Fixing Headphones with REAL LEATHER

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Repairing the ear cushions and headband on my Bose over ear headphones with some beautiful leather. Yes, you could spend $20 on perfect, boring, fake leather factory-made replacement ear cushions, but this is more fun.
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@ThoughtFission Год назад

I know this is an old video so you may not care, but... If you wet the leather and stretch it over a rigid form (3D printed works well), you should have an exact fit for the leather cover. Lots of RU-vid videos showing how to do this.

@SianaGearz 5 месяцев назад

I care! Have you seen someone do actual headphone cushions with this method though? I don't think the way he did it would be acceptable for me, looking at the result. Perfect for the headband, not good enough for the ear cushions. Was thinking of doing them 3 piece, flat endpieces and just a rectangular band to connect them, and sewn. But it needs to be a thinner more pliable material regardless, like sheep skin. But yeah 3D printing a mould to stretch wet leather over, that does sound like something i'd like to try.

@ThoughtFission 5 месяцев назад

@SianaGearz yes, I have seen it for headphones :) But it was a while ago. There are lots of videos on RU-vid about using forms to stretch wet leather.

@SianaGearz 5 месяцев назад

@@ThoughtFission Now if it was possible to actually FIND on RU-vid something that one is searching for, wouldn't it be nice?

@ThoughtFission 5 месяцев назад

@@SianaGearz 🤣

@ThoughtFission 5 месяцев назад

@@SianaGearz Here's one example. I found a bunch of others too. It's not for headphones but I think it gives you the idea of how to do it. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Gba_w9lFts0.htmlsi=5J0Gs7VLVSaPUreN

@chriscain2563 Год назад

It’s so nice to see someone actually repair something. What a great job you did mate.

@jack0cat 2 года назад

The most beautiful things are the things we create to serve our own needs and if someone else wants one... well there you have it. That baseball stitch was fantastic.

@MorleyKert 2 года назад

Thank you! The baseball stitch was my favorite part.

@andreivoinescu9364 6 месяцев назад

you could have made the leather cup out of 4 parts to keep it deep so the ear lobe would not touch the driver. also by applying a heavi coat of contact cement and pressing it hard on the foam collapsed the foam structure so they are not as soft. also by using 4 parts you could have skived the leather then folded each side of the excess back on the material to keep somewhat of a consintent leather thickness. i am not a leatherworker and haven't moded any headphones (i mainly fixed a pair constantly for about a year because the cable sleve started to peel), but i am trying to give constructive feedback based on all the youtube binge watching i did for the past 10 years

@Ianmundo 2 года назад

I’m onto my 4th set of QC35 earpads, third-party replacements are only $15 and last 2-3 years of daily use. Saying that, you did a superb job with the headband, that part isn’t sold for DIY replacement

@MorleyKert 2 года назад

Thanks! Cost effectiveness wasn’t really the motivation for this project as much as the love of making something unique 😊

@Jezz_Mcfly Год назад

You Sir - are a genius ! I have some headphones with the same issue and some soft leather. I was trying to sew my old covers - but you have just shown me the way to make my own. Plus saving me forking out for new ones that won't last as long. Double WIN! Thanks ✌

@brandonhultgren5776 Год назад

I really appreciate this video. Also, thank you for showing your errors! It was wonderful to see you thinking through the process.

@mlob535 Год назад

Wow! That looks amazing!! Love the look! Thank you for sharing!!

@zedokaiba6047 2 года назад

the holes are for ventilating the foam so it goes back up as the foam require a small amount of air to be present to expand and contract.

@ariamakesvideos803 Год назад

We need to bring back repairing stuff. I have a pair of Skullcandy Hesh 3s that I've had for ages; they still work great, still work on Bluetooth and everything. The only problem is, the earpads are split at many of the seams, and one of the plastic struts has snapped. Planning to repair the strut with contact cement actually (I was planning on that even prior to watching this video; you do like your contact cement!) and this video gave me the confidence to go ahead and take apart the earpads and try to fix them. Was able to fix one of them pretty easily just by taking it apart, turning inside out, and resewing the seams. TBH, repairing stuff is not as hard as some people make it out to be, and it's a great option when I don't have $60+ to drop on a new pair of comparable headphones. Thanks for sharing your own headphone repairing experiments with us!

@imqqmi Год назад

Very nice result! I was wondering if it would be possible to make a mold for wet leather and shape a cup that way. Maybe 3d print a donut bowl and something to press with. Clamp it in until dry. Some paper towels to wick away the moisture.

@air2farce Год назад

More of a question then a comment. In the past I have worked with leather quite a bit. This water based adhesive from LePage you utilize, does not discolour the leather at all? And also how do it affect the foam innards? Does it harden the foam ( if so, how much hardening took place (over time)). Thanks very much for your time and I look forward to your response. Great job BTW.

@PattheMovies 2 года назад

whoa, weird. I tried doing this exact thing a few days ago and wound up throwing in the towel. Kudos on getting it done! They look great!

