Dunluce Report post Posted October 6, 2016 I recently bought myself an adjustable creaser and want to use it to put crease lines at the edge of a couple of belts I want to make. As I haven't used one before I have a couple of questions. I have read you heat them up to give a betterline; how hot do you heat them? I suppose the best way of describing is by touch. Should it be hot enough you cannot hold the tip or that you can hold it for a few seconds? Also does it work better on certain types of leather (I am considering using English Bridle). Any other tips on using them would be much appreciated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Northmount Report post Posted October 6, 2016 LOL. If it doesn't burn your fingers, it won't burn the leather. Rather than touching it, I would practice on some scrap to see how it works. Maybe also do a test touch to a piece of scrap to see if hot enough or too hot after you heat it each time. Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nuttish Report post Posted October 7, 2016 Valerie Michaels says the creaser should not be so hot as to burn the material and not so cool as to drag and leave an uneven impression. It should glide smoothly and leave a uniformly dark burnished impression. Use a spirit lamp burning pure ethanol to avoid lamp black. It will be too hot to touch with your fingers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt S Report post Posted October 7, 2016 If you touch it to a wet rag it shouldn't sizzle. Creaseing on veg tannages like bridle are usually between 60 and 80 degree celcius IIRC. Make sure the contact surface is smooth and well polished; a rough, pitted or chipped surface will not glide no matter what temperature it's at. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
animal Report post Posted November 22, 2016 On 10/7/2016 at 9:20 PM, Nuttish said: Valerie Michaels says the creaser should not be so hot as to burn the material and not so cool as to drag and leave an uneven impression. It should glide smoothly and leave a uniformly dark burnished impression. Use a spirit lamp burning pure ethanol to avoid lamp black. It will be too hot to touch with your fingers. If I don't have burning lamp ethanol, can I use candle instead? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DuncanSinclair Report post Posted November 22, 2016 7 hours ago, animal said: If I don't have burning lamp ethanol, can I use candle instead? You will be getting a lot of carbon soot from a candle. You could probably use a butane or propane torch as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
