Thank you very much for this great and very informative video. I would also like to try to cut leather with the laser and also make the stitch holes with it But if I go through the lasered holes with a light-colored thread, my thread gets dirty and that doesn't look nice. Is there a way to reduce or almost eliminate the dirt on the thread?
Please watch my newer videos on Leather and Lasers. I have learned so much since then. I don't get much soot anymore. But there are many factors that can cause it. :)
The hole spacing in this video is just what I needed. Thanks. You have probably figured this out by now but if you put the pointer in the center of what you want to zoom first then use the wheel it will keep it centered.
Yes! Thanks. Please do a follow-up wallet video. I'd like to hear what you've learned with your experience from your first one to your last. I'd like to hear more about they leather you are using. There's so much to choose from and so many places to get it. Thanks
Thanks for the video I today viewed. Another method estimating the start point of your stitch hole is using the "set shape start" tool. This is second to last in the sidebar. There are more options for your starting point and the direction of cutting . Lucky hands!
much easier than what I've been doing in freecad to date, will have to try this in the future. I assume your hole size is in millimeters as well and that is the radius of .45? I've been using .5 and .65 depending on the thread and the needles I'm using. I did just switch to the thread you mentioend in another video this week. Much thinner with thinner thread as well, very nice for sure.
Good video, thanks for the information. What leather do you use? Can you tell me where you get it from? We get some of our leather from springfield but they seem to be getting a little pricey. I have an Xtool 40w/10w. But I have to change the head out if i want to use the 10w. Thanks, your wallets look very nice and professional
I use Italian leather from Buckleguy. Yes, it is expensive, but I waste less in the end. Any good veg tan leather is expensive. Thanks for the comment :)
Hey, when i make a 2 patterns like boxes. How can i connect 1 side of them say top of one side and bottom of the other. and group them and delete the 2 middle and top lines ?
Is there a way to move the node box, so you can get the top-right stitch hole exactly in the corner, or at least match with the position on the top-left stitch hole
Hmm, not sure. I would fiddle with the #s until you get it super close, then manually move it. There may be a much better way to do this, and if I find it, I will post an update. Should be getting back to leather very soon.
Thank you for the info! Have you tried making the stitch holes square and turning them 90 degrees so it more mimics the diamond shape of an awl? Do you think that would work or is the diode maybe too big? I'll have to try on some cardsrock when i get off work.
Settings are everything, so make sure you use the least power to be sure the holes are cut. I have some trouble with yellow or white thread, but darker ones are pretty safe with good settings. Using a laser does have its drawbacks. I just love lasers, so I try to find a way.
Depends on the laser. You need to do a cut test to see what is best. Testing is everything for leather. Louisiana Hobby Guy has a video on creating your cut test in lighburn. Enjoy the process :)
that depends on your laser. There is no way for me to tell you. Test, then test, then test :) On this laser, it was 300mm s at 40%, but 2.5oz veg tan dyed leather, so that matters too.
Nice ! But you went to fast and i had to stop your video and go to light burn and start and stop until i did it correctly , it sure beats the heck out of punching holes all day ! Thank You
@@ValleyForged Thanks for the video!!! I'm new at this and it really helped. I'm 52 and in the UK, I do a lot of woodwork and I still prefer to work in Feet and inches!!!! so good for you!
Think of us in the US as being bilingual, but with units of measure. The people in practically all the rest of the countries of the world can apparently only understand the metric system while in the US many/most are comfortable with imperial or metric units. So when we want to confuse outsiders and gain advantage over them, we just use our native imperial units. They are left scratching their heads. This will get you a considerable distance in conversion: 1 inch = 25.4 mm 1 mm is approximately equal to .040 inch If your stitches are a mile long, then that will be 5280 feet, 63,360 inches, or 1,609,344 mm.
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Thanks for making this video. Can’t wait to try it out with some of my leather projects and my new laser. Awesome work.
Thank you very much for this great and very informative video.
I would also like to try to cut leather with the laser and also make the stitch holes with it
But if I go through the lasered holes with a light-colored thread, my thread gets dirty and that doesn't look nice.
Is there a way to reduce or almost eliminate the dirt on the thread?
Please watch my newer videos on Leather and Lasers. I have learned so much since then. I don't get much soot anymore. But there are many factors that can cause it. :)
The hole spacing in this video is just what I needed. Thanks. You have probably figured this out by now but if you put the pointer in the center of what you want to zoom first then use the wheel it will keep it centered.
Are you using mm or inches?
Yes! Thanks. Please do a follow-up wallet video. I'd like to hear what you've learned with your experience from your first one to your last.
I'd like to hear more about they leather you are using. There's so much to choose from and so many places to get it. Thanks
Will do soon! Thanks
Awesome video. Just got my new laser and I want to use it for leather work.
