Rockoboy Posted September 22, 2018 Report Posted September 22, 2018 On 18/09/2018 at 9:20 PM, TonySFLDLTHR said: (if we even offer this) On 19/09/2018 at 6:31 AM, RockyAussie said: Do you work with any agents/suppliers in Australia? +1. I can see a need for one of these. Quote Kindest regards Brian "Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you are right" Henry Ford Machines: Singer 201p, Kennedy, Singer 31K20, Singer 66K16 ("boat anchor" condition), Protex TY8B Cylinder Arm (Consew 227r copy), Unbranded Walking Foot (Sailrite LSV-1 copy)
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted September 22, 2018 Contributing Member Report Posted September 22, 2018 On 7/30/2018 at 9:35 PM, JLSleather said: Piece of angle iron with a cam lock on teh end? That big table looks downright handy, though. On 8/1/2018 at 10:21 AM, JLSleather said: Razor blade and a couple roller bearings ... On 9/17/2018 at 8:57 AM, TonySFLDLTHR said: It is a razor blade, so changing it out is very simple. Once we figure out if we can get them produced accurately and affordably, ... Uhhh... that what I dun sayd. Quote "Observation is 9/10 of the law." IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.
Members billybopp Posted September 22, 2018 Members Report Posted September 22, 2018 I use a Logan 560-1 picture framing mat cutter to cut leather with - similar to what you Springfield is using, but just a bit smaller. We do a some custom picture framing, so had it anyway, and I decided one day to try it on leather and it worked great with a couple of limitations - mostly the throat depth behind the rail limits how deep into the leather I can cut, it's about 7 or 8 inches for pieces larger than about 50" or so (they fit between the hinges), and the straight edge is 60" long, so big enough to do most of what I need to do. Blades are inexpensive and pretty darn good out of the box, but I do strop them a bit. They also have the Adapt-a-rule system that is not board mounted($65 on Amazon), so you can clamp the straight edge to your work surface and run a cutter along it ($21 on Amazon). The longest they offer is 60", so reasonably large and without the throat depth limitation of the board mounted cutter that I use. I also use a Fiskars rotary paper trimmer($48 on Amazon) for thinner leather up to about 12" wide. - Bill Quote
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