Members noobleather Posted November 6, 2018 Members Report Posted November 6, 2018 Hi All Just wondering if anyone has a spacing distance for marking the slot holes for the leather loops in a leather loading strip for 45LC. I have made 2 for .357 magnum but the diameter of the .45LC is much larger so the spacing will be bigger.i will loop leather through the individual sides then stitch between the loops,then glue a welt between the two side and stitch the whole thing together. Any help would be great. Regards Quote
Members Joon1911 Posted November 6, 2018 Members Report Posted November 6, 2018 Just take the leather you are using for the strip, wrap it around the dummy 45 LC round and use a pair of dividers tight against the sides of dummy round and the points will give you the specific dimension. I'll try to take a picture later to help visualize. This was how I learned to set up the spacing for bullet loops and it requires no math. Quote "Make every product better than its ever been done before. Make the parts you cannot see as well as the parts you can see. Use only the best materials, even for the most everyday items. Give the same attention to the smallest detail as you do to the largest. Design every item you make to last forever." -Shaker Philosophy of Furniture Making
Members koreric75 Posted November 6, 2018 Members Report Posted November 6, 2018 8 hours ago, noobleather said: Hi All Just wondering if anyone has a spacing distance for marking the slot holes for the leather loops in a leather loading strip for 45LC. I have made 2 for .357 magnum but the diameter of the .45LC is much larger so the spacing will be bigger.i will loop leather through the individual sides then stitch between the loops,then glue a welt between the two side and stitch the whole thing together. Any help would be great. Regards Quote Machines currently in use: Cowboy 3200, Adler 67-372, Singer 66, Singer 15-91
Members noobleather Posted November 6, 2018 Author Members Report Posted November 6, 2018 Thank you very much for your help. One of the biggest things I find difficult is the setting up of my leather projects and the spacing for the slots had me thinking a fair bit. I bit the bullet and just went a little bit more on the spacing than the .357 loop slots. Anyway pics attached. Quote
Members noobleather Posted November 7, 2018 Author Members Report Posted November 7, 2018 Dyed them today with a vinagroon. Really like the blue,black colour Quote
Rockoboy Posted November 7, 2018 Report Posted November 7, 2018 8 hours ago, noobleather said: Really like the blue,black colour Looks like brown brown to me, but I guess that's my screen Really nice job whatever you call the colour. 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)
Members Hildebrand Posted November 7, 2018 Members Report Posted November 7, 2018 I have a strip that is the same as what I make loops with and use the caliper method mentioned above. I go one more step, I keep scraps around and I will cut 2-4 slots after I figure out what I think the spacing is and try it. This lets me make the errors on scrap and not mess up good leather. Quote
Members noobleather Posted November 7, 2018 Author Members Report Posted November 7, 2018 4 hours ago, Hildebrand said: I have a strip that is the same as what I make loops with and use the caliper method mentioned above. I go one more step, I keep scraps around and I will cut 2-4 slots after I figure out what I think the spacing is and try it. This lets me make the errors on scrap and not mess up good leather. Thanks, good idea. Quote
Members noobleather Posted November 7, 2018 Author Members Report Posted November 7, 2018 6 hours ago, Rockoboy said: Looks like brown brown to me, but I guess that's my screen Really nice job whatever you call the colour. Ooops sorry afternoon light added the brown tint lol. Another pic Quote
Rockoboy Posted November 8, 2018 Report Posted November 8, 2018 Nope. Sorry Kel, still looks like 2 different shades of brown to me, probably my screen still. Are you gonna be at Howard's on Sunday next week, or Freo Beer Festival on Saturday ... or both? 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)
Members noobleather Posted November 8, 2018 Author Members Report Posted November 8, 2018 Yeah Howard's next week. Maybe pop into Freo on Sunday Quote
Rockoboy Posted November 8, 2018 Report Posted November 8, 2018 2 minutes ago, noobleather said: Yeah Howard's next week. No problem. See you there. 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)
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