Would I? Fast down and dirty!

[Sanch]

2 hours ago, bikermutt07 said:

I would never look to discourage a Craftsman, but some things are best left to a CNC.

lmao never discourage me brudda!!

[William Bloke]

I've made pricking irons in the past, mainly for restoration work with weird stitch lengths. I think these are from a piece of gauge plate which works well because it's easily hardenable.

Edited April 5, 2017 by William Bloke

[bikermutt07]

55 minutes ago, William Bloke said:

I've made pricking irons in the past, mainly for restoration work with weird stitch lengths. I think these are from a piece of gauge plate which works well because it's easily hardenable.

So, how did you create the tines?

[William Bloke]

59 minutes ago, bikermutt07 said:

So, how did you create the tines?

Measured and marked the spacing I was after, sawed the slots and hand filed the angled with a three square file. It helps if you take the teeth off one flat of the file so it can run along the one tine as a guide while you file the angle on the next one.

I'm pretty sure that this is how the Blanchard irons are still made. (Prob with machine cut slots?) And I know that Dixon hand filed their irons right to the bitter end.

[William Bloke]

I was going to say that it doesn't take long to make one and it's useful if you don't have the right sized "proper" iron. And those ones in the photo have been languishing at the bottom of a box marked "Misc." For a long time. (As evidenced by the rust!)

But I have just realised that my 1/2 no 8 that I use quite a lot is one that I made when my original one went walkies with a work experience girl.

 

Edited April 5, 2017 by William Bloke

[Sanch]

4 hours ago, William Bloke said:

I've made pricking irons in the past, mainly for restoration work with weird stitch lengths. I think these are from a piece of gauge plate which works well because it's easily hardenable.

yup, still thinking it's doable I spaced 2 cutting blades on my angle grinder yesterday it's just about perfect I cut out a new trial and will continue to pursue it as time permits.

[electrathon]

There is a u-tube out about the making of pricking irons  I think it was in a Chinese or Japanese factory if I remember correct.

[Sanch]

1 hour ago, electrathon said:

There is a u-tube out about the making of pricking irons  I think it was in a Chinese or Japanese factory if I remember correct.

quick search no results.