Members ScoobyNewbie Posted December 26, 2018 Members Report Posted December 26, 2018 (edited) Could you mark the center of the punch, like you would a letter stamp, so you can see the lines, then mark a straight line on the back of the leather for punching, and then just line up the marks on the punch with the straight line you have drawn? Edited December 26, 2018 by ScoobyNewbie Quote
Rockoboy Posted December 29, 2018 Report Posted December 29, 2018 On 26/12/2018 at 5:25 AM, JazzBass said: punch a single hole through a piece of cardboard, not worrying about "straight This IS my new method, I love it! It will be dead easy to make a new template each time rather trying to have every size template ready made, which is what I had previously considered. On 26/12/2018 at 12:40 PM, ScoobyNewbie said: mark the center of the punch, like you would a letter stamp I think the problem would be the size of the punch. Because the punch is only about 6 or 7 mm long, it's still very easy to have it misaligned by a tiny fraction, which might still show up. 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 ScoobyNewbie Posted December 30, 2018 Members Report Posted December 30, 2018 Fair enough. Quote
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