Dense rubber cutting mat.

[Grumpymann]

On 10/10/2020 at 3:08 PM, $$hobby said:

regarding conveyor belt...

 

you may want to be careful on whats IN the belt.  Some may have some steel webbing inside.

 

 

Very true, that's why I tell them I'm using it as a cutting mat. 

[AzShooter]

I use a 12 inch self healing cutting match.  It does not leave an imprint from previous cutting and your knife will not get bogged done in a previous cut.  I've found them on Amazon.  My newest mat is 36 X 48 for when I'm cutting large selections of leather.

[toxo]

I've ordered one of these. There is a conveyor belt piece on Ebay that'a slightly more expensive but I was drawn to this one.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HDPE-Sheet-NATURAL-BLACK-High-Density-Polyethylene-PEHD-Polythene-mm/401002482629?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&var=670531748255&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

And because I make the dies with a wood core I'll just have to make sure the thickness doesn't allow the knife to go too deep.

 

 

[Danne]

Check if they have a reseller where you live. 

https://www.roechling-industrial.com/products/thermoplastics-machined-components/soft-material-cutting-boards

[toxo]

1 hour ago, Danne said:

Check if they have a reseller where you live. 

https://www.roechling-industrial.com/products/thermoplastics-machined-components/soft-material-cutting-boards

Thanks Danne. The HDPE one that I ordered turned out good. No give in it but soft enough surface to not damage the dies. I put a longer bar in my arbor press with a decent spring on the back end and the ease of use now is great.

[Danne]

28 minutes ago, toxo said:

Thanks Danne. The HDPE one that I ordered turned out good. No give in it but soft enough surface to not damage the dies. I put a longer bar in my arbor press with a decent spring on the back end and the ease of use now is great.

I think you made a good choice. I guess you bought a regular HDPE-board, not specifically made for dye cutting? And my guess is that those Hydroma boards I linked too cost a lot more, and for a company that use them like eight hours a day it can probably be worth spending the extra money, but for more "normal use" my guess is that your board will do the job for a long time (Amateur thoughts here, because I have no experience with dye cutting)

[toxo]

1 minute ago, Danne said:

I think you made a good choice. I guess you bought a regular HDPE-board, not specifically made for dye cutting? And my guess is that those Hydroma boards I linked too cost a lot more, and for a company that use them like eight hours a day it can probably be worth spending the extra money, but for more "normal use" my guess is that your board will do the job for a long time (Amateur thoughts here, because I have no experience with dye cutting)

It was Fred that suggested it. I was skeptical because that's what milk cartons are made of but I guess there are different grades. 

[tsunkasapa]

Before the fire I had an old school mud flap from a semi that I used to cut on. The fronts sometimes have molded logos, but the backs are flat.

I should add that we lost everything in a wildfire 8 years ago. THAT fire.

Edited December 2, 2020 by tsunkasapa

[toxo]

36 minutes ago, tsunkasapa said:

Before the fire I had an old school mud flap from a semi that I used to cut on. The fronts sometimes have molded logos, but the backs are flat.

I should add that we lost everything in a wildfire 8 years ago. THAT fire.

Can't think of anything worse that those fires. Hope your losses were only material.

[tsunkasapa]

2 hours ago, toxo said:

Can't think of anything worse that those fires. Hope your losses were only material.

We lost one cat about 4 days after, smoke damage? All other animals (us included) made it through. Everything else was just "stuff". Some was important, some was sentimental, some was expensive. But it was still just stuff. Life is now as normal as it ever gets around here.