Laser Engraving on Leather - Is a Laser Engraver worth it? My leather craft studio vlog
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Пікірлер: 40
Thanks for the card case! It’s fab, even with the extra holes!! Now we need to decide what to laser engraver on it!!
@hedgecomber
20 күн бұрын
Yes we (you!) do! Let me know when you have a plan and we’ll get it finished, and thank you again my little tech geek buddy ☺️
I have been thinking about getting procreate (and therefore an ipad) for a while to make my artwork easier to put into print! You make it sound easy so I might re look at it.
@hedgecomber
20 күн бұрын
Oh Denise, I LOVE THEM!!! As with all tech stuff it takes a bit of learning, but if you have the interest you’ll learn it all in no time. And the ipad replaced my laptop, I use it for everything now and a laptop feels totally alien to me - I keep whacking the screen and wondering why nothing happens! 🤣
Amazing to see the new ideas are coming along sweetie xx
@hedgecomber
19 күн бұрын
Thanks petal 🥰😘
Charming as always!
@hedgecomber
19 күн бұрын
Thanks thorny 🤩☺️
A very thorough review Jane! Looks like a great bit of kit 😊
@hedgecomber
20 күн бұрын
Thank you Sue! I’m surprised how much I enjoy using it ☺️
Super cool tool !
@hedgecomber
20 күн бұрын
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HEY THERE JANE, GOOD INFORMATION FOR THOSE PERSUEING THIS LINE OF CRAFTING!! LIKE THE BOOK MARKERS!! I'M GLAD YOUR GOING TO SHARE YOUR UPCOMING CRAFT SHOW. Do take care. Fl., USA
@hedgecomber
19 күн бұрын
Thanks so much Jean ☺️
Best of luck at your craft fair. I have a 10 watt XTool and I love, love, love it. One day I will move up to their higher watt machines but one day at a time. Thanks for sharing.
@hedgecomber
14 күн бұрын
Aren’t they brilliant Barb? I love what this thing can do!
It’s great to see you doing so well with your laser, you are doing what I wanted to do with mine. But instead it’s sitting there gathering dust unused for ages now. My brain is all over the place at the moment and right now it’s focusing on the gaming stuff rather than the laser cutting or the photography. I don’t have to put any effort in to the gaming, it’s just sit down and play it. The photography and laser all require a lot of effort and I’m just not there yet. I’ll give it this year to see if I use either, if not I’ll sell it all again and see where my creativity wants to go if it comes back any time soon. Keep up the good work Jane, and good luck at the craft fair xx
@hedgecomber
20 күн бұрын
Thanks Damon ☺️ Passive hobby’s definitely have their place, and with what you’ve been through this year the gaming sounds just perfect ☺️ Be kind to yourself buddy, your creativity has just gone on holiday for a while, but I know it’ll be back and firing on all cylinders when you’re ready. Love to you both 😘
Lovely video
@hedgecomber
19 күн бұрын
Thanks Moody! 🥰
❤ lush kit hun loving the leather goodness 😂❤😂x
@hedgecomber
20 күн бұрын
Thanks buddy! 🤩
Good Luck @ the craft fair!!!
@hedgecomber
20 күн бұрын
THANK YOU!!! 🤩
Excellent review Janey. Very interesting, I learned stuff so that’s always good. Love the bookmarks. I may be contacting you about those. 😅 Thx for sharing this video. 😊
@hedgecomber
20 күн бұрын
Haha, bless you Ross and thank you 🙏 If you can make it down this way I’ve got a market coming up in Lerryn this Saturday, one in Charlestown and another in Lostwithial soon too if you’re up to the journey. it’d be lovely to see you again ☺️
@rosseveritt8250
20 күн бұрын
@@hedgecomber I would love to but my back strongly disagrees. 😅 I will look forward to any videos of the mentioned shows. I have DM’d you regarding the lovely bookmarks. 😊
@hedgecomber
18 күн бұрын
Your back is very naughty huh? Hope you can get it to behave itself soon buddy xx
Great video! I'm a printer by work including laser. We don't laser leather, but my boss wanted me to try it. The smell was awful even though the machine is vented. All that to ask, does engraving leather smell badly? Thanks.
@hedgecomber
20 күн бұрын
Hey Cynthia, People do say it stinks, but I haven’t found to to be the case. It smells of smoke, yes, but not the burning flesh smell that people talk about. Also, never laser chrome tan leather, the fumes are so toxic - always look for veg tan (or vegetable tanned) leather for laser work. Although I tend to assume that all smoke produced by a laser is toxic, so I try to avoid breathing it in at all costs. Also I think it depends a lot on the style of laser - this one is enclosed, and the pipe vents it directly out of my external wall. If you used a smaller, more portable machine that wasn’t enclosed, you’d have to use it outdoors or in a shed, and possibly wear a mask.
Great video, future work opening in talking books 😉😎
@hedgecomber
14 күн бұрын
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I have studio envy! This might be a cheeky question, but - could you share how you package your bookmarks? I'll be selling Fair Isle bookmarks in my new shop, but I can't find any outer packaging that would be good for bookmarks without creating a lot of unnecessary packaging waste! Even just padded envelopes - the ones that are long enough are far too wide. Just wondering how other bookmark makers send them!
@hedgecomber
17 күн бұрын
I haven’t sent any yet so I have no clue 🤷♀️😆 I’m thinking a regular envelope with a backing board but I’d be interested to know what you end going go with too 👌
@nice2nettles
16 күн бұрын
@@hedgecomber Haha, no worries 😁 I've just found some 22x11cm 'do not bend' envelopes on Amazon, so going to give those a try 😊 Good luck with yours, they look fab!
@hedgecomber
8 күн бұрын
Thank so much, you too!
What leather do you use? Curious of weight and if it’s pre-finished or do you dye? Thanks for the info and time.
@hedgecomber
17 күн бұрын
Hey mrock, I buy ready dyed 2-2.5mm veg tan Italian leather with a gorgeous pull up finish ☺️
@mrock1167
17 күн бұрын
@@hedgecomber Thank you. I’m new to leather and was curious what you used for the bookmarks. It’s something I am interested in producing to see how they sell.
@hedgecomber
8 күн бұрын
Oh, apologies, the bookmarks are thinner leather - I found the 2.2mm was just too thick for my liking. I would recommend buying a small pack with a few pieces of different weights of leather in as it really helps you visualise what thickness you’d prefer for each project x