Members JET4 Posted October 25, 2011 Members Report Posted October 25, 2011 awesome! A few tips for you. When the blade gets dull, just loosen the screws on the end and push the blade up a little. If it sticks out the top a little, be very careful! Your fingers will thank you. You can push it the other way when it get dull again. This essentially will triple the life of your blades. I don't know how many blades I've thrown away before discovering this. When cutting straps, especially from thin stuff, put slight inward pressure on the strap cutter , and with your other hand keep some tension on the new strap. It is very easy, especially with a new blade, for the cutter to walk away from the leather and mess up your strap. This is especially magnified with lighter weight leather. If your screw it up enough, you'll have to cut a new straight edge. If mine broke, I would replace it today. It is one of the more useful tool I have for what I do, John Quote Otis Leather Company
Members Schpacko Posted October 26, 2011 Author Members Report Posted October 26, 2011 awesome! A few tips for you. When the blade gets dull, just loosen the screws on the end and push the blade up a little. If it sticks out the top a little, be very careful! Your fingers will thank you. You can push it the other way when it get dull again. This essentially will triple the life of your blades. I don't know how many blades I've thrown away before discovering this. When cutting straps, especially from thin stuff, put slight inward pressure on the strap cutter , and with your other hand keep some tension on the new strap. It is very easy, especially with a new blade, for the cutter to walk away from the leather and mess up your strap. This is especially magnified with lighter weight leather. If your screw it up enough, you'll have to cut a new straight edge. If mine broke, I would replace it today. It is one of the more useful tool I have for what I do, John Thank you very much. I think i need some more practice, but it works already pretty good. Cheers Schpacko Quote
Members busted Posted October 26, 2011 Members Report Posted October 26, 2011 Unfortunately, the price of the plough gauge went up too high, but in the meantime, i received the one pictured above. Damn, that thing works fine! I've seen this tool before, but i just couldn't imagine that it would work that good, so i didn't buy it. earlier. Thanks for the tip guys. BTW: how much would you pay for a used plough gauge in good condition? cheers Schpacko Plough gauges are not cheap. I have seen them sell for 3 or 4 hundred US dollars. I can't imagine what it would sell for in Euros. Quote
Moderator Art Posted October 26, 2011 Moderator Report Posted October 26, 2011 Might be less expensive, Dixon is in England and Blanchard is in France. Art Plough gauges are not cheap. I have seen them sell for 3 or 4 hundred US dollars. I can't imagine what it would sell for in Euros. Quote For heaven's sakes pilgrim, make yourself a strop!
Moderator bruce johnson Posted October 26, 2011 Moderator Report Posted October 26, 2011 The last I checked the Dixons are about the USD equivalent of $610 for a 5 inch from Abbey's and about $1100 ffrom Leffler's in Australia. That probably accounts for the reason why I had a backlog of Australians looking for Dixons. I heard from a guy in Florida a couple months ago that bought a new Blanchard from someplace for $550. Edit - I had an email that today the Dixons are just under $500 USD equivalent and the Vergez-Blanchards are within a few dollars on website pricing. Quote Bruce Johnson Malachi 4:2 "the windshield's bigger than the mirror, somewhere west of Laramie" - Dave Stamey Vintage Refurbished And Selected New Leather Tools For Sale - www.brucejohnsonleather.com
terrymac Posted October 26, 2011 Report Posted October 26, 2011 I use this one every day with great results. I mainly work with latigo in the 13-14 oz range. My most recent hides I'm cutting on is closer to 16 which is a lot heavier than I usually use. I've never used a draw gauge so I can't comment on those. Have a question, who handles this cutter? I tried doing a search, and couldn't find it. Thanks, Terry Quote
Moderator bruce johnson Posted October 26, 2011 Moderator Report Posted October 26, 2011 The wooden strap cutter pictured is the real thing and they are available on a quick search from Springfield Leather - one of the banner advertisers at the top of the page. Quote Bruce Johnson Malachi 4:2 "the windshield's bigger than the mirror, somewhere west of Laramie" - Dave Stamey Vintage Refurbished And Selected New Leather Tools For Sale - www.brucejohnsonleather.com
Members whinewine Posted October 26, 2011 Members Report Posted October 26, 2011 I have one of the original ones, from back in the '80s. It's all I use. A wonderful, simple cutter that does a fantastic job for the very few dollars it costs. Quote
terrymac Posted October 27, 2011 Report Posted October 27, 2011 The wooden strap cutter pictured is the real thing and they are available on a quick search from Springfield Leather - one of the banner advertisers at the top of the page. Thanks Bruce. I looked at Springfield Leather, but I guess I missed it. Terry Quote
Moderator bruce johnson Posted October 27, 2011 Moderator Report Posted October 27, 2011 Thanks Bruce. I looked at Springfield Leather, but I guess I missed it. Terry Terry, they are on the second page of cutting tools and blades. Here's a link > Strap cutter Quote Bruce Johnson Malachi 4:2 "the windshield's bigger than the mirror, somewhere west of Laramie" - Dave Stamey Vintage Refurbished And Selected New Leather Tools For Sale - www.brucejohnsonleather.com
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