The Leather Element: Power Edge Slicker
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
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In this week's "The Leather Element", Chuck shows how the Master Tools Power Edge Slicker can help with consistency and time savings in your leathercrafting. This machine features a cocobolo wood roller and a sanding sleeve and handcrafted right here in Ohio!
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That suit of leather armor is incredible.
Another great video, Chuck. Going to have to stick to hand burnishing for the foreseeable future unless Weaver wants to send me a Power Edge Slicker for my birthday lol. I'd settle for an autographed Chuck Dorsett photo though. God Bless
Chuck! It was so great to meet you at the leather expo in Wyoming this year, thank you so very much for doing these videos.
Great meeting you too! Thanks so much for stopping by!
Thanks for the tips. However I couldn't see any shine on that edge. I know your camera isn't set up for close up shots, but seriously just take some cluse up pictures of the little details and roll them in. Maybe add a slight pan if you want some movement. Just a suggestion.
Can you do a leather element video on different finishes/resists like resolene, pro resist, leather sheen, etc. thanks!! These videos really do shed the most light on the craft.
Thank you for watching! We do have a video on different top coats- I'll link it below. See if that helps!
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Any chance you can do a video on using zipper by the yard zippers in leather products?
Gregory Smith that would be a great video!
Thank you for the suggestion, Gregory! We are going to be doing a video for a leather dopp bag with a zipper coming up soon!
@@WeaverLeatherSupply Exactly what I'm working on that brought the idea up.
Chuck, I agree wholeheartedly. The only problem is that for most crafters the cost of that sander/ slicker is way out of a crafters budget. Weaver makes beautiful equipment but the price is too expensive.
$850.00???? Thats not really a budget minded tool!
No no. It's 890 now!
I'd say it may be a good idea to put a small bowl of water under the sanding side to catch the dust
That slicker is great for s production leatherworker,. I'll have to stick with my oscillating spindle sander and my power slicking wheels for the flexshaft on my Dremel. Much too poor for that yet. Keep rocking the great leather prices, Still my favorite place for 8oz and bellies!!!
I just watched Billy Maes...... That’s Incredible
out of stock and no price on your web site. Guess I will have to shop elsewhere. Great vid.
Hi John,
We apologize that these machines are out of stock. The price is $850 and they are made locally so I am working on getting an in-stock date.
My crafters out there- the Weaver slicker can be put into a drill for the same effect and its way cheaper though it'll cap out at 10oz or so
Leather workers have been making these themselves for 20 years
Chuck, thanks for all the great videos. I’m making a belt and putting a liner on for the first time. I don’t want to use a solid 20ft piece of thread to sew it. How do you splice smaller pieces of thread together when hand stitching? Thanks.
Hi Tanner,
If you're using shorter pieces you'll have to either knot or backstitch when you get to the end of your thread and then start with a new piece from the last hole. Some people prefer backstitching and then burning the ends and some people prefer tieing a knot. You can see in the video below where I knotted and then started with a new piece. Hope that helps! ruclips.net/video/LmU2OLNjTew/видео.html
This appears to be another Leather Element missing from The Leather Element playlist.
As others have pointed out, $890 is not a budget minded tool. It might be budget minded for someone with a leather craft business making a living from leather work, but not for a hobbyist. I think if I decide to advance past hand burnishing, I'd have to explore the burnishers and sanding drums designed to work with inexpensive drills first. I see a variety of inexpensive bench buffers on Amazon that have drill chuck attachments available for them. I know, one gets what one pays for.
you can make one out of a bench grinder for less than $50.00
Well, you guys read my mind again , as I was just thinking about this machine last night. LOL! Anyways, I do have a few questions: Is it variable speed? Is there any real benefit to having a variable speed motor? What are the spindles like, i.e. length and diameter? What grit is the stock sanding sleeve? Although I am sure that the cocobolo roller does an amazing job with burnishing, I am looking into purchasing a different wooden roller and sanding drum. Thanks, as always, for another great video!
Hi Ken!
Sorry about the delay in answering! The motor does not have a variable speed, from what we've tested we don't see a need for variable speed but this is up to personal preference. The wooden roller spindle is 3/4" diameter and 5-5/8" long. The sanding sleeve is 80 grit and measures 2-1/2" diameter and 4-1/2" long. The motor is 1725 rpm. Hope that helps!
@@WeaverLeatherSupply Perfect! Thanks for the reply!
I am sorry to say, but this boils down to a motor, a belt, a pulley on a shaft, and the attachments. I don't see this being a $850 tool. Get a drill press and chuck the attachments. Upside: you will also have a drill press.
Does it have a segment for slicking the backside of a belt?
Tony Alexander never occurred to me to slick a Belt. Tony, your brilliant.
What I do is apply some Tokonole to the back side, then use a glass slicker (got one on Amazon for about $15). Rub it back and forth a bunch. Works great!
@@johnh5008 I do the same, but with gum trag.
Hi Tony,
The burnishing roll does not have a wide enough spot for the back of belts, the widest part is about an inch. Sorry about that!
Tony, you may want to take a look at Beiler's version of this machine. It has the wooden burnisher and a smaller sanding drum on the right side. On the left side instead of the wide sanding drum there is a Cordura drum. I wrap mine with canvas. Not sure if that would work for slicking down the back of your belts. I do believe Weaver has the Cordura drum available separately....but I wouldn't want to be switching it out all the time.
Thanks for the video. Perhaps you can help explain this: why do people in USA call leather 3,4,5 8 & 9 ounce etc. To me that is meaningless. We measure leather by the thickness of the hide. eg 2mm, 2.5mm, 3mm, 3.5, 4,5 or 6mm etc.
Whenever I hear ounces, I have to think well one ounce is about 30 grams - which still doesn't relate to leather in my mind. Whereas 1/8", 1/4" or metric sizes thick are instantly pictured.
Thanks.
Hi Ian,
I unfortunately don't know the reason why it's measured in oz. but, we do have a leather thickness conversion chart that you can easily see the conversion from oz. to mm if you have any questions. www.weaverleathersupply.com/learn/leather-101/leather-thickness
@@WeaverLeatherSupply Thank you I guess that translates as Ounces = 64ths of an inch thick...
(but millimetres are still easier to picture!)
Can You Stain/Dye over Gum Trac ?
Hi Vic,
I haven’t tried dying over a top coat or Gum Trag, but, I fear there may be some issues. The dye would struggle to wick in so you may have a bad rub-off problem even with an additional top coat over that. The consistency of the outcome may be another issue. I wish I had a better answer for you, so, if you try this and you like the outcome let me know!
Weaver Leathercraft Thanks.
Yes i got a ? I have a pear of boots I put on sad soap and I can’t get it off any one out ther can help me out thanks can us a sander to tack off the oil on it I used every I think off
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how many grit is the sand sleeve?
Hi there,
The sandpaper is 80 grit.
Over priced can build it yourself for a quarter of the cost
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Ridiculously overpriced.
ALL THEIR CRAP IS SO OVERPRICED!!