Dying stamped letters

[garypl]

8 hours ago, mikesc said:

Nope..you'll not have enough control via the plunger as if you were squeezing the sides of a more flexible bottle..its going to risk the paint coming out in a rush and ruining your work..and you'll wish that you'd bought the little bottles..they are re-usable.

Mike is right on - you have to go really slow to prevent overruns, which is why I use the smaller tips.  I usually seal the surface with Resolene before I paint, so if I get paint out side the border I can quickly wipe it off without staining the leather.  I seal the paint after it dries.

Gary

[Frodo]

12 hours ago, mikesc said:

Nope..you'll not have enough control via the plunger as if you were squeezing the sides of a more flexible bottle..its going to risk the paint coming out in a rush and ruining your work..and you'll wish that you'd bought the little bottles..they are re-usable.

I simply hate being wrong. completely messes up my day

but when your wrong you are wrong and the syringe idea will not give me control of the solution 

[Sheilajeanne]

I use 1 ml. syringes for measuring dye and transferring it from the dye bottles to my painting palette. One thing I notice is the rubber plungers on the syringes seize up after awhile, and don't want to slide through the syringe barrel. Then, of course, when they do move, there's so much pressure on them that the dye comes out really fast. This would really make a mess if I was using a syringe and needle for painting, and not just transferring the dye.  (I don't need needles for transferring the dye, of course.)

Some general tips for dyeing that I've picked up, and which you may/may not know already. When dyeing, a little goes a really long way. A 60 ml. syringe would be way, way too big. If I were working with a large project like a messenger bag, I might use a 3 ml. syringe for measuring and mixing dye, but would never need anything larger. Dye is usually diluted about 50/50 with denatured alcohol.

One of the biggest risks when working with dye is spilling it and ruining your project. That's why I NEVER leave an open bottle of dye on my work surface. I take what I need out of the bottle, wipe the cap so it doesn't stick next time I need it, then recap it and put it away. I have some heavy bottomed glass shot glasses that I use when I'm dyeing. They are less likely to tip than light-weight containers. I used to use disposable plastic shot glasses (also used as medication cups in hospitals) but they were too easy to tip.

Many leather workers have designed something to hold their dye containers when dyeing to keep them from tipping. One person has something like a wooden test tube rack with holes in it just the right size for the containers, which like mine, are the size of shot glasses. 

If I'm working with a small project or dyeing a really small area, I use a plastic painting palette, like the ones Tandy sells. The little cups only hold about a maximum of 1 ml. which really helps reduce the mess if something spills!

Going to look into those needle bottles - they would DEFINITELY come in handy for dyeing small areas!

 

 

[RockyAussie]

SHeeesh mate....all ya need is a little laser and some masking tape......and a 3dprinter and ya own font of course. Easy - https://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/82905-is-there-a-font-for-ivan-alphabet-stamp-set-8132-00/

and maybe....never mind

[fredk]

47 minutes ago, Sheilajeanne said:

I use 1 ml. syringes for measuring dye and transferring it from the dye bottles to my painting palette. One thing I notice is the rubber plungers on the syringes seize up after awhile, and don't want to slide through the syringe barrel. Then, of course, when they do move, there's so much pressure on them that the dye comes out really fast.

Try using plastic pipettes. They are cheap. Can be bought in capacities of 0.2ml and upwards. I regularly use 3ml size. They can be cleaned out and reused and when too dirty they are cheap enough to dispose.

example; https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/100PCS-0-2-3-5ML-Graduated-Pipettes-Disposable-Pasteur-Plastic-Eye-Dropper-YNUK/123660469990?hash=item1ccabd06e6:m:mIe58KaeefBBUdGtT-qMGlA

[Sheilajeanne]

Fred, my vet sold me a box of 100 1 ml. syringes for $20. I'm good to go for a looong time! 

[Frodo]

i ended up staining the item first

then dabbing paint on the letters.wiping off the excess

easy easy

[fredk]

3 hours ago, Frodo said:

i ended up staining the item first

then dabbing paint on the letters.wiping off the excess

easy easy

No good without pictures

Rule 371 section G, subsection 74, item 3 says, "you must provided pictures of all results every time you have done something the other forum members want to see"

 

 

 

 

[Frodo]

3 hours ago, fredk said:

No good without pictures

Rule 371 section G, subsection 74, item 3 says, "you must provided pictures of all results every time you have done something the other forum members want to see"

 

 

 

 

 

[fredk]

Lookin good there