yutes mentions but the drill press itself is heavier duty and the overall set-up will last longer (I go through a set of dremel motor bushings about every 3-4 months).

2Yutes - funny how you can discover new things on something so straight-forward, eh? The various sizes also help quite a bit with the tight edges you find on a slim jim style holster like the trigger loop/curve.

Edited July 22, 2011 by Spinner

[RustyMelton]

Hey Bobby, Got it, thanks! I'll get it turned this weekend for you.

RustyMelon - As 2Yutes mentioned, alot of it depends on convenience and volume. Most of my work involves 6oz leather with various shapes and my shop is divided between two different areas (leather inside and wood/metal outside) so getting to the drill press can take more time than the actual burnishing does so I tend to lean towards the dremel bits more but as I'm expanding the leather shop this month I may pick up a $40 HF drill press and make a permanent station if funds allow. If you're doing a decent volume of heavy work like holsters and other thick items that may need some extra pressure I'd go with the drill press version...not only does it have more channels, etc. on one bit as 2Yutes mentions but the drill press itself is heavier duty and the overall set-up will last longer (I go through a set of dremel motor bushings about every 3-4 months).

2Yutes - funny how you can discover new things on something so straight-forward, eh? The various sizes also help quite a bit with the tight edges you find on a slim jim style holster like the trigger loop/curve.

Thanks for the reply's guys. I think I'll go with the drill press version.

[cleveland]

WOW!!! It's everything it's claimed to be!

Thanks for posting this review.

[Mijo]

I just placed an order for one, for my drill. Spinner's burnishers look a lot nicer than the one i bought off of ebay.

[Schpacko]

Received mine some days ago, i like 'em a lot!

Kudos to Spinner for a very nice and affordable product.

Cheers

Schpacko

[Bobby hdflame]

I just bought a drill press from HF and also ordered a new cocobolo edger from Spinner last night. He sent me an email and said it would ship on Wednesday! Can't wait to actually have a good tool to finish my edges. It just makes the project look so much more finished when you finish the edges the right way!

I'll post a review when I've used it.