Parts For Tandy Dies

[Tree Reaper]

Anyone know where to buy a replacement pin for the Tandy 3996-00 line 24 eyelet die?

I've contacted Tandy and I'm waiting to hear back but I have a feeling they won't have parts for their dies.

Thanks.

[NVLeatherWorx]

I know that they have the entire set of dies for the line 24 system but don't believe they actually sell the individual components.

[Tree Reaper]

I agree, another reason not to purchase Tandy dies.

This is a good example to anyone else considering a press or any other expensive tool, if you can't get parts for it, why buy it?

Maybe they'll surprise me!

[NVLeatherWorx]

I know that you can get individual dies from Ohio Travel Bag but I believe they are for the Osborne press (or something very similar in design); don't know if they are interchangeable but you may want to give them a look.

[Tree Reaper]

I have dies from OTB, there is an adapter for the small set of dies that allow them to be used in the Tandy press and for the larger dies you can purchase a bottom die holder that can be placed on the Tandy press but the best option in my opinion would be to counter bore the Tandy press to accept the larger OTB dies and use an insert to use the smaller Tandy dies.

[NVLeatherWorx]

I like your thinking. Modify the base item that you CAN'T get small parts for to work with the parts that you CAN get from another source. Hmm.

[Tree Reaper]

Just what I expected.

Ask for a part and they want to sell you a die.

You can purchase the dye at our store, online or over the phone and we can ship it out to you. If you have any further questions please feel free to email back or call us at 616-452-8621. Hope to hear from you soon. Have a wonderful day!

I don't really have any further questions just another headache from dealing with never ending incompetence.

[Thornton]

How hard would it be to make that pin?

[Tree Reaper]

It's doable but you would need a micro lathe.

It looks like a pin within a sleeve but it could be turned as one piece.

The good news for me is, on my last snap I used a little JB weld on the snap itself for added security because it was going to be covered with a lining and a little got on the pin.

When the pin was depressed into the die it became stuck inside and appeared as if the end was broken off but I couldn't find the loose end anywhere.

I took the die apart and retrieved the pin and could see small traces of the JB on the pin.

I polished it with emery and now it's free to slide back and forth again.

From now on I'll clean the dies with alcohol after using the JB.

It would still be nice to find parts for these expensive dies for the future.

[Thornton]

Do you have a way to take accurate measurements? I have access to lathes.

[TinkerTailor]

No need for a lathe, a drill press could do it. Cut the old pin flush, drill it out and press in a new pin. Done. With the right drills (carbide drills for hard stuff), it is a 10 minute job.

Btw, the shanks of old drill bits make for good sources for pin material for this usage and come in multitudes of precision diameters.

A little epoxy will make sure the pin stays in.

Edited February 3, 2016 by TinkerTailor

[Tree Reaper]

I'm reluctant to think that this could be drilled out with any accuracy, specially if the pin is harder than the sleeve it's in.

The problem I have is, these are already being made and are current production.