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

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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.

But on a draw gauge there isn’t anything like that and so in most cases, you will have to use your thumb as a guide to push the leather through when strapping. 2. Material: The strap cutter is usually made from wood while draw gauge is made of high quality metals. 3. Usage: On average, you will find that the draw gauge to be more expensive when compared to the strap cutter. This is often due to the materials (metal and wood respectively) used. 5. Safety: 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.

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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.

Before you can effectively use a strap cutter you must first have a straight edge on your leather just like you would with a draw cutter. You can use a long straight ruler and a rotary cutter or utility knife to take out a long straight side of your leather so that you will be able to make your strap cuts easily and accurately.Remember there is no rush, just work slowly and methodically and gently pull the cutter towards you thereby cutting the leather. The draw gauge can be used to cut heavier leather while strap cutters are great for light to medium weight leather. As far as learning how to use both tools is concerned, the draw gauge has a bit of a learning curve to it and may result in you wasting some leather straps. It’s however, a great money making tool after you have mastered its use. 4. Cost:

Can effectively cut up to 8oz leather anything above 8oz might require quite a bit of effort and the quality of cut will not be as good. It’s a relatively easy tool to master and once you have cut a few test straps you should be ready for the real thing. Having said that though there are a few important steps that i would like to discuss before you begin cutting. The strap cutter consists of a 3 timber parts. A wooden handle with a rectangular slot cut out whereby 2 parallel timber pieces fit and slide through this slot. See image above. The handle is usually quite bulky, particularly if you have small hands, but you should be comfortable with it after a few practice tries. 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 A draw gauge is a handheld strap cutting tool you can use to cut out straps from heavier leather. You can use a draw gauge to cut over 11oz leather, tooling leather, heavy harness leather or skirting leather.A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface. In this post i discuss the advantages of strap cutters, how much they cost, how they work and what they are used for. If you are new to leathercraft and are keen to learn more, read on for some more info on the humble strap cutter tool. What is a Strap Cutter used for. 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. Firstly you will need a nice big cutting surface, preferably a table when using this tool. Belts for men are usually around 32 inches (1000mm) long and up so you will need an adequate cutting surface to handle this kind of length. 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.