Members Greg528it Posted March 11, 2014 Author Members Report Posted March 11, 2014 I maintain an even depth by hitting it evenly. I work my way across, then back etc. You have to work it for a few minutes, so it's not like you have to get it right the 1st time across. The longer you blast the deeper. The rule of thumb for glass is.. you can go as deep as the line is wide. At some point you may get a dribble glass With leather you would have to work at a spot a long time to go thru. In glass we vary the depth on purpose sometimes to give it dimension, but so far I expect with leather you'll just want to get thru the top layer so you have a smooth open pore surface like the back of the piece. It'll stain darker. etc. OR just use the vinyl to mask off stain like in the example above. with the 2 Gs and 2 flames. The one flame had been moved 2-3 times and why the corners didn't stick so well. Quote
Members WScott Posted March 11, 2014 Members Report Posted March 11, 2014 Thanks for showing this. Like to see some of your process if possible. I have a micro-etcher that is a small dental air abrasion unit been thinking of using for abrasion and cleaning old rusty tools during refurbishing them. Just don't have compressed air in my garage, yet, to get it going. Quote
Members Greg528it Posted March 11, 2014 Author Members Report Posted March 11, 2014 (edited) I'll see if I have a write up with pictures for the whole process.. It's really pretty simple. The tools are simple, BUT you kind of have to have them. Next I'll put together some pictures of the custom leather stamps I've made. Edited March 11, 2014 by Greg528it Quote
Members Greg528it Posted March 15, 2014 Author Members Report Posted March 15, 2014 I didn't pre seal the stained leather before I blasted. The seal loosened the stain the it fell into the blasted area. so pre seal.. or.. I should have filled with black stain before I removed the pattern. Quote
Members skivery7 Posted September 12, 2014 Members Report Posted September 12, 2014 Greg! I've tried sending you a message via this forum the other day and have got no reply. I'm trying to track you down and hope you see this post. I've tried sandblasting some 3 oz upholstery leather with seemingly promising results, but I've got no real experience with sandblasting and therefore no knowledge of it's capabilities. I'm wondering if you'd be interested in experimenting on some of the leather I've got (compensated of course), and depending on the results, whether or not you'd be interested in production work. Or, if this isn't your profession, you'd be willing to help out as a sandblasting consultant of sorts. Thank you, Casey www.caseygunschel.com Quote
Members Andrew Chee Posted September 12, 2014 Members Report Posted September 12, 2014 Wow. I didn't even know you could do this to leather. Can you take some closer up pictures? How does this differ in terms of look and feel from say stamping an image? I suppose here would be more flexibility in that any pattern you design would work instead of having to have a stamp made... Andrew Quote
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