Pencil Case project #3 (using partial recycle materials).
This project was created using old recycle silicon sealant container as pencil case.
Since was using a number of silicon sealant for other project and have kept almost all empty container until one day. I had an idea to recycle these cylindrical container to be pencil case.
This resulted in finding way to recycle all parts of recycle material if possible.
Hence the first action is to remove all residue and unwanted material (mainly the remaining silicon materials inside) from discarded silicon sealant tubes..
Part to keep is
a) Plunger,
b) Silicon sealant plastic tube .
Saw off the head so to remove residue and remove the plunger inside.
* Tips:- use vice for better grip and hold, use a marker pen to mark or follow the dent line to cut off the top head (end cap with protruding screw thread).
If cut carefully the edge can be use to support the end section to attached a round cover end.
Adjust vice grip (jaws distance) to accommodate different tube specification.
Tools required for this task
1. vice
2. saw
3. vacuum cleaner
4. any brush
5. sandpaper
6. wooden block
Remove end cap head
Expose end of head, remove unwanted silicon materials.
Use silicon gun device to move and reposition plunger inside.
Tips:- carefully remove the plunger as it use as part of pencil case.
One way to remove the plunger from silicon rubber, use a knob or any round object to force it to move by use the silicon gun device.
Have to use with great care as the plunger plastic might break off .
I had used a few method to dislodge the plunger from inside, or use what ever method fit your needs.
In this case I use an old knob that fit the diameter and use pump gun device to slowly dislodge the plastic plunger.
Use with care as old plastic might break apart.
Show example how a knob is use to dislodge plunger.
Use plunger to draw an outline and cut leather base as part of end cap.
Method to cut the round end cap base.
Use great care as the cutter knife is very sharp.
Trim one end of plunger with saw
smoothen cut end with sandpaper and sharp knife to remove blur and uneven cut line.
cut leather for pencil case bottom and top layer casing
End cap with round logo chop
Transfer from drawing to leather using tracing paper and special round point tool.
Copy pattern to tracing paper
Transfer pattern to top layer
Stitching top layer.
Update on 27th June 2020.. You Tube training video link to share.
Update 20th August 2020.
Learn from this You Tube video that to better result on cross stitching is better to have punch hole wider spacing to see the thread crossing.
#12 Cross Stitching - Leather Work For Beginners
11 May 2019 Geordie Leather (11:44 minutes) . listen to timing (0.59)
00:50 stitch it just wouldn't look right that
00:53 the holes are too close together and you
00:55 wouldn't see the crosses to be very
00:57 small crosses you want a nice decorative
00:59 cross so therefore we space out the
01:01 holes a wider distance apart so I'm
Draw and transfer pattern to bottom layer
Update on 28th June 2020
Different leather for pencil case project
Tools used
Proper label on silicon sealant tube to minimize mix up and ensure correct template paper is used.
Tips it is very important to minimize mix uo if you have several pencil case
Bottom layer template and verify correct size. It better to cut a paper template first to ensure correct size before cut leather material.
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