Machine Used To Cut Leather?

[KelseyR89]

The cookie cutters are dies and they're using a clicker press to press the dies and cut the leather.

Here's a small one:

http://www.tippmannindustrial.com/clicker-700-die-cutting-machine-p-117.html

Very helpful - thank you! I will look into this a bit more.

[KelseyR89]

About the machine, there are 3 different kinds:

First: cookie cutters, as thefanninator said, you need make knife mould, and the machine press on the mould, then you will get a cutted piece, the advantage is: You can cut lots of layers of leather one time, because the mould have heigh. But the shortcoming is the cost of moulds are very expensive.

Second: Laser machine, this machine can cut only one layer of leather, you can design pattern in our computer with AUTOcad, PDF, AI and so on, the machine will cut along the vector line you designed. The advantage is: You can cut the leather quickly after design without waiting for making knife mould, but the shortcoming is: If you can't adjust it well, there will be black edge (burnt by laser), the black edge is about 0.5mm-1mm, the newest machine will reduce the black edge enormously, but no matter how, there will be black edge. So it was used only on crazy horse leather or chrome tanned leather with dark color, natural color vegetable tanned leather is not OK.

Third: Rolling knife machine, this kind of machine can only cut a layer of leather one time as Laser machine, but it cut the leather buy rolling knife, so there is no black edge at all. But the shortcoming is: 1, you should change your knife frequently; 2, the price is very high because its complex construction, about 5-6 times than laser one, 7-10 times than cookie cutters.

Thanks for the info. That's what I was worried, that the dyes would be extremely expensive to have made. I mean, I guess they would last a really long time, but if they're outrageously expensive I don't know if that's doable. Have you ever heard of using a ScanNcut for cutting leather? This guy in the Youtube video is cutting 2mm leather with it and this is something I'd love to have! He actually starts cutting the leather around 3:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cG2_rZSHPgM

[stelmackr]

Correction to Typography on Leather article:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qgV6aH_FkHa5lBX_kNceroW2elQju_XW/view

[Northmount]