Members Colt W Knight Posted August 31, 2014 Members Report Posted August 31, 2014 Is the press strong enough to glue the pieces together, then click out the pattern? Then you wouldn't have to worry about lining up the pieces or trimming waste. Quote
Members Red Cent Posted September 1, 2014 Author Members Report Posted September 1, 2014 Colt, that is an awesome thought. Dang. You can bet I will try it when I get it set up. Something about forest and trees comes to mind Quote https://www.facebook.com/redcentcustomleather?ref=bookmarks http://www.redcentcustomleather.com/
Members Red Cent Posted September 1, 2014 Author Members Report Posted September 1, 2014 BTW, what do I use for a cutter board? Sure I might look it up but the conversation ends. I use a large piece of poly board with my small 1 ton hand press and, within a few strokes, it will break. Even if I put a board underneath it. Quote https://www.facebook.com/redcentcustomleather?ref=bookmarks http://www.redcentcustomleather.com/
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted September 1, 2014 Contributing Member Report Posted September 1, 2014 If you're gluing layers and THEN cutting, keep in mind that the pressure goes up accordingly (the thickness cut is part of the equation, so thicker = more tonnage). I never glue and then form.. wrinkles suck Quote "Observation is 9/10 of the law." IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.
Members Colt W Knight Posted September 2, 2014 Members Report Posted September 2, 2014 If you are interested in making your own cutting board, you can buy the raw material from McMaster-Carr. Mcmaster is an awesome store that I buy a ton of raw materials from. I wish they carried leather http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-plastic-sheets/=tjha59 Quote
Members Red Cent Posted September 2, 2014 Author Members Report Posted September 2, 2014 Hey Hillbilly. Opened the site. What do I buy? Quote https://www.facebook.com/redcentcustomleather?ref=bookmarks http://www.redcentcustomleather.com/
Members Colt W Knight Posted September 2, 2014 Members Report Posted September 2, 2014 Hey Hillbilly. Opened the site. What do I buy? The best way to navigate McMaster's website when buying raw materials is to use the Narrow by window to the left. First, select the size you need, then color if that is important to you. Then read the descriptions of the materials on the right. They will tell you the general use of the material, and give you information on their tensile strength and impact strength. You can use that info to decide what best fits your needs, and return to the narrow by search function on the left. I would imagine something like this would work well http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-plastic-sheets/=tjw2ql Quote
Members Red Cent Posted September 3, 2014 Author Members Report Posted September 3, 2014 I can make you a great western rig, tune and repair all your cowboy guns, but I have no idea what to get on that page. You must have 30-40 choices. Quote https://www.facebook.com/redcentcustomleather?ref=bookmarks http://www.redcentcustomleather.com/
Members Colt W Knight Posted September 4, 2014 Members Report Posted September 4, 2014 Take a look at the easy to machine impact resistant ABS. I recently bought some to use in our feed mixer at the feedlot. Quote
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