After posting about leather keyfobs, I found through the help of SMC, a supplier. I have cut and marked leather. It works great. After cutting the leather it is left with a foul smell. Any suggestions for removing the lingering smell.
After posting about leather keyfobs, I found through the help of SMC, a supplier. I have cut and marked leather. It works great. After cutting the leather it is left with a foul smell. Any suggestions for removing the lingering smell.
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Try essential oils
I let it air out for a few days after cutting it, and it's not as bad.
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Depending on the weight/thickness of the leather, you may benefit from wetting the leather before cutting it. I'd do a test on a scrap piece and see what you think. The smell is pretty well there to stay...no pun intended, but it's pretty well the nature of the beast.
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Use a diluted household cleaner such as Pine-sol or Mr. Clean after engraving.
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Are you talking about the smell in your machine or your items? If it's your items what I do is just throw them in a pillow case with a few dryer sheets and a wet rag then tumble dry them on the "air dry" setting for about an hour. Usually takes the smell right out.
As for your machine... it goes away eventually.
I use a spray on leather cleaner/preserver/waterproofer available from shoe stores (it called The Tannery spray on leather cleaner), after lasering the piece.. It goes on a bit thick, but I can smear it around with my finger, and then wipe it lightly with a shop type paper towel. Once the leather is still thinly covered, let it sit until it drys (about 2 hours).. When it dries, it does not change the colour of the leather at all.. This stuff seems to kill the smell, and keep fingers from smearing any of the areas that are darker onto areas that are not.. This piece below was 12 x 18 and the leather was lasered raw, the sprayed with the cleaner above..The smear marks on the bottom is where I removed the personal info on this particular image for the post..
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Ya It was a first for me too, could be they both work for the highway dept. or maybe they met on a bridge,or maybe after the picture was taken they turned and bungee jumped..It's a mystery..ha..
It was their third anniversary (leather?) and was ordered by a friend as a gift. It did come out nice though..
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Experience is a wonderful thing.
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Every silver lining has a cloud around it
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Trotec 80W Speedy 300 laser w/everything
CAMaster Stinger CNC (25" x 36" x 5")
USCutter 24" LaserPoint Vinyl Cutter
Jet JWBS-18QT-3 18", 3HP bandsaw
Robust Beauty 25"x52" wood lathe w/everything
Jet BD-920W 9"x20" metal lathe
Delta 18-900L 18" drill press
Flame Polisher (ooooh, FIRE!)
Freeware: InkScape, Paint.NET, DoubleCAD XT
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This took the smell out... I think. The smell only hangs around for a few days, after that it is very faint. The water and dryer sheets will actually take most of the smell out. Word of warning, when you run it take your dryer filter out or the next time you use a heat setting it will smell "very much badly"!
Thanks for all the replies. I just let the leather sit for a couple of days and the smell seems to have left
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Amazing eh! When the animal is still alive, they can stink for years..ha.
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Every time you make a typo, the errorists win
I Have to think outside the box.. I don't fit in it anymore
Experience is a wonderful thing.
It enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.
Every silver lining has a cloud around it
Bill, that is a really nice portrait - the color of the leather really gives it a warm feeling. You always do a great job with your photo prep.
cheers, dee
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