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[Oldtoolsniper]

Here was the dumb thing I did. It's 11 7/8" wide. I was not thinking about dimensions as much as the steel I had in the scrap pile. So you go down to the local steel boutique and guess what. A 12" chunk of steel in whatever thickness you want is there to buy pre cut. Yeah that 1/8" makes a big difference in making things simple. I know better too! I'm to lazy to make another one right yet but it would be faster than grinding that 1/8" off my plates.

I also bought some corion (not sure on the spelling) trivets from the pots and pans section. It's the hard plastic countertop stuff. It's super smooth on one side so I can smoosh leather down nice and smooth after I case it. It's fun to play with, I even do my 1" critter stamps with it. Need a round cutter? Exhaust pipe comes in lots of round sizes as does electrical conduit. Twenty tons of pressure will make it cut. Need to laminate some exotic skin to a pice of leather prior to doing an inlay, this tool is your friend.

Beware I have a chocolate lab hair producing machine. The hair will imprint the leather on those flat corion plates.

Edited August 4, 2015 by Oldtoolsniper