Dense rubber cutting mat.

[toxo]

13 hours ago, Hasbeencowboy said:

I use red board but just because I had a piece.  I brought the arm on my arbor press down until my punch just made  contact with the red board.  Then I marked the ram on my press, drilled and tapped the ram and screwed in a 1/4" bolt.  When I pull my handle down it only cuts to the board not into it.  I also made the same sort of set up on my hydraulic press.  You might give it a try if you are so inclined

This might have legs. Wouldn't bother with the drilling and tapping. A hole with  thick wire or similar will do the job. Maybe you want yours permanently at that setting.

I found out recently that cutting all the way through when walking a die is not so critical. I turn it over and tap the bits that aren' all the way through with a plastic hammer.

Edited October 9, 2020 by toxo

[paloma]

I don't know, we'd have to test on a sample.I never use it with this type of tool or machine

Edited October 9, 2020 by paloma

[paloma]

On 10/9/2020 at 1:38 PM, toxo said:

I gave up after looking for a price.

This looks like it might work and reasonably priced but will a clicker die cut through it?

a clicker die is it this tool to cut round pieces of leather? if yes, it's mark on the plastic sheet but never pass through it.

 

[Matt S]

I use standard commercial kitchen cutting boards under my hydraulic bearing press (which I use as a clicker press). I buy them online. It's only a little 6 ton machine but it will absolutely bury the knife in the board if you don't pay attention, which not only slows production (have to pull the knife out the board) but also wears the board quickly. When the middle bit of the board wears too much for use I run it through the bandsaw and use the unworn parts either under smaller dies or as handy boards for punching or cutting by hand. I've been known to mill the offcuts into useful little jigs too.