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next set of experiments in leather covers for holdfasts/holddowns - mongo - 03-24-2019
I like the idea of being able to remove the leather if nessisary but here are two experimental designs I will use for a project or two. one comes off easily enough but should not fall off. the other would have to be cut off.
RE: next set of experiments in leather covers for holdfasts/holddowns - Bibliophile 13 - 03-25-2019
I like it! I'm not sure why you'd need to remove the leather cover--unless it wore out. But it's a very nice concept. They look better than the pads I glued onto mine, certainly.
RE: next set of experiments in leather covers for holdfasts/holddowns - BpB123 - 03-25-2019
(03-24-2019, 06:23 PM)mongo Wrote: I like the idea of being able to remove the leather if nessisary but here are two experimental designs I will use for a project or two. one comes off easily enough but should not fall off. the other would have to be cut off.
I like them too!
One thought on the left side option ...
If you modified it slightly to use 2 zip-ties instead of the last couple stitches, you could make it "removable" and semi permanent
-Brian
PS: Thanks for sharing!
RE: next set of experiments in leather covers for holdfasts/holddowns - Philip1231 - 03-25-2019
Reminds me of the tea cozy we use on our proper English tea pot.
Idea: lets call it a "Holdfast Cozy" !!!
RE: next set of experiments in leather covers for holdfasts/holddowns - Stwood_ - 03-25-2019
Nice lookin booties you've made there.
RE: next set of experiments in leather covers for holdfasts/holddowns - mongo - 03-25-2019
(03-25-2019, 12:25 PM)BpB123 Wrote: I like them too!
One thought on the left side option ...
If you modified it slightly to use 2 zip-ties instead of the last couple stitches, you could make it "removable" and semi permanent
-Brian
PS: Thanks for sharing!
Have to think on that, thanks for the suggestion.
RE: next set of experiments in leather covers for holdfasts/holddowns - mongo - 03-25-2019
(03-25-2019, 08:31 AM)Bibliophile 13 Wrote: I like it! I'm not sure why you'd need to remove the leather cover--unless it wore out. But it's a very nice concept. They look better than the pads I glued onto mine, certainly.
On the occasion I am clamping something dirtier than clean wood I like to have something cleanable. I have 2 sets of gramercy clamps, one with and one without leather pads for this reason. Though perhaps I am just overthinking and engineering this.
RE: next set of experiments in leather covers for holdfasts/holddowns - Bibliophile 13 - 03-25-2019
(03-25-2019, 09:03 PM)mongo Wrote: On the occasion I am clamping something dirtier than clean wood I like to have something cleanable. I have 2 sets of gramercy clamps, one with and one without leather pads for this reason. Though perhaps I am just overthinking and engineering this.
Makes sense. Nothing wrong with experimenting!
I do often find that I need to run my hand underneath the pads on my holdfasts to make sure they haven't picked up any chips from the benchtop. More than once, I've released a holdfast only to find that I've inadvertently used it to dent my workpiece with a big ol' chip.
RE: next set of experiments in leather covers for holdfasts/holddowns - AHill - 03-27-2019
I just adhesively bond a pad to the foot of my holdfasts. Easy to remove and scrape off the residue if it needs to be replaced. I use RTV as an adhesive. Super glue is too hard. It'll bond better if you lightly sand the foot with 220 grit paper prior to attaching the pad.