Any Interest In Custom Belt Slot Cutters?

[renegadelizard]

Wow - am I correct that is a single block of steel, milled to final shape/size, including the actual angle of the blade? That's cool. Question though - how hard will that be to sharpen? It looks like the base plate protrudes past the angle of the blade, meaning you can't place it on a stone to sharpen it. Am I seeing that correctly? Since it's being milled, it might be cool if the base plate was milled parallel to the angle of the blade so when you lay the punch on the sharpening stone, the base plate acts as a guide to sharpen at the correct angle.

You are correct..as for how hard it would be to sharpen, i dont know yet...the guy who made this is a very talented machinist, and he has made many, many, dies and cutters for a company that makes shotgun wads for the military...he also used to own a sharpening business, so he is pretty skilled in that area...ill mention it to him about the sharpening angle..

[Redrock64]

I would be interested in numerous sizes, quality bag punches are hard to come by. Even more interested if you can specify what sizes, more importantly the width of the slot. Most of the punches available are too wide and the only alternative is to find and old one, but they are getting hard to find because of their quallity they last forever and nobody will part with them.

[Eaglestroker]

I can't speak for others, but a 1/4" slot after burnishing and molding fits my belts perfectly.

[renegadelizard]

I can't speak for others, but a 1/4" slot after burnishing and molding fits my belts perfectly.

on mine, the cs osbourne would punch the top side wider than the back, so the back of my slot were much narrower on 1/4 thick holsters...agin, i believe this is inherent in the design of their punches with the tapered wall...my new one is much less pronounced, but when i ordered it, i got it larger just to be certain...

[sheathmaker]

Renegade, how about the heat treat on these cutters, or are they even heat treated at all Ask your maker about the RC number (hardness) after treatment. This will certainly have a bearing on how well it holds that cutting edge. Thanks.

Paul

[renegadelizard]

i talked to him tonight and he said he wouldnt be able to do it...he figured it to do it right, with the heat treat using s7 steel, it would cost him in excess of 100 bucks a piece...he said his mill at home would not get the precision he needed, so he would have to rent time in a machine shop, plus material, and his labor, i kind of quit listening when he said 140 selling price...sorry guys...

[TXJhawk]

I would be interested.

[DHopper]

I'd be interested in one that cuts 1 5/8 x 5/16. Handle or not. Hope he decides to run with it.

[renegadelizard]

I'd be interested in one that cuts 1 5/8 x 5/16. Handle or not. Hope he decides to run with it.

I would be interested.

Even at $140?? Anybody else?

[DHopper]

Even at $140?? Anybody else?

Guess I should have looked closer. Replied not seeing page 2. I'm out at $140. Thx anyway.