Dremel vs Bench Grinder for Burnishing?

[toxo]

On 11/5/2020 at 5:20 PM, LeatherLyfe said:

Apologies if this has been asked before, I read some good discussions on this topic a while ago but can't seem to find them anymore!

 

I am looking for a way to upgrade my burnishing technique. I work mostly with belts and straps and burnishing the edges by hand is becoming time consuming and quite hard on my arm. I want to upgrade to a burnishing machine to reduce the amount of stress on my body. Leather is only a part time gig for me but I work out of my bachelor apartment so space is a majorly limiting factor. I am wondering if I can get away with using a dremel burnisher instead of a modified bench grinder as it would take up a lot less space. I previously came across some threads that were very positive about dremel burnishers and offered helpful advice on the best burnisher attachments and speeds to use but I oddly cannot find them anymore. If you can direct me towards any of those threads, that would be great! Otherwise, what is your own advice/experience with dremel burnishers? They appeal to me both for their size and simplicity, I don't have any experience with rotary tools and find it difficult to follow any of the guides to modifying a bench grinder for burnishing. I'd much rather invest in a high end dremel than try to diy anything, but I'm open to the possibility if y'all seriously discourage the dremel idea.

 

My current burnishing technique is using gum tragacanth on beveled vegtan or oil tan before airbrushing with acrylic dye (vegtan only).

 

Any advice, opinions, or words of caution?

I found a bigger drum does a quicker job plus different profiles for different jobs. The emery paper was cut on the slant, skived and glued. the elastic bands just help to keep it there but I've never known it to slip.

 

[Spyros]

10 hours ago, Frodo said:

LOL,   It came with the kit, 

Here is the one I currently working on,  

I got the idea from Chuck,   3 in 1  burnish, awl and creasing tool 

I need to cut another grove in the burnish part

 

 

nice, nice

[richA25]

I have a couple of options. 

1) I use a few dremel tools. One is a plug-in, and has several speeds. The other is cordless, which only has two speeds. As others have mentioned- way too fast. 
 

2) I do have a drill press with burnisher attachment. It’s in my garage due to limited space in the workshop, and I barely use it. 
 

3) My current preferred method is my Rocky Mountain Leather Supply Creasing machine- Summit X2. It is a filleteuse, but it come with a burnisher attachment that is awesome!! You can really dial up or down the speeds to a slow crawl. It is SUPER quiet (compared to the above machines) as well which is a huge plus. it is expensive but it serves many other purposes (edge creasing, edge finishing, embossing w/ foil and plain heat) and is compact. Really suggest this!

HTH!

[Arturomex]

8 hours ago, richA25 said:

3) My current preferred method is my Rocky Mountain Leather Supply Creasing machine- Summit X2. It is a filleteuse, but it come with a burnisher attachment that is awesome!! You can really dial up or down the speeds to a slow crawl. It is SUPER quiet (compared to the above machines) as well which is a huge plus. it is expensive but it serves many other purposes (edge creasing, edge finishing, embossing w/ foil and plain heat) and is compact. Really suggest this!

HTH!

I can't seem to find a burnisher attachment for this machine. Could you point me in the right direction?

Thanks

[richA25]

The drill press attachment is:

http://proedgeburnishers.com/index.html

The Rocky Mountain Summit attachment is:

https://www.rmleathersupply.com/collections/machines/products/rocky-mountain-summit-edge-sanding-and-burnishing-attachment?variant=29972344209517
 

HTH!

 

 

[Arturomex]

Thanks! Appreciate it.

Arturo