New Options for cutting and folding leather straps

[RockyAussie]

This is my latest video showing a quick and effective method for cutting and folding leather straps for handbags, purses and shoes etc. Please note this is showing my first trial tests of my folding guides checking them for size and performance. They worked well but as for me with a camera in one hand filming ........a bit clumsy I know. If this interests you think about subscribing as I will be doing a few more other videos over the next few weeks along these lines. The link -

 

[chrisash]

Great video astonished you get such nice closed seams, You could place say a white piece down the centre with wild harry printed on it say 3 or 4mm wide  and glued down the centre before it goes through the binder and close the seams to that so you make a feature of the join

[Constabulary]

Indeed - well done 

 

[Rahere]

Try running it hair side down, less friction.

[jimi]

 Nice one Brian...Great results! I had to try that one out!! This might be another one for you to do??

 

Edited July 6, 2021 by jimi

[jimi]

[Rahere]

You're on the way to a rolled handle, because although this looks sharp now, in the long run it becomes a mess. The issue with rolled handles is opening them out to become a tab. Much gentle skiving with an edge beveller id involved.

[jimi]

49 minutes ago, Rahere said:

You're on the way to a rolled handle, because although this looks sharp now, in the long run it becomes a mess. The issue with rolled handles is opening them out to become a tab. Much gentle skiving with an edge beveller id involved.

Yeah, might give that one a go Rahere??

[RockyAussie]

16 hours ago, chrisash said:

Great video astonished you get such nice closed seams, You could place say a white piece down the centre with wild harry printed on it say 3 or 4mm wide  and glued down the centre before it goes through the binder and close the seams to that so you make a feature of the join

Thanks @chrisash,Sounds interesting, I may give that a go.

16 hours ago, Constabulary said:

Indeed - well done 

 

Thanks @Constabulary. I know you don't mean the video itself

12 hours ago, Rahere said:

Try running it hair side down, less friction.

That is Soooob true and I should of known better really.

[RockyAussie]

On 7/6/2021 at 9:12 PM, jimi said:

Nice one Brian...Great results! I had to try that one out!! This might be another one for you to do??

Great minds think alike??  I have been working on something very similar to that for the Cowboy machine and I think you have inspired me to get it up and going a bit quicker now. Are you happy with the feed in? I was thinking of a wider mouth at the start myself and sort of funnelling in as it goes a bit like the strap folder ones. I do have a new range of product on the go at the moment that calls for a LOT of custom made piping.

On 7/7/2021 at 1:00 AM, Rahere said:

You're on the way to a rolled handle, because although this looks sharp now, in the long run it becomes a mess. The issue with rolled handles is opening them out to become a tab. Much gentle skiving with an edge beveller id involved.

Interesting idea and I might give that a go. Opening out for the tab ends should be as simple as not gluing up the first and last 2 inches I think. The pointed end should be easy to fit into and through the guide as well.

[Rahere]

Not quite, there's a video on a rolled handle thread on here, but you get the drift.

[jimi]

10 hours ago, RockyAussie said:

Are you happy with the feed in?

Yes the feed in seems like no problem, it gets a bottle neck with the final hole being smaller. I have done 3 at the moment. The first one slipped so i had to print a larger wheel, also the original wheel marked the leather a lot the later less. I used flexi filament to make the wheel and worked until i got in tighter with a larger wheel then the grub screw holding it on ends up in the rubber and strips the hole sideways so a PETG is on now and seems to be doing ok. The one i have for the strap is the same apart from two inner ramps, one each side until the final end slit. I am not so good with Autocad so that is why the ones i have done are not tapered like the ones you have done. The ideal one i was thinking of trying would be adjustable, one each side and able to slide in and out to accommodate the width of strap, that could possibly work with the piping also, but not sure. I will try and get one together, that way hopefully there is no need to print one for each size.

[jimi]

[RockyAussie]

On 7/8/2021 at 10:16 PM, jimi said:

I am not so good with Autocad so that is why the ones i have done are not tapered like the ones you have done.

Hi @jimi, sorry for my late reply, I've been way too busy. The command you need to get the hang of is the loft command. Basically it is a fancy extrude. In simple explanation ...do a circle or any closed polygon shape on the plan base level. I always take a line out from the middle and go wide past the edge and make it another colour so it is easy to see. Go to front view then draw a line up to the height of your next level and again if you have 3 tiers in mind, do this out on the far side. Back to the plan view and do a smaller or larger oval or square as long as it is a closed polygon then Move the shape up to the level you want and repeat the process if you want 3 levels. If you are wanting this to say have 2mm walls then offset 2 mm on these shapes. Hit the loft command and select the base shape then the next level and then the next level then hit enter twice. Magic. You can also go to the top level first and down to the mid level and get a totally different solid shape. Have fun and check this video out - 

 

[jimi]

Thanks Brian, I did try this out a couple of weeks back with the loft command for the folder but i was obviously doing something wrong because when i hit the command nothing happened  so i will give it another try before i   and good to hear you are still busy, Keep on truckin!