@MorleyKert 2 года назад

Hope you’re able to overhaul your headphones as well! Thanks 😊

@PattheMovies 2 года назад

@@MorleyKert update: made it happen! went with fabric instead of leather, but I'm happy with em

@MorleyKert 2 года назад

Whoop whoop! 💯

@ViciousPikachu Год назад

@@PattheMovies which fabric?

@jenniferlachs7145 3 месяца назад

I love this! Thank you so much for sharing this, I am going to try fixing my boyfriend's headphones. He almost bought a whole new pair (didn't know about the replacement cushions). This is so inspiring to see people fix stuff!

@otherdogdesign8666 2 года назад

This one has a very different feel from your other videos. It's cool to see you experiment with your format. I'm looking forward to seeing where you go with your video production.

@MorleyKert 2 года назад

Different in a good way? Thanks for coming along for the ride!

@cenen7021 Год назад

Now those are very expensive hand made pads.

@SuburbanBeard 2 года назад

my ear muffs did the same thing. i bought third party replacements and they ar horrible! my original foam is in great shape but i am never able to figure out how to fix a lot of stuff like this but your video has helped!!

@MorleyKert 2 года назад

Glad it helped, thanks for watching!

@radicalgreek99 11 месяцев назад

I have a pair of expensive studio headphones I love and I was worried about having to replace them because they don't make them like they use to. I did what you did but went with moisture wicking material for the ear pieces and the headband. I also replaced the foam with some more dense foam so they fit like new and don't have to be replaced in the Next 10 years of use. I will try it with leather on some vintage studio headphones I have because it would fit the look of the headphones.

@jm389017 2 года назад

Dude, I have headphones just like this and I've been meaning to look for something just LIKE THIS. Reddit and you surprised me today.

@MorleyKert 2 года назад

Glad I could make the video you’re looking for! 😊

@denisechisholm 9 месяцев назад

Thanks so much for sharing this. I have some Skullz headphones that been around for at least 5 years. They are so wonderful & I didn't want to get rid of them just because the ear pads were worn out. You save me! 💚🤭

@RestoreTechnique Год назад

Need to revive my headphones too. After seeing how hard it is to work with leather I think I'll go with faux leather. Good perseverance mate 👍

@rodolfoptx Год назад

There is thinner leather available on the market, just look for leather for clothing articles.

@RestoreTechnique Год назад

@@rodolfoptx ok cheers

@khizarbinqasim837 5 месяцев назад

thats what i love about the stuff we modify : the one and only piece in the world .

@motskit4250 6 месяцев назад

Nice work .... Please I have a question though I cleaned my head set with mentholated sprit and since then I can’t use them to make calls What should I do?????

@FullmetalJun 2 года назад

Apart from B&O, I don't know any other brands which use good real leather. They all use pleather which is in fact shitty plastic which degrade quickly. Wish I could get one of these

@ge2719 Год назад

this started happening to my razer nari headphones so i'm probably going to need to make real leather replacements some time. From replacing the leather on my computer chair i learnt that sheep skin is a lot thinner, more like a regular fabric. has stretch to it and you can sew it with a regular sewing machine. A thick hide leather like you used here will last a long long time but is probably excessive for this purpose. plus the sheepskin is a lot softer. its what is used on leather clothing, jackets etc. and you can buy it in a whole pelt for about £20-£30 depending on the size of the pelt.

@davebauerart 2 года назад

I love this! I’m going to have to find some leather to do the same.

@MorleyKert 2 года назад

Thanks Dave!

@giorassiccuriosity3179 7 месяцев назад

loving the baseball stitching on the headband!

@Manyulatgr 10 месяцев назад

11:45 great job!!! you are totally correct!!! Beautiful

@SuburbanBeard Год назад

im finally going out to get fabric for my headphones lol. going to see what i can find that feels nice! i have the plantronics backbeat pro 2 and i am goign to try to make them look "retro" i want ot find orange fabric, so they can have the old walkman look

@SuburbanBeard Год назад

i would do a video on it, but sadly no one watches my how to videos hahah (gotta feed the algo!)

@chemohdridwanchejaafar813 10 месяцев назад

Nice touch with brown leather.. Good work buddy! Thumbs up to you!

@indigotears 6 месяцев назад

I liked the baseball stitch on the headband it looks really cool

@illojuan5907 Год назад

an other thing is that the best glue to use with leather is contact glue and if its the kind that you can activate with heat is the best option. by the way you can activate it on your stove and you dont need a special oven. i hope all this comments can help you in the future :)

@sfmedina06 4 месяца назад

Art Attack adult version vibes!

@yimuwood 4 месяца назад

Thanks for sharing!!!!! It is really helpful!

2 года назад

Hello my friend, recycling and pleasure. I also like to use waste materials. Thank you for this beautiful sharing. see you later. All the best.

@MorleyKert 2 года назад

Thanks for watching!

2 года назад

@@MorleyKert see you.

@Tom_- 2 года назад

I was thinking why not just leave the headband uncovered, as it looks ok as the bare frame (and considering now light those look I don't think it would be uncomfortable) but the baseball stitch looked so nice, it was definitely worth the effort.

@MorleyKert 2 года назад

Thank you!

