Members TomWisc Posted January 2, 2019 Members Report Posted January 2, 2019 I am wondering if this clicker press can be used for leather working? I know nothing about them but see this item for sale and if possible would use for wallets and small pieces for bags, etc. Quote
bikermutt07 Posted January 2, 2019 Report Posted January 2, 2019 Yep. Quote I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with. Stitching is like gravy, it's only great if you make it every day. From Texas but in Bossier City, Louisiana.
ljk Posted January 4, 2019 Report Posted January 4, 2019 This a USM model C. I've used this machine for twenty years. I sold my Fipi and Swabe when I sold my business 14 years ago. My machine has been reliable with only one used part from Melody Machine.I also got a die bender and punches to do steel rule dies. This machine is susceptible to double clicking after about a 1000 clicks on small dies. don't see them in factories for that reason. They work with a internal clutch which heats up. Formerly used for cutting shoe soles. The primary problem is stopping on the die, however there is a release mechanism at the, top most just back it off with a large pipe wrench. Lot ta marks on the hub. It's my pet machine, most use 220 single phase, you can replace with a 110 motor. Manuals are available on EBAY. If it was me not over $1,000 and it has to work. tx Lynn Quote
Members Saleigh Posted January 6, 2019 Members Report Posted January 6, 2019 Do you know the tonnage? This looks it should work. It's similar to mine. I have an ACME 20 ton. Quote
Members TomWisc Posted January 6, 2019 Author Members Report Posted January 6, 2019 Thanks for the responses. It was for sale at an online auction and I couldn't get in to see it first. Also I am just doing simple things and it probably would not get used. I saw it 2 days before the auction closing and didn't know enough about it before the auction closing. Sold for $60.00, yes SIXTY DOLLARS! Quote
Members Sylvia Posted February 16, 2019 Members Report Posted February 16, 2019 I use a sizzix and custom made steel rule dies. works pretty well for leathers up to 6oz. Quote A teacher pointed at me with a ruler and said "At the end of this ruler is an idiot." I got detention when I asked "Which end?"
Members DavidMillsSaddlery Posted March 23, 2019 Members Report Posted March 23, 2019 On 1/3/2019 at 7:59 PM, ljk said: .I also got a die bender and punches to do steel rule dies. Can you lead me in the direction to find a good die bender? On 1/3/2019 at 7:59 PM, ljk said: Quote
bikermutt07 Posted March 24, 2019 Report Posted March 24, 2019 Texas custom dies. I hear nothing but good things about them. Lots of members here use them and they are also a sponsor of this site. Quote I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with. Stitching is like gravy, it's only great if you make it every day. From Texas but in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Members DavidMillsSaddlery Posted March 24, 2019 Members Report Posted March 24, 2019 11 hours ago, bikermutt07 said: Texas custom dies. I hear nothing but good things about them. Lots of members here use them and they are also a sponsor of this site. I want to make my own... Quote
bikermutt07 Posted March 24, 2019 Report Posted March 24, 2019 12 minutes ago, turbotexas said: I want to make my own... Oh. I saw a video recently where a man was using a ring bending machine for a low cost investment. They run about 3-400 dollars. Here is the video... Quote I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with. Stitching is like gravy, it's only great if you make it every day. From Texas but in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted March 24, 2019 Contributing Member Report Posted March 24, 2019 Google will show you a bunch of steel die benders. Honestly, it wouldn't be cost effective for me to go through all of that. Even if i already had a cutter, and the proper welding equip, and the bending equip, and the space to put all of that, ... the time I save cutting with the dies would be negated by teh time I spent making the dies. I'd have to be making DOZENS of each item to make it worth all of that. I'm not trying to talk anybody into OR out of making what they want to make. But I have dies that work great, made by others while I was earning money with something else, at a cost that pays for the die on the second or third cut. 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 DavidMillsSaddlery Posted March 27, 2019 Members Report Posted March 27, 2019 On 3/24/2019 at 10:50 AM, JLSleather said: Google will show you a bunch of steel die benders. Honestly, it wouldn't be cost effective for me to go through all of that. Even if i already had a cutter, and the proper welding equip, and the bending equip, and the space to put all of that, ... the time I save cutting with the dies would be negated by teh time I spent making the dies. I'd have to be making DOZENS of each item to make it worth all of that. I'm not trying to talk anybody into OR out of making what they want to make. But I have dies that work great, made by others while I was earning money with something else, at a cost that pays for the die on the second or third cut. It’s just a hobby for me... Quote
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