Any Interest In Custom Belt Slot Cutters?

[camano ridge]

Thanks Tom, the 4th reply was a long way back I did not connect the two.

[SooperJake]

I just paid for my Weaver custom made 3/8" x 1.6" with a handle ( in shipping transit as we speak). With shipping it was a smidge over $108. The guy in the shop at Weaver's said he's already suggested to management that they make a larger belt slot punch, especially for holster makers. I gathered he was going to suggest it again.

That said, I think there is definately a market for sizes other than standard. I'd poll some holster makers before settling on a specific size. What about making a series of over-sized, or a set?

Jake

Don't get one from Weavers. Mine just came back from "sharpening" ( another $14 for shipping and a week's wait) and it is nearly as crappy as when it left. I did manage to pierce a piece of 8-9 oz leather after 10 blows with the maul. And, I'm really pissed off , so I was hitting it pretty @#$% hard.

[mmirob]

Can you post his contact info? Website? Email? I'd be interesting in a die that punched a buckle slot and two holes for chicago screws. Send him my way!

[Shooter McGavin]

Don't get one from Weavers. Mine just came back from "sharpening" ( another $14 for shipping and a week's wait) and it is nearly as crappy as when it left. I did manage to pierce a piece of 8-9 oz leather after 10 blows with the maul. And, I'm really pissed off , so I was hitting it pretty @#$% hard.

Jake, Iuse what I assume is the same punch. I hit it with a 3 pound deadblow hammer 3 or 4 times to get through a standard pancake holster. I use a scrap of left over belt strip as a backer and make sure I am hammering directly over the leg of the work bench. I've tried hitting it with a regular rubber mallet and it just bounces it off and laughs at me.

[SooperJake]

Jake, Iuse what I assume is the same punch. I hit it with a 3 pound dead blow hammer 3 or 4 times to get through a standard pancake holster. I use a scrap of left over belt strip as a backer and make sure I am hammering directly over the leg of the work bench. I've tried hitting it with a regular rubber mallet and it just bounces it off and laughs at me.

Dan, I bought it from Weaver since you seemed so please with the one they made you. Mine is useless. The slot is off center, the metal is soft , and since the slot is off center too far, I cannot stop the metal at the edge from collapsing under maul force once a proper edge is sharpened on the punch. My maul weighs nearly 5 pounds and my bench is stout enough to hold a V8 engine . In contrast, my Osborne punch with a factory edge takes two hits to cut clean on 8-9 oz. I also strike over a leg.

Keep in mind I'm not even trying to cut 2 layers of leather and the Weaver just bounced off. That's why I sent it back in the first place. It wouldn't cut at all. No apology from Weaver, no offer to pay freight when I sent it back, and when I called them prior to getting it back the second time, I got a wishy washy " It should be sharp enough now" lame answer from Jackie of their tool room. I'd wager they never even tested it. Enough said, it's a dead issue now for me.

I sent it out to have it welded with a layer of hard face and I will reshape it myself.

$143 bucks in total dollars wasted. One cheap lesson on who gets my money from now on.