What to do with these H.O. trimmings? Or, trying to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear...

[RockyAussie]

Back again. Here see some pics of my line marking machine. By pulling handle at back down you can put the product in up against the guide which can be adjusted. The pressure of roller can be increased by the knob up on top. The masking tape is over bottom feed roller to reduce teeth marking. As not a lot of people have these I have shown how to achieve similar with a cow horn folder. These may look different than some as I make quite a few for various purposes. I recommended a wooden ruler for this as a steel ruler can leave unwanted marks on veg skin. I'll do the key steel trimming in the next post along with some patterns showing the t style a bit.

[RockyAussie]

Here are some key steel trimming pics and a tip for skiving the corners. Whatever the thickness at the corner is angle the knife so as to leave behind about the same thickness. Also in the pdf file I have printed patterns as for the card holder in the picture here. If you print true to size they should be about right I think. Let me know otherwise. Regards Brian.

 

Center pocket Business Card Holder.pdf

Edited September 27, 2016 by RockyAussie
Fogot pictures

[RockyAussie]

[Wedgetail]

Great tips!

You've got a few on the go there too, I see.

[RockyAussie]

Yea as always drowning in it and they try and get me to spend money and advertise.

[Northmount]

12 hours ago, RockyAussie said:

Hi YinTx, I will get some done up and post a bit later but Key steel is the steel used in key ways in pulleys etc. Normally sold about 1 foot long and mostly square but rectangular sizes are there as well.

Also called key stock here.  Found in big box hardware stores and most metal suppliers.  Lots of sizes, 1/8" and up to 5/8" or more.  Larger sizes are nice, have the weight to help stay in place, and easier to grab and hold.

Tom

[YinTx]

Brian,

Awesome share, thank you so much!  It may be a while before I attempt another, but when I do I will definitely put your info to good use. So is the line marking machine just putting a line along the edge of the leather, or is it cutting it straight as well?  Mine was straight before I folded it, and when it had to go over the multiple thicknesses, it ended up getting not so straight.  Compounded by having to do that last fold with the bifold in a nearly shut position (folded in half) to position the pocket tops where they should be (which was a major fail... It pulled out from under the wrap, resulting in being missed when I stitched the last stitch... arghhh!).  I wanted to trim the last fold straight, but was afraid i would cut into the leather below...also I missed that last skive on the 45 degree corner cut.. didn't occur to me to do it, so I see it on the wallet.

Other trouble I ran into is when I wet the veg tan to make the fold, along the fold line, the whole piece warped, so all my nice square cuts were for naught.

YinTx

[YinTx]

Oh yeah, and that 10spi takes forever and a day.. what is the purpose of 12spi?  Can't imagine where that would even be useful...anyone know?

YinTx

[RockyAussie]

2 hours ago, YinTx said:

Brian,

Awesome share, thank you so much!  It may be a while before I attempt another, but when I do I will definitely put your info to good use. So is the line marking machine just putting a line along the edge of the leather, or is it cutting it straight as well?  Mine was straight before I folded it, and when it had to go over the multiple thicknesses, it ended up getting not so straight.  Compounded by having to do that last fold with the bifold in a nearly shut position (folded in half) to position the pocket tops where they should be (which was a major fail... It pulled out from under the wrap, resulting in being missed when I stitched the last stitch... arghhh!).  I wanted to trim the last fold straight, but was afraid i would cut into the leather below...also I missed that last skive on the 45 degree corner cut.. didn't occur to me to do it, so I see it on the wallet.

Other trouble I ran into is when I wet the veg tan to make the fold, along the fold line, the whole piece warped, so all my nice square cuts were for naught.

YinTx

The Line marking machine shown here burnishes in the line only. The little polished wheel spins faster than the product feeds through. The PDF pattern here of the card holder should be useful for a pattern for inside wallets cards as well. Was the wetting really necessary? Glue and water seldome mix.

Brian

[YinTx]

This was veg tan, so even though it was pretty thin, I felt it still needed to be wet to get a good fold out of it.  I did let it dry for a day between wet/fold and glue/stitch.  Also, did not use contact cement on this one, I used the white leather glue, which I think may be water based, not sure.

YinTx