Thanks for the video I today viewed. Another method estimating the start point of your stitch hole is using the "set shape start" tool. This is second to last in the sidebar. There are more options for your starting point and the direction of cutting . Lucky hands!
Do you have a good video on this subject? I would love to learn it as well.
much easier than what I've been doing in freecad to date, will have to try this in the future. I assume your hole size is in millimeters as well and that is the radius of .45? I've been using .5 and .65 depending on the thread and the needles I'm using. I did just switch to the thread you mentioend in another video this week. Much thinner with thinner thread as well, very nice for sure.
Dude!!! Thank you!
Good video, thanks for the information. What leather do you use? Can you tell me where you get it from? We get some of our leather from springfield but they seem to be getting a little pricey. I have an Xtool 40w/10w. But I have to change the head out if i want to use the 10w. Thanks, your wallets look very nice and professional
I use Italian leather from Buckleguy. Yes, it is expensive, but I waste less in the end. Any good veg tan leather is expensive. Thanks for the comment :)
Hey, when i make a 2 patterns like boxes. How can i connect 1 side of them say top of one side and bottom of the other.
and group them and delete the 2 middle and top lines ?
I think you are talking about weld shapes, but you should look up other videos on lightburn for this.
Can I go back and change the distance between stitches after I have already made them?
I have not figure out how to do that...yet
FYI: his hole size is 0.045 inches.
Which is 1.143mm. If my thread is 0.5mm thick, I'm guessing the width of the hole will depend on the type of stitch I'm going to do.
Thank you for this video, where do you buy your leather ?
Rocky Mountain
Is there a way to move the node box, so you can get the top-right stitch hole exactly in the corner, or at least match with the position on the top-left stitch hole
Hmm, not sure. I would fiddle with the #s until you get it super close, then manually move it. There may be a much better way to do this, and if I find it, I will post an update. Should be getting back to leather very soon.
How does this work on custom shapes? All the videos I’ve seen they all make a rectangle.
Thank you for the info! Have you tried making the stitch holes square and turning them 90 degrees so it more mimics the diamond shape of an awl? Do you think that would work or is the diode maybe too big? I'll have to try on some cardsrock when i get off work.
Seems like a great thing to try. That is the fun of lasers is trying new things. Let us know how it goes
What power settings are you using
How do you remove the charring from the stitch holes, so that your thread remains clean from the char.
Settings are everything, so make sure you use the least power to be sure the holes are cut. I have some trouble with yellow or white thread, but darker ones are pretty safe with good settings. Using a laser does have its drawbacks. I just love lasers, so I try to find a way.
I have a small Dremmel and I made a small pointed grinding bit that I ream the holes with, cleans the holes out and goes pretty fast.
So helpful! What thickness of ritza tiger thread do you use with the .45-.46 holes? 1mm?
I forgot. I go over this in my newer leather videos. Depends on if I am making it for Men or Women style.
You said hole size .46 inches? That can't be right. .46 mm?
.046 inches.
Ritzy makes all different thicknesses of thread. I personally use the 1 mil for leather wallets! Another masterpiece pal!
How do you make sure the different layers of the wallet stitching holes line up
I copy and paste the ones that go together on the next layer. Get what I mean?
What settings are you using to cut the dyed and finished leather? I am always getting charring on the 3-4 oz leather.
Depends on the laser. You need to do a cut test to see what is best. Testing is everything for leather. Louisiana Hobby Guy has a video on creating your cut test in lighburn. Enjoy the process :)
Hi! You might have mentioned this but I didnt hear it, so my apologies. What speed/ power do you set your laser to make these holes?
that depends on your laser. There is no way for me to tell you. Test, then test, then test :) On this laser, it was 300mm s at 40%, but 2.5oz veg tan dyed leather, so that matters too.
Nice ! But you went to fast and i had to stop your video and go to light burn and start and stop until i did it correctly , it sure beats the heck out of punching holes all day ! Thank You
Fullman😰
Make 100 in 5 different designs and we will see if ur still saying it’s easy.
You're working in INCHES? Is this 1930's Britain?!
Just showing my age?
@@ValleyForged Showing your age? I'm nearly 56, and work in decimal in the UK!
@@Jer0867 Of course you do! We have been swearing to change over here in the USA since I was born. Still hasn't happened.
@@ValleyForged Thanks for the video!!! I'm new at this and it really helped. I'm 52 and in the UK, I do a lot of woodwork and I still prefer to work in Feet and inches!!!! so good for you!
Think of us in the US as being bilingual, but with units of measure. The people in practically all the rest of the countries of the world can apparently only understand the metric system while in the US many/most are comfortable with imperial or metric units. So when we want to confuse outsiders and gain advantage over them, we just use our native imperial units. They are left scratching their heads.
This will get you a considerable distance in conversion:
1 inch = 25.4 mm
1 mm is approximately equal to .040 inch
If your stitches are a mile long, then that will be 5280 feet, 63,360 inches, or 1,609,344 mm.