bikermutt07 Posted July 23, 2016 Report Posted July 23, 2016 A little side note on glueing, I figured out a "new" method. After sanding my glue spaces when using the fiebings glue I make grooves in the area. I cut little tracks with the stitch grooves I never use anymore. Ymmv. Quote I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with. Stitching is like gravy, it's only great if you make it every day. From Texas but in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Members Acydtrip Posted July 26, 2016 Members Report Posted July 26, 2016 Barge, let it dry until... well, not sure how to describe, reminds me of knuckle squeak when gilding, usually a walk to the neighbor's and about two cigarettes. line up, press, smack the heck out of it with the heel of my hand, pause to regret doing that, do it again and then either leave it to stitch later or have right at it if I'm in the groove. The reason I like to leave it is that a bit more time and the glue doesn't muck up the needles as much. I've tried a bunch of different things, only thing I liked as much as Barge was Duall 88 from Hidecrafter a few years back. As Bikermutt mentioned, I stumbled upon a roughing procedure that works for me as well, I use the edge of the drum on my flex shaft that I'll later use to true up edges. Trip Quote
Members Dwight Posted July 26, 2016 Members Report Posted July 26, 2016 I use Weldwood exclusively, . . . and for instance a belt and holster: put first pieces together with weldwood, . . . force dry with a heat gun, . . . sew, . . . dampen and do first wet forming around gun, . . . hang up to dry. While the holster is drying, . . . glue up both sides of the belt, . . . lay flat on the table, . . . force dry with a heat gun, . . . press together with my hands (belt laying flat on the table), . . . sand edges, bevel edges, run edges through my burnisher, . . . sew the belt together. I'm done for the day on those two projects. Come back tomorrow, . . . finish sewing the holster together, . . . dye both, . . . hang up to dry, . . . third day, . . . put finish coat on both (Resolene usually), . . . after a few hours drying time, . . . put on the finish hardware, . . . ready the paper work for shipping out. Far as I'm concerned, hammers are for nails, . . . rolling pins are for pie crusts. Get a can of Weldwood, . . . you will also get rid of whatever problem you are having with the glue gumming up the sewing machine. Weldwood never does that for me. May God bless, Dwight Quote If you can breathe, . . . thank God. If you can read, . . . thank a teacher. If you are reading this in English, . . . thank a veteran. www.dwightsgunleather.com
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