Members Otis249 Posted June 10, 2008 Members Report Posted June 10, 2008 Where are you fellas getting your rubber pads? Quote
Members Shorts Posted June 11, 2008 Members Report Posted June 11, 2008 Where are you fellas getting your rubber pads? McMaster-Carr has them for sale. Quote
esantoro Posted June 12, 2008 Report Posted June 12, 2008 I'm in the process of setting up my new Weaver bottle jack press. I plan to use the press for both molding my holster/sheaths and clicking out holster parts. My 1" gum rubber pads arrived today. Now for the questions1. If I'm going to mold only the face side of a holster, I assume I mount mount rubber pad on the top (moveable) plate and press against the non padded bottom plate. Am I correct? 2. What method is used to attach the rubber pads to the plates so they can be easily removed for clicking parts, or do I just set the pad on the bottom plate and hold the pad on the upper plate while I lower the ram onto the holster? Thanks for your help! Randy Randy, Can that gum rubber pad you have be cut into as easily as the Tandy poundo mats? I'd like to find a good gum rubber pad that I can put on top of my 55 lbs. anvil for stamping out logos with an oval die and heavy hammer. Ed Quote http://www.waldenbags.com http://www.waldenbags.etsy.com
Members BluegrassHolsters Posted June 12, 2008 Members Report Posted June 12, 2008 Randy,Can that gum rubber pad you have be cut into as easily as the Tandy poundo mats? I'd like to find a good gum rubber pad that I can put on top of my 55 lbs. anvil for stamping out logos with an oval die and heavy hammer. Ed NOT Randy...but I would not think this would work very well as the rubber would not give a stable underpinning causing the stamp to bounce when you strike it with the mallet giving you multiple impressions.....just a thought anyway. Quote Brock Morgan Bluegrass Holsters www.bluegrassholsters.com
Contributing Member Jordan Posted June 12, 2008 Contributing Member Report Posted June 12, 2008 The rubber is soft and is utilized to form the leather around an object I think. About an inch or so thick from what I have read about using press for moulding rather than clicking. If clicking a steel plate and some type of cutting board material would be used. Jordan Quote
esantoro Posted June 12, 2008 Report Posted June 12, 2008 The rubber is soft and is utilized to form the leather around an object I think. About an inch or so thick from what I have read about using press for moulding rather than clicking. If clicking a steel plate and some type of cutting board material would be used. Jordan The poundo boards work very well, but they cut too easily. ed Quote http://www.waldenbags.com http://www.waldenbags.etsy.com
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