Temporary Gluing Leather For Stitching

[horseplay]

I use mostly Barge contact cement that I get from Weaver Supply. And when I need a little help with holding the leather together while it sets I use bulldog clips from the office supply store.

[oaksidesaddlery]

Double sided sticky tape works well

[ToddB 68]

Cyberthrasher........Since you are taping the first 1/8" of the edge, your stitch line would be behind the tape, in other words maybe 3/16" to 1/4" in from the edge of the project for example.

I assume you are applying just 1/8" of the tape edge in between the pieces of leather.

After you finish stitching, do you remove the tape from between the two pieces of leather by just holding onto the flap of tape and pulling out the 1/8" stuck in between the leathers ? Does it ever tear, leaving pieces of tape between the leathers ? (Hope I'm getting the correct mental picture.)

BTW, you have such talent with leatherwork....Mega-Kudos !

Thanks,

ToddB68

Edited January 19, 2014 by ToddB68

[chiefjason]

Go with contact cement. I use Weldwood on my holsters. It will give your stitching some extra support by permanently glueing the leather together. No issues with how it will hold up over time either.

[electrathon]

I did what everyone is saying for years. Then one day I eyed the bottle of leatherweld (it is a form of white glue) sitting on my shelf. It is not near as messy as contact and it works almost as fast. It also gives you a little bit of time to reposition and only needs to be put on one side. Less issues if you are burnishing the edges with the contact making an ugly line.

Aaron

[ToddB 68]

electrathon ,

Superpacker's thread-starter post is asking about "Temporary" gluing. Is the glue you are using a permanent or temporary glue like rubber glue ? Is it in fact "Eco Flo Leather Weld" ? Sounds like permanent, i.e. "Weld".

ToddB68

Edited January 19, 2014 by ToddB68

[needles]

abbey england has a neoprene glue listed, is this any good for this? i havent used any before so don't know

[dkbutcher]

electrathon ,

Superpacker's thread-starter post is asking about "Temporary" gluing. Is the glue you are using a permanent or temporary glue like rubber glue ? Is it in fact "Eco Flo Leather Weld" ? Sounds like permanent, i.e. "Weld".

ToddB68

I'm still taking leatherworking baby steps... but I'm pretty sure that the temporary refers to keeping the two parts together until you can get them even more permanently together with the stitching. All of the other suggestions were cements and definitely not temporary that could be more easily pulled back apart than the Leather Weld. They are all doing the same thing as the Leather Weld.

[electrathon]

electrathon ,

Superpacker's thread-starter post is asking about "Temporary" gluing. Is the glue you are using a permanent or temporary glue like rubber glue ? Is it in fact "Eco Flo Leather Weld" ? Sounds like permanent, i.e. "Weld".

ToddB68

From a glue perspective leather weld is less permanant than contact,but it really is a permnant glue. I have a bottle of Fiegings "leathercraft cement" that seems to be the same thing. It is basicly white glue like you used in school.

[Andrew Chee]

Since people have been on this topic for a while, I'd like to contribute any idea that I've found. Check out:

http://www.nippy.jp/en/2013/1141.html

This is a hot melt cementing machine from japan. It has a roller (mine is 3mm wide) and it lays down a very nice and precise line of glue for assembly. When gluing grain side to grain side, the glue is good for temporary holding and positioning. When gluing flesh side to flesh side the bond is fairly permanent. Great for assembly.

The problem is the machine is fairly expensive (~$500) and can only be purchased in japan. I bought mine through a Japanese proxy shopping service.

Anyways, I make a lot of stuff where I have turned edges to need to hold stuff in position for sewing and this thing works great.

Andrew