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Post by tandl on Feb 18, 2011 18:32:35 GMT -5
Great idea , im sure it works . i know what you mean about speed too .
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Post by Woodyrock on Feb 22, 2011 1:50:17 GMT -5
Here is a photo of some I made awhile back, both six inch, and eight inch. They are bonded with a contact cement made for leather work on rez belts. Woody
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Post by mohs on Feb 22, 2011 22:21:10 GMT -5
Those are some fine looking belts you made woody! Have you used them much? Are you dopped when you buff?
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drjo
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Post by drjo on Feb 24, 2011 8:49:56 GMT -5
Unbelievable! The man even has a rotation stamp! ;D
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Post by stefan on Feb 24, 2011 11:25:35 GMT -5
Nice job. Seeing as it seems NO one sells Leather belts anymore this is the only way to go. I have a store bought one that I used to use with CO. Somewhere along the line I contaminated it pretty bad. I let it dry out real well and took a brazilian agate edge to it (wearing a dust mask of course). Shaved off a couple mm and started using Diamond paste on it. Man oh man leather and diamond outshines those stupid resin belts! I'll never polish on anything else again! Now I know how I can make my own I'm gonna start watching for cheap leather! Thanks for the post!
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Post by mohs on Mar 4, 2011 1:24:23 GMT -5
How much were those store bought leather belts ?
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Post by Woodyrock on Mar 4, 2011 1:59:57 GMT -5
The last price I saw was $36.00 for a 6 X 2 1/2 leather belt from Indian Jewelers Supply. I did the ones in the photograph last year on Rez belts, which are no longer available. I will be using uncoated Eastwind belts now. If you are making one for yourself, you could use old worn belts, but you run the risk of scratching from escaped remaining grit. The old Bobo leather belts were mounted on fiber glass cores. Woody
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Post by mohs on Mar 7, 2011 0:34:30 GMT -5
Man Woody you overlapped those belts... right ? Instead of butting them up against each other ? Nice!
My buddy wanted to do it that way so there wouldn't be bump I told him it wasn't necessary he said do it yourself and I end up butchering the butt job ha ha
do you know what ounce leather you used ? if that the right terminology..
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Post by Woodyrock on Mar 14, 2011 0:31:33 GMT -5
Ed:
The belts are skived (cut to a feather edge) , and cut at an angle so there is little bumping. I use vegetable tanned eight ounce leather run through a leather splitter to get an even thickness. Leather, even though sold by the ounce, will vary in thickness, so you need to cut it to an even thickness to keep from bumping. Woody
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