Tempestleather

Thanks Big Gun. Haven't had the chance to make one yet, but I just might do that. For now the 2" is working well.

Hey all, I was curious if you could help a fella figure out where to buy a round strap end punch bigger than 2". Specifically I'm looking for something closer to 2 1/4" or 2 3/8". I noticed the Osborne #150 only goes up to 2". Looking for something that's well made/evenly shaped too! Thanks in advance for the help!

I would like to know about the bed size too, and when they will get one on the market!

I might recommend spraying acetone instead of rubbing it. In my case no matter how long I waited the ink from my inkjet smeared a little bit. JMO.

I haven't actually, but I know a bit about the subject. There's a woman on eBay that sells coating called "DyePress." Supposedly she has clients that have had good success with white leather. Here's the link to her eBay site. I might contact her and see if the coating would be a good fit for you. http://www.ebay.com/usr/dyepress My guess is the process might take awhile to figure out, but the results can be amazing.

This could be dye sublimation. Dye sub is tricky on leather because you need a polymer coating that allows the dye to bond. Some dye subbers employ a 2 part coating with a polyacrylic mixture that allows for a very clear/colorful image transfer. You'll want white leather for the image not to look too dark.

Thanks Ken G and Texas Leash Co. for chiming in on this! I ended up buying two 3/4" thick cold rolled steel plates. I have one large die which is 23" long and 4" wide so I ended up going 1X6X24 on the dimensions. It wasn't cheap, but it's better than buying a die cutter and then getting a rotary phase converter. Thanks.

I know this is kind of an old thread... But can someone explain why cold rolled steel is preferred vs. hot rolled steel when making a die clicker?

Awesome thread. I'm going to do this!