Fredo Report post Posted March 6, 2012 (edited) Here's a brain fade story from last night. I needed to finish up a order for 5 tool bags (motorcycle type). I had all of the main panels and straps cut, dyed and hardwear installed. The only thing left was to form the end caps over the wooden buck I made and give them a good heat reat in my convection oven. Now I always treat at 115 degrees for about 15 minutes. However for whatever reason I was thinking about dinner at the same time and when I set the oven I guess I was thinking about roasted potatoes because I set that baby at 325 degrees. That's right boys and girls, I roasted those 10 end caps at a temp designed to cook food. I can't tell you how mad I was, until the wife started to giggle at how they looked like real thick potato chips with the brown areas and wavy edges.. We had a good laugh and then I called the client and apologised for the 24 hr delay. What are your brain fade stories...please don't tell me I'm the only one. Edited March 6, 2012 by Fredo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sylvia Report post Posted March 6, 2012 I've been experimenting with wet forming. I had scanned through the tutorial here and grabbed a small bowl and some cool water and stuck it in the microwave to warm it up. Three minutes seemed like a good number. I had skived a small piece of leather and when the microwave "dinged" I took my bowl of warm water to my work bench and plunged my leather in. The microwaved water fizzed and bubbled. "cool" I gathered the stuff I was working with and went to get my "perfectly soaked" leather... It had shrunk to about 1/3 of the original size!! And my water was pink. What the? So apparently I made leather/tannin TEA. "NEXT!!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
radar67 Report post Posted March 6, 2012 I experienced the same results the first time I tried wet forming. I stretched that piece of leather back to size over the form and the project turned out okay. I have a armor grade, hardened, miniature pirate hat though. You can literally knock someone out with it since it is so hard. I was going for a miniature pirate hat. I'll try to get a picture up tonight. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites