Members glockanator Posted July 24, 2011 Members Report Posted July 24, 2011 I got a stitch groover from tandys and have used it a couple of times. Well I went to use it today and it was all clogged up! I was ablest clean it out but mow it's just " tearing" the leather to crap and clogging! Can this be fixed or should just pay the 8 bucks and get a new blade for it? Quote
Members r lenna Posted July 24, 2011 Members Report Posted July 24, 2011 What groover? they have at least 2?? On 7/24/2011 at 6:20 AM, glockanator said: I got a stitch groover from tandys and have used it a couple of times. Well I went to use it today and it was all clogged up! I was ablest clean it out but mow it's just " tearing" the leather to crap and clogging! Can this be fixed or should just pay the 8 bucks and get a new blade for it? Quote
Members glockanator Posted July 24, 2011 Author Members Report Posted July 24, 2011 On 7/24/2011 at 12:32 PM, r lenna said: What groover? they have at least 2?? http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/en-usd/search/searchresults/88081-00.aspx The pro groover is what I have. Quote
reddevil76 Posted July 24, 2011 Report Posted July 24, 2011 it's probably blunt. Just run the polished side over a strop a few runs and it'll cut nicely again. Also a good idea to test on scrap before using it on your actual project. Quote
Members r lenna Posted July 24, 2011 Members Report Posted July 24, 2011 I have the older one and I ground down the sides a bit and it helped with it gouging out a lot of the sides. But I don't know what it would do for yours.. Rob Quote
Members Ledermeister200 Posted July 25, 2011 Members Report Posted July 25, 2011 On 7/24/2011 at 6:20 AM, glockanator said: I got a stitch groover from tandys and have used it a couple of times. Well I went to use it today and it was all clogged up! I was ablest clean it out but mow it's just " tearing" the leather to crap and clogging! Can this be fixed or should just pay the 8 bucks and get a new blade for it? Hi there, You must have used something hard (other than a tooth pick) to clean the hole and messed up the edge. You can re-sharpen the tool from the outside with a soft Arkansas stone and strop it on a leather belt. It takes some time but you can do it. I made my own stitch groover out of tool steel by drilling a hole first, heat treating it and grinding the edge on from the outside, making sure not to heat up the tool. Hope this helps. Quote
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