Craftool Strip & Strap Cutter Leather Cutting Tool Leathercraft Tandy 3080-00

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The blade goes in between two little slots on both sides, and the screws in the top hold it in place. To insert a blade, you loosen these up a little bit. They’re captive unless you keep going forever they’ll stay in there. You would loosen them up a bit. The blade can then be slid into these slots, or the old one slid out, and the new one is slid in case of replacement. Safety One unique thing about the draw gauge is that you can get more use for the blades because you can move the blade up and down to get completely new blade edge to cut with. Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. It does help if you are cutting/ holding the strap cutter in your right hand, to hold the strip that is being cut with your left hand as you pull the cutter towards yourself. The numbers on the ruler should be facing you as you cut and keep the cutter flush with the leather edge as you cut. Pull all the way until the leather cut is complete and you now you have one belt blank. If you’re new to cutting straps and you want a much simpler, less expensive, and no maintenance strapping tool you can use mostly for belts and straps then the wood strap cutter will be an awesome choice.

It has a little hole in it. It meets up with the screw that’s in there. You just set that down. This part can be slightly annoying, but you only have to do it once, so you don’t have to worry about it. The unit goes so that the ruler is facing the handle. Tight that up a little bit. That’s how it goes together. That’s the first part. There are quite a few adjustments there you can make, but usually, once they’re set you’re good. Some people try to skip buying this piece of equipment and will use all manner of other tools trying to cut their steel strapping in an attempt to save a few quid! The reality is that Steel Strapping Safety Cutters are designed to cut through steel strapping in an efficient, safe and secure manner and are more than worth their money in increased productivity and user safety. A very useful tip for draw gauges is to strop the blade before use to ensure you get the best of the best cuts.

With a strap cutter also known as a wood strap cutter, you will be able to cut straps from any kind of leather, with width from 1/8inch of an inch all the way up to 3-4 inch straps. start cutting leather. Ruler shown on the strap cutter used to set width of belt you would like to cut How to use a Strap Cutter. The strap cutter is a hand held device used for cutting strap blanks such as belt blanks, guitar strap blanks, and all types of straps. The cutting mechanism for the strap cutter is a “pull”, meaning pulling the blade towards you to cut.

Also, you need to always ensure that the markings and readings on the strap cutter are facing the right way so that you don’t put it together upside down. To use the draw gauge, you must prepare the edge of the leather you’re to strap. The preparation is essentially getting a very straight edge on the leather. This is very important to the accuracy you’re going to get with you’re draw gauge. The cutter can also be adjusted to cut wider or narrower leather straps or belts. Situated at the top of the wooden handle is another wingnut that can be adjusted. You will notice that there is a ruler with measurements on the 2 pieces of parallel timber pieces. Usually shown in inches and millimetres that can be set by sliding the 2 pieces of parallel timbers in our out of the slot. Set the ruler to your required measurement and tighten the wing nut and you are ready You will find the strap cutter very useful for a lot of your projects. The tool in itself is a very simple but it’s a very efficient tool and could last you a lifetime.Normally, this is used for cutting straps off of a hide of leather. The first thing you want to decide is your size obviously. Now, the tool itself does have a scale on it, but it’s not super accurate. It’s close, but the best way is to just put it up to the mark that you want. In this case, mark it for one inch and lightly tighten the screw. Make sure to press the handle of the strap cutter to the edge of the straight edge of the leather you’re strapping as you pull to cut. This cookie, set by YouTube, registers a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen.