ZigZag Report post Posted April 29, 2020 I was wondering if anyone has tried sewing a 3D printed object to a piece of leather? What type of filament would be suitable to be stitched? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HaloJones Report post Posted April 30, 2020 The filament would depend on what / where the part is, will it need strength or flexibility? Etc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LumpenDoodle2 Report post Posted April 30, 2020 13 hours ago, ZigZag said: I was wondering if anyone has tried sewing a 3D printed object to a piece of leather? What type of filament would be suitable to be stitched? You intrigue us, what cunning plan are you hatching. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrisash Report post Posted April 30, 2020 I would suggest nylon would be light and strong Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZag Report post Posted May 1, 2020 I have some nylon ordered so will give that a go. Not going to let on exactly what the intended use is, but imagine an air vent with slats and a rain cover stitched to the side of a canvas tent. That kind of thing. So a wide brim with a stitching grove printed and then a slightly thinner material to print through. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RockyAussie Report post Posted June 7, 2020 I just tried this onto a failed print that I stopped at .8mm high. This is pla+ filament and a 160 size needle going through. I expected it to split apart but there is no sign of that. At .2mm layers printed =4 layers I suppose that is a bit like plywood in that the grain crosses over each other every other layer. Something else in the brain box to try and remember Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZag Report post Posted June 15, 2020 Hey Rocky, that is fascinating and thank you for sharing. I generally sew with V92 thread and 190 needles and I’m hoping to sew through at least 1mm. Or I could move up to the big 441 and make the stitching more of a feature. Great to hear the material is holding out. I’ll be giving this a go over the next few weeks so will update you. thanks Nick Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RockyAussie Report post Posted June 17, 2020 On 6/16/2020 at 4:17 AM, ZigZag said: Hey Rocky, that is fascinating and thank you for sharing. I generally sew with V92 thread and 190 needles and I’m hoping to see through at least 1mm. Or I could move up to the big 441 and make the stitching more of a feature. Great to hear the material is holding out. I’ll be giving this a go over the next few weeks so will update you. thanks Nick Thanks that would be great. I will be doing a bag design in the next couple of days which will have the handle hole design reinforced with pla and set in between the leather layers and then stitched through. Will take a few pics and post when I get it done. Brian Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
