Members malabar Posted March 15, 2012 Members Report Posted March 15, 2012 I wonder if 3/4" .20mm thickness stainless from ULINE would work for throad reinforcements. http://www.uline.com...Steel-Strapping It probably would. BUT...... That's wider than the strapping I typically use. And the wider it is, the wider the leather reinforcement strap has to be, and the harder it is to bend. And it makes it harder to use for smaller holsters. tk Quote
Members yepod Posted March 15, 2012 Members Report Posted March 15, 2012 +1 to what Denster said. Quote
Members triage1998 Posted March 15, 2012 Members Report Posted March 15, 2012 It probably would. BUT...... That's wider than the strapping I typically use. And the wider it is, the wider the leather reinforcement strap has to be, and the harder it is to bend. And it makes it harder to use for smaller holsters. tk what size do you use? 5/8" or 1/2"? Quote Nightingale Leather
Members BigRiverLeather Posted March 16, 2012 Members Report Posted March 16, 2012 I used to use the metal banding but I knew there was a better option out there somewhere. Another Maker I know recommended using stainless feeler gauge 1/2" x .025. It works great and will never rust. It is available in 12" strips if you want to just try it out, or 10' and 25' coils. I think next time I might try out the .31 thickness in a 12" strip just to see how that forms. I mark the corners where it will bend over the slide and clamp on with a vice grip with that mark lining up on the edge of the jaws. use 2 pieces of leather between the vise grips and your holster. Then I bend that corner, mover the grips a touch over to the other bend and bend that corner. It springs back a bit but I can usually mash them together without wrecking my bends. http://www.maudlinproducts.com/1328.xml?cat=1360 Quote Big River Leather
Members malabar Posted March 16, 2012 Members Report Posted March 16, 2012 what size do you use? 5/8" or 1/2"? 5/8" for everything. tk Quote
Contributing Member SooperJake Posted August 4, 2012 Contributing Member Report Posted August 4, 2012 Has anyone tried using their vacuum press to mold a metal reinforcement already sewn inside the holster or is the slide area pre-bent by hand prior to sewing? Jake Quote Once you know what the magician know.... it isn't magic anymore.
Members malabar Posted August 4, 2012 Members Report Posted August 4, 2012 You sew the reinforcement piece in first, while the pieces of leather are flat. Then you bend the reinforcement piece around the gun into the proper shape. Then you glue the sides together, and then stitch the sides. tk Has anyone tried using their vacuum press to mold a metal reinforcement already sewn inside the holster or is the slide area pre-bent by hand prior to sewing? Jake Quote
Contributing Member SooperJake Posted August 5, 2012 Contributing Member Report Posted August 5, 2012 I guess the second half of my question was redundant. Quote Once you know what the magician know.... it isn't magic anymore.
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