Weaver Power Edge Slicker

[ArtS]

Wrong link.

Art

[BillB]

Bill,

I had one for a short while I got with some other stuff in a trade. I can think of things that are worth more than $450 in my shop than the Weaver slicker if I was buying it new. The biggest problem I had was I don't like the horizontal axis. On large pieces it was hard to hold them and keep a constant pressure and movement without them flopping all over or the table/motor interefering with keeping them in contact. For straps, it is alright. I like the spindle type slickers in a drill press. I checked and the pulley chart tells me I run it at 1100 rpm.

One thing that is emerging in this whole thread is there are a lot of ways to skin this cat. It looks like once a guy gets the speed, roller material, burnishing medium, and pressure figured out for him, then good results can come from a lot of different setups.

Bruce Thanks for the insight. I have yet to decide which way I want to go on this, horizontal or vertical. I do leather Bifold Notebooks which are big and custom holsters that can be rather small. I also do purses which can have both large and small pieces that should have their edges burnished or finished off. Since folks had discussed how good Weaver products are, I thought I would ask. I am currently using muscle power and Dermal Power. I have a Radial Arm saw that could give me both axis, but is not in a good location at this time. I will have to check the motor speed since it is direct drive. Again, thanks for the insight.

[sfcdan]

Art it's the correct link, when you click on it, scroll down, then click for more coupons which will route you to next page. Daniel.

[stelmackr]

Art it's the correct link, when you click on it, scroll down, then click for more coupons which will route you to next page. Daniel.

See it in action here: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=1uMUSZlgyjg

Bob Stelmack

[sfcdan]

I had my doubts, even after I purchased it, but after seeing the video (which was something I asked for in one reply) I know I made the right decision. Thanks Bob.

[Rayban]

I got the new motor hooked up (1725 rpm), saw the video......I'm good to go!!

Thanks Ivan!!

[Bree]

I got a couple of those Harbor Freight pedal switches and I also found something I have been wanting to try for some time. I think I mentioned somewhere that I wanted to mix some beeswax and carnauba wax for the purpose of burnishing.

Well I found a product with the wax pre-mixed in paste form. It is from England and it is named Antiquax. It is designed for wood care.

I tried some Antiquax on some scrap leather today with Ivan's machine and I got a very very nice glossy burnish. The carnauba lets me put extra pressure on the leather without burning it as the hard carnauba wax has a higher melting point... about 40 degrees higher than beeswax.

I like Ivan's wax but I also like the Antiquax which is a softer paste. I applied it with my fingertip. It's nice to have several options.

[patricweill]

Bree ,

Can you tell me precisely which antiqax products you have tried , they have so many that I dont know which one to get .

Thanks

Patrick

[Chef niloc]

for any one who's purchased this product and does not want to mess with the wiring, Harbor freight tools sells the pictured foot switch for about $10 bucks.  Daniel

I know this is a old thread but I was hopping someone could confirm that the harbor freight peddle will work here? I was thinking of using it for a similar application but decided agent it as it states that it can not be used or motors that use a soft start capacitor, like the one shown.

[acowboy]

if youre talking about a foot operated speed control, they will only work with a motor that has brushes....a brushless motor might work for a while, but, you'll burn it up