Members whipstitchwallets Posted October 7, 2014 Members Report Posted October 7, 2014 anyone seen or used this? it actually looks pretty nice. http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/en-usd/search/searchresults/88056-632.aspx I'm considering buying; i'd appreciate any insight you might have. Quote
Members Hi Im Joe Posted October 7, 2014 Members Report Posted October 7, 2014 They look pretty nice. I may have to buy some of those. It's a shame they don't have a two prong option. That seems like a huge up in the marketing department. I mean you look at every high end pricking iron maker and they have a two prong option for going around corners. Quote http://www.sevenhillsleather.com/
Members whipstitchwallets Posted October 7, 2014 Author Members Report Posted October 7, 2014 Joe -- I'd have to agree with you on the missing two prong. I would have liked to get a 6 and 2 prong. I may just use the old black two prong craftool chisel to go around the edges, or maybe to a circular hole with my scratch awl as a pivot point. Do you think the holes look more slit like than the cheap ones? Do you think the "fine point" 3mm lines up the exact same as the cheap 3mm? If the mm numbers equate, I also wish they had a 2mm option. Quote
Members Hi Im Joe Posted October 7, 2014 Members Report Posted October 7, 2014 I have no idea how they compare to the old ones. However, if you look at the description the last sentence tells you how many sti they are. My guess is they do not line up exactly. Quote http://www.sevenhillsleather.com/
Members whipstitchwallets Posted October 7, 2014 Author Members Report Posted October 7, 2014 I think you're right. I'm out of the shop right now, so I can't check and I could be wrong, but I think my old 2mm (just the cheap standard black one) is about 6 spi. They have the new 3.5mm as 7spi. What the hell? Quote
Members Hi Im Joe Posted October 7, 2014 Members Report Posted October 7, 2014 They are measuring them differently for sure. The 2mm black one I think is like 6.4 sti. Quote http://www.sevenhillsleather.com/
Members tanda4 Posted October 7, 2014 Members Report Posted October 7, 2014 I have to try them out. Quote
Members BigMatt Posted October 8, 2014 Members Report Posted October 8, 2014 Yeah, they measure them differently than most places I have seen. Tandy measures the width of the prong in mm and most other places give the distance between the points in mm. The one I got that said 2mm is about 6 SPI. The 3mm I got from leathercrafttools is about 8 SPI. The 4mm from leathercrafttools is about 6 SPI. Quote https://tiekenleather.wordpress.com/
Members whipstitchwallets Posted October 8, 2014 Author Members Report Posted October 8, 2014 So say I have the 2mm tandy chisel that we say is 6spi. If I got a Euro style pricking iron that's measured in teeth/marks per inch a "7" should be pretty close to lining up. Is that right? Quote
Members BigMatt Posted October 9, 2014 Members Report Posted October 9, 2014 (edited) From what I understand, a chisel that is 7 SPI gives 6 stitches per inch. Edited October 9, 2014 by BigMatt Quote https://tiekenleather.wordpress.com/
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