@benzhang3913 3 месяца назад

Nice idea and bad leathercraft. Thank you for sharing this!❤

@liamsmith8518 2 года назад

I know you probably won't see this, but you didn't really need to do the holes on the bottom for acoustics since changing the material the pad is made of that already changes the sound (probably quite drastically) so you don't only change the look but you also made your own unique sounding headphones

@MorleyKert 2 года назад

Good to know, thanks!

@leiwingless5006 Год назад

Thank you so much it was very helpful 💖💖💖

@danielbaboiu2288 Год назад

Gluing the outer part of the leather ring, the split parts that get to overlap due to getting to a smaller diameter, would work better if you glue first every other strip, then put cement on the already glued part, then glue in the remaining strips. Ideas come better when watching others doing the job rather than when doing it directly...

@illojuan5907 Год назад

i think you cut so much when you cut for the curves (leather) if you check the way shoes were made you can notice you can pull leather (stretch it) and one thing is that the edges would be a lot nicer if you skive them . but in general it is a acceptable result :)

@120m30 2 года назад

What kind of Bose headphones are these?

@MorleyKert 2 года назад

I’m honestly not sure - I got them about 6 years ago and they don’t have a model number visible. It’s one of the non noise cancelling models, around $100 new

@SianaGearz 5 месяцев назад

Thanks to this video, i got some very good ideas how not to do it and that i need to do it differently.

@marcio2k1 7 месяцев назад

I was looking for similar content and yours was very good, I have some suggestions, I could have used a more malleable (thin) synthetic leather on the pads! Note: I used a translator!😅 Success!🤗

@BeeWhere 2 года назад

Reddit sent me, cool project.

@MorleyKert 2 года назад

Thank you!

@willo7979 Год назад

I’m in. I’m a fan of having genuine leather, however, I’m a little concerned with sweat-soaking in summer, or long term wearing it.

@BlueBirdBaby Год назад

Very creative. I am looking into making my own ps5 ear muff replacement

@elisangelaoliveira1071 Год назад

Legal. Estou querendo fazer isso no meu mas com tecido.

@regferraris Год назад

I wonder if you could have stitched instead of using cement glue? I am not an expert hence the question.

@ShamblerDK 10 месяцев назад

1. You need better leather scissors. 2. Should change the foam to some high quality memory foam.

@TechnologyHell 17 дней назад

Rip comfort

@Kozio235 2 года назад

Good project but major cringe for my inner audiophile lol.

@belsonkoshy7884 Год назад

Should have made a four piece wrap (Top Donut, Bottom Donut, Inner Ring and Outer Ring).. You'll lose a lot of cushioning by gluing the foam everywhere..

@unionics Год назад

You should try it with soft PU leather.

@ge2719 Год назад

pu leather is the problem, it delaminates within a year or two. sheep skin would be best for this. its typically under 1mm thick and so has some stretch to it, is easier to curve around shapes and sew like regular fabric

@violentsense Год назад

Why not just glue the headphones to your ears with contact cement? :D It's even more fun!

@DayanandhanSubramani Год назад

:D got a idea for noise cancelling :D : :D :D will try this out

@DayanandhanSubramani Год назад

and a stritching design is awesome will try that too :)

@erayyalcn8005 4 месяца назад

The Flintstones...

@thee_kweens_empire Год назад

Real leather does stretch it just needs to be soaked in some water first

@davestevens4193 2 года назад

No highs, no lows, must be Bose.

@i_1mpuls3 22 дня назад

Head furnace

@shuttlebadminton24 Год назад

Good hardwork brother but the cushions have become little harder now... But that's okay. You didn't just buy new one and made your own.

@unwisebobcat624 Год назад

Can u do mine next? Haha

@plkh9602 Год назад

it sound like a 3d printer

@bradparker6156 Год назад

Yeah right... So you need to be master at working with leather to even have a hope. 2 m^2 of leather and a liter of adhesive + a few days later. Still impressive. Don't suppose you take orders? If you do, it'll certainly cost > 10x the value of the headphone set..

@dicarlos01 Год назад

Quedaron de la berg

@OkaHajime 3 месяца назад

when i smoke weed i cant see real leather

@Xeno_of_Luyten 2 года назад

these headsets are not built to last in humid climates. faux leather takes less than a year to totally disintegrate and the plastic spine breaks to make it almost unusable. I probably either buying pricier sets with real leather or just earbuds.

@BASSFISHINGMIC 5 месяцев назад

Clearly not a leather smith

@XdekHckr 4 месяца назад

for me it just doesn't fit and it's ugly...

@EddiXP 2 года назад

My bose headphones look exactly like yours haha

@user-mv1qu3kb9t Год назад

so so)

@lastfighter216 Год назад

berbat olmuş. emeğine yazık.

@tanial.williamson8082 Год назад

Add to the number of cows that are killed for stupid reasons.

@debaduttamishra6669 Год назад

If you can make a solid mould out of the headphone foam, you can make the leather just sit perfectly.. And one more thing, leather is not too comfortable for a long contact with the skin, but some good quality fabric