Digital printed holsters

[justingschneider]

as far as i know there is no one printing holsters....yet. also not all inks will flex with the leather. it must be flexible. i was worried about the ink wearing off but all of the people i have sold these to have reported them working flawlessly. Im currently stitching 12 up and will be putting them up for sale. hopefully they will sell like hotcakes.

once i get a sewing machine i will be looking to mass produce these

[Brianm77]

Could you not print on 3oz at home and glue to a piece of 6/7 oz. or use it for an inlay panel, just a thought. 

[Brianm77]

Another similar option would be rubber stamp. I think I saw a video of Ian Adkinson with rubber stamp on leather. 

[Bolt Vanderhuge]

Those look cool. I really like the weathered look of the flag.

[CaptQuirk]

Very cool idea! I have seen a similar technique, where the design is reversed, then printed on wax paper. You then lay the paper to the leather and transfer the ink.

[particle]

Those look great! There's lots of DIY videos that show how to transfer laser prints to various items - wood planks, tile, etc., but I haven't bothered trying it yet. For those that really want to try something similar, Google "laserjet image transfer" and you'll find several variations of the same technique. Hard to compete with the ease (and results) of simply printing directly to leather though...

[Ordiedaddy]

These look very cool, especially the weathered flag and the Bill of Rights. I see a lot of possible applications that would sell. Great idea!

[OLDNSLOW]

There has to be a method to the madness, I have not seen any of Savoy holsters in person but it seems like it might be a similar fashion, and if that is the case maybe a printer will be in more holster makers shops in the near future.  Maybe something could be looked researched and shared with the group!!!

[particle]

For what it's worth, I just visited a shop for my 8-5. The guy had multiple commercial grade 3D printers, CNC machine, laser cutter, etc. He had this swanky printer that he said would even print on oil - not exactly sure how that works. He said I could even print on my skin with it... He uses it to print graphics on all of his 3D prints, golf balls for charity events, etc.

[VMTinajero]

What are you running these on, a Roland? Has to be pigment inks to keep the image on the leather. I have a VP-300, but I don't think I could run 8oz leather through it...hmmm