Just a regular guy that left an engineering firm of 18 years to make awesome leather patch hats out of our garage along with other cool things on our Glowforge Pro's. Follow our journey inside our garage where me and my wife work together with the help of our kids.
Glad to hear that Thunder's working out good. Great video dude - I learned a lot! If you ever need a hand with the LightBurn side of things, let me know. Might be able to give you a pointer or two. Thanks for making this video.
Glue it then stitch it ? Seems the glue is an extra un-needed step. A quick temporary adhesive spray on the back of the patch will hold it in place for stitching.....Also I think your patch should be 1/4 to 1/2 inch lower......But like you said- 'To each his own.' Thanks for the Video. Nice job.
Great video. So how soon is that video about the ability to use chrome tanned leather coming out. I use weaver but have always been getting the veg tanned but don't love the dying process.
Googling it suggests it could be because of Trivalent Chromium now being used instead of Hexavalent Chromium? Hadn't heard of those terms before but just read about it.
Thanks for the tutorial Donny. Is your secret sauce a resolene based solution? How long are you waiting for the leather cement to dry before stitching? I've seen a bunch of hats and your quality outshines every one of them. Also what phone? Dang your close-ups are clean. Been talking with Robin up at Collier and about ready to pull the trigger on a S5 (you need to hit him up for a referral...lol). Much appreciated man.
Thanks for the compliment! It is resolene. I can stitch right away after cement but usually they will sit over at the machine for an hour or so before I get around to sewing them. Using my Pixel 8 pro for photos and videos. Good luck with the S5! I love it.
Great video. I've been using resolene, but it's just too shiny. I need to figure out a way to cut it too end up with your "secret sauce". Any suggestions?
I'll give it a try. You guys are amazingly helpful! We're still really small- a big order is two dozen hats, lol, but we hope to be where you're at someday! Thanks for the help.
Thank you for that video. That is exactly what I thought when I see all the videos with the heatpress. How long does it last before it falls off. I would rather spend a bit more money but can be sure that the patch will last. Would it be possible to see in one video how you create your designs for your patches? Greetings from Switzerland.
100% agree. You can get a legit sewing setup for the same cost as most of these people are spending on heat press setups and you know without a doubt it will never fail. I can do a design video.
Hi! Nice Work! I’m wondering if you coat this tile with something like paint etc. so the engraveer is transparent like without any colour? I know that if you use some rustoleum paint you will receive black engraveer, but how to receive this transparent result to paint it later? Thanks in advance for the answer.
Ours is several years old now. We hammered it hard. Just keep it clean. I know tubes need to be replaced when they wear out but we have yet to do that.
Born and raised in FL. Didn't even visit IL until 2018. Just love all things Chicago. My uncle (grandfathers brother) lived in Franklin, IL for a while.
WOW! Those turned out REALLY nice. The details in the tiger were AWESOME the way the ink held up after the wipe down and not bleeding into one another.
I loved your video and I am encouraged now to try to start a business. Can I ask how to attach the patch to the hat? Do you sew it or attach it sometime of glue?
