Edge Burnishing And Lacquering

[bisonmade]

Howdy - I am trying to hone in on some serious industrial edge finishing techniques and I thought I would ask you all for some help identifying and finding sources for some machines.

Please see this video:

In it they show some belt sanders, and belts that look like the have paint on them, and branding irons. Does anyone here know what these machines are called and where I can find them?

Thanks!

[bisonmade]

no body knows anything here?

[KAYAK45]

No!

[Andrew Chee]

It's interesting. I've noticed that not a lot of folks on this site do this type if high end bag work. I have not idea where to get stuff like this either but please post if you ever fInd out. I'd be interested but unfortunately I'll probably never be able to afford/justify equipment like this.

Andrew

[bisonmade]

I guess LV's price points for their bags are justified then

[Troy1]

"Barrier of entry" can be beautiful thing if you're on the right side of the fence. Like most companies that end up building specialty items in house, too often there isn't an off the shelf tool that's right for the job. LV has huge resources and budget to make whatever sort of tooling they need. If you were to see their shop floor, you'd find nearly everything in there, with the exception of their basic lockstitch machines, are one-off tools designed and built by them....and they like to keep things private...just try getting a factory tour, not going to happen. The best thing to do is try to learn from the few clips and pics that are out there and from there reverse engineer and build your own tools.

[TwinOaks]

Those look like an extrapolation of a belt edge painter....same style set up with an extra pulley installed (and extra length belt) to give a working face that doesn't require feeding the piece into a machine.

Of course, the edging is probably altered a bit too to a slightly higher viscosity / more surface tension than standard edge dressing to keep it on the belt AND prevent it from slinging off as it rounds the pulley.

Lastly, keep in mind that the set up like that really isn't needed for smaller shops.....unless you're planning on producing hundreds of bags per day.