Boriqua Posted July 31, 2016 Report Posted July 31, 2016 I used ply for my molds because it was what I had on hand and wasnt the best quality. Problem with ply is it is really tough to sand the edges absolutly smooth and I posted an image below of the first thing I ever did with a press and you can see all the grain and splits in the plys showed up very neatly impressed into my leather at the edge. I have since filled the edges with bondo and resanded and later results were great but I want to get new ones made from plastic. Probably nylon since its fairly cheap. Delrin is awsome but really expensive. The top one is with untreated edges and the bottom which is cleaner was with the same ply but bondo and sanded Quote
Members MY63 Posted August 2, 2016 Members Report Posted August 2, 2016 On 30/07/2016 at 7:58 PM, plinkercases said: same approach as my63 and more often than not I use a press I made from a hand operated press screw form lee valley tools set in a frame. One operation to worry about rather than several clamps at once. However some bits have required the clamp approach. I am working on perfecting my guide rod/pin arrangement to ensure consistent alignment. Question for my63... do you punch whole in the leather and run your guide posts through it to keep the leather piece positioned? it look like you do based on how close they are to the edge of the mold cut line. I don't use holes or guide posts just plywood here are some pictures of the mould as it was made. IMG_0598_1 by my0771, on Flickr Once the shape was cut out I sanded both sides until the gap was equal to the thickness of the leather I then round over the upper edge of the inside piece and the lower edge of the outer piece. IMG_0600_1 by my0771, on Flickr This is the first pressing from the mould as you can see there are some marks on one side so I sanded a little more off that side of the outer piece IMG_0647_1 by my0771, on Flickr I thought you might like to see the finished case IMG_0915 by my0771, on Flick Thanks JLS Leather I like to keep everything simple my whole blog is the same way straight forward and to the point Quote I have recently started my own blog to share more detail of my projects http://my63leather.wordpress.com
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