Members LairdM Posted November 5, 2012 Members Report Posted November 5, 2012 Ok, search results came back with too many hits, so... For a new sporran I'm making for a friend, he wants a 'targe' decoration. What is the best way to cut a circle of leather? Would a compass cutter do? I tried tracing around a rond cookie cutter, but it didn't work very well... Quote
dirtclod Posted November 5, 2012 Report Posted November 5, 2012 The only problem with the cutters is they leave a spot in the middle of your circle where the pivot is. Or the one i used did anyway. Try a plate the same size or close the size you want ( turn it upside down ) when you mark the circle of try to cut it and you will have to hold it down. Quote I'm old enough to know that i don't know everything.
Members DoubleC Posted November 5, 2012 Members Report Posted November 5, 2012 Hi Laird. I have the same problem so a friend of mine showed me this. http://www.amazon.com/Pickett-Temp-Circle-Radius-Master/dp/B000HF0KBM/ref=pd_rhf_ee_p_t_1 I ordered one, just came today so I haven't had a chance to use it yet. Hope this helps. Cheryl Quote http://www.etsy.com/shop/DoubleCCowgirl
Members LairdM Posted November 5, 2012 Author Members Report Posted November 5, 2012 Dirtclod: Yeah, last time I used mine, wherever it may be hiding, it did leave a pin prick, but that would be covered by a rivet. Didn't think about using a plate or similar and holding it down... Double C: Just checked Amazon Uk and they have them for about £7 ~$11, so might treat myself for Xmas... Quote
Members GlenH Posted November 5, 2012 Members Report Posted November 5, 2012 I use this: http://www.misterart.com/scrapbooking/tools/trimming-tracing-tools/fiskars-circle-cutter.html Glen Quote GlenPresident, South Central Leathercrafters' GuildNashville, TN
Members LairdM Posted November 6, 2012 Author Members Report Posted November 6, 2012 Hmm, replacement blades on evil-bay, Amazon, numerous craft stores, but no-one seems to either sell the tool or have it in stock...anyone coming over from the US to the UK soon? Quote
Members lwm803 Posted November 6, 2012 Members Report Posted November 6, 2012 If the center will be covered, chances are the center will need to first be located and marked. Marking/cutting with a compass would be the absolutely best way of locating the center of the circle. Otherwise, anything round and about the right size could serve as a template and in many cases as a cutting guide. In the case of a targe with center medallion some form of compass/trammel would be my first choice. Quote
Moderator bruce johnson Posted November 6, 2012 Moderator Report Posted November 6, 2012 A trick to use with a compass is to tape a scrap of leather down in the center with blue painters tape. The scrap takes the mark and the tape pulls off cleanly afterwards. 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 cajun Posted November 6, 2012 Members Report Posted November 6, 2012 Do your circles the easy way, go to a custom picture frame shop and most of them have oval / circle cutters and it will cut leather like butter. I use mine all the time to cut circles and ovals. Most frame shops have now gone to computer mat/cutters and nolonger have any use for their old manual ones and will sell them at a good price. I must still have 5 or 6 of these machines and will sell all of them. Regrds, Bill Quote
Members glockanator Posted November 6, 2012 Members Report Posted November 6, 2012 Anyone tried putting a scrap piece down in the middle? It would leave a mark on the scrap and not on the finished product. The only problem with the cutters is they leave a spot in the middle of your circle where the pivot is. Or the one i used did anyway. Try a plate the same size or close the size you want ( turn it upside down ) when you mark the circle of try to cut it and you will have to hold it down. Quote
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