Appartement And Leatherworking

[Toolerlass]

I know this is an old thread, but has anyone tried that device above in real life?

After a couple of years break, i’ve decided to sod the neighbours, to a certain extent. All they do is argue and slam doors on a daily basis so i’m starting to think fu*k it and get the old hammer out 

[chrisash]

I put two layers of towel under my granite slab and it made a massive difference to the noise

[Toolerlass]

I’ve resorted to using a cushion under my marble slab and sitting them on my knee while sitting on a sofa. The cushion raises it up enough to be more comfortable on the neck too. I’ve given up trying to use a table, they all sound horrific 

[Dunluce]

Something like this is an idea if you  do hand stitching and need to hammer a pricking iron

http://elfitakorea.blogspot.com/2013/08/hand-press.html

 

[charon]

@DunluceHave you made business with Elfitakorea recently? Or anyone else? I wrote them an Email and never got an answer. Thought they were out of business since there were no updates for a long time. Just saw theres an article from 2018...

[panchoskywalker]

That tool from elfitakorea is very interesting but it would only work for small objects. I live in an appartement and what I do is as someone said above, not to use the maule before 11:00am and not after 19:00pm.

I don't use granit but a block of hard plastic that I put on my legs when seated to hammer. Also I have found that depending on where I am seated in the room the noise change a bit, same thing with the angle the maule hit the tool you're using.

Sometimes I put all my stuff into a bag and I go outside and sit on a bench to hammer, then I come back home to stitch.

[BDAZ]

 

I have seen these at leather shows and they are much quieter than a manual hammer.

I also recommend a 2 ton arbor press for all 3D stamps and lettering, etc and a rivet press for snaps, rivets etc.

Last resort:

That should keep the complaints to a minimum

Edited June 18, 2018 by BDAZ

[Toolerlass]

1 hour ago, BDAZ said:

 

I have seen these at leather shows and they are much quieter than a manual hammer.

I also recommend a 2 ton arbor press for all 3D stamps and lettering, etc and a rivet press for snaps, rivets etc.

Last resort:

That should keep the complaints to a minimum

Ooo this looks interesting! I already own a foredom for silverworking, one of its heads is a hammer attachment for setting stones, this is a similar set up. Looks good!