gus
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Post by gus on Dec 4, 2018 6:58:43 GMT
I made a leather belt to use with green compound to give a final polish. (Think strop) The result on the blade is excellent (just don't forget to turn the blade over to run off the edge).
Also the edge of the leather looks after the internal face of my carving gouges.
The problem is the glued skive joint is less flexable than the remaining leather belt and causes the top pulley to bounce -> vibration.
Has anyone sourced a felt or leather belt to suit the edge pro?
Yep I know Sorby do the wee mop.
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Post by Pete on Dec 4, 2018 10:57:52 GMT
That sounds like an excellent idea, only problem I see is a leather strop probably wants to run in the opposite direction, (away from the sharp edge)
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Post by gus on Dec 4, 2018 11:08:44 GMT
Yep either turn the edge down or lay the belt back and spin the machine 180 around.
All good.
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Post by Pete on Dec 4, 2018 11:47:21 GMT
Probably worth contacting Robert Sorby direct with that idea, They are a very approachable company drop them an Email they may be able to solve the glued edge issue.
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Post by Clive Brooks on Dec 6, 2018 8:16:09 GMT
Good morning Gus
Thank you for your feedback
This is certainly something that we have been looking at for quite a long time and getting the right version without the issues you are experiencing is something we are striving to achieve
Please email our office with images of your homemade one particularly images of the joint etc so we can try to help you
Thank you
Clive
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Post by Clive Brooks on Dec 6, 2018 8:17:03 GMT
Thank you for continuing to be a great asset to this forum Pete
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gus
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Post by gus on Dec 6, 2018 19:54:53 GMT
I'll see if I can't get the photo to you over the weekend.
I chose leather because I used to do my own sadlery work and thus have those skills, tools and materials.
My belt is a about 3mm thick tooling leather from along the back. The joint is simple compound miter, about 50mm long & glued with contact adhesive. I took a lot of care with alignment so it tracks pretty well with no readjustment following running a shop belt.
If I was doing it all again (and had the material) I'd use 1mm leather that goes 2 laps around with a sandwiched compound miter joint. I'd use glue with thiners to carry deeper into the leather with kess build.
I feel felt may be an option with extra advantages over leather.
Cya Gus
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Post by Clive Brooks on Dec 7, 2018 9:00:28 GMT
Hi Gus
Thank you for the information
It certainly sounds like you know your stuff
I look forward to seeing the photographs...
Cheers
Clive
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Post by Pete on Dec 7, 2018 11:50:37 GMT
I am in the process of making a footstool that will be upholstered in leather, so will be going to the leather supplier in the next few weeks. Hopefully I can buy a piece to play with this idea, I think my first approach would be to stitch it around both sides to an actual belt so there is no stiff spot created by glue. Not an expert at sewing, but will have to do a bit for the footstool and have no respect for sewing machine needles. But the idea is interesting.
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Post by gus on Dec 8, 2018 5:32:31 GMT
Pete,
Sewing machines are easy. Exactly similar to a band saw except you are sicking things together rather than cutting them apart.
Have a go; you'll be right.
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Post by jeremyheffer on Dec 31, 2019 0:35:33 GMT
Hi I'm new to this forum so have only just come across this thread, what I used was thin leather glued with rubber compound glue over the top of an old belt that was worn out, if you clamp at the joint and get the ends butting up tight to each other you can get a really good joint and it works well.
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