Dracheous + Material + Sewing Machine = Beer

Dracheous · March 11th, 2007, 16:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Graham

*cracks whip*

LOL! New line: Don't blame me! Blame Stalker! For showing me cool ideas!... ie. ghillie making!

.

Graham · March 21st, 2007, 20:00

soooo how 'bout them pouches?

Dracheous · March 22nd, 2007, 18:44

I'M SEWING I'M SEWING!...

jeese... if he was with in driving distance I'll bet there'd be a sweat shop here! :P

Graham · March 22nd, 2007, 20:07

I'll burn your feet! YOUR FEET!

Dracheous · March 22nd, 2007, 21:56

My feet?

Dracheous · March 22nd, 2007, 23:39

Extinguisher please!?

Renegade) · March 22nd, 2007, 23:47

Damn, looking good Drac! Graham better be thankfull

The Saint · March 23rd, 2007, 10:30

I can't wait to see some mags in those. How much time and material did those take anyways?

Dracheous · March 23rd, 2007, 12:15

Bout a square foot of material, and about 2 feet of webbing. I know, doesn't look like much is there, but (4x) 4 inch strips and then (2x) 6 inch strips for the back lace. Then I guess another two for the pull strap.

Takes me about an hour to make, if I don't get distracted by other things. Like my Ghillie suit :P

Trader rating · March 23rd, 2007, 13:02

Are you hot-cutting your webbing?

Dracheous · March 23rd, 2007, 13:49

OH! I finally got what the hell you're asking me. Talking to Testie on the phone and he was saying "Morb is asking of your hot cutting your webbing?"

Actually, I don't have a heat knife, so I am cutting it with scissors however I do go and burn the frays with a lighter. Not the best I know, but its all I can do with out a heat knife. ((one of the many things I have to fix... -.-...))

Tex · March 23rd, 2007, 13:58

soldering iron? just file the tip flat like a knife blade. works good and way cheaper then a real hot knife.

Dracheous · March 23rd, 2007, 14:25

Real hot knife, $30 Decent Soldiering Iron $40...

Also, Soldering Iron doesn't work the best either. Doesn't make a straight cut I find. Always wavy everywhere type cut when getting webbing with it.

Trader rating · March 23rd, 2007, 16:00

I bought a desk-mounted jobbie a few years back. The lighter method is only good for so long, the hot knife is much cleaner. And faster. MUCH faster.

Some people hot cut the nylon as well, but you need a very different cutter for that and really, why bother? Just tuck it under and darn it.

Trader rating · March 23rd, 2007, 16:04

Oh one more - if you're using a grommet or snap press, a pointy-headed soldering iron is perfect for piercing the webbing or Cordura to put the rivet through. Take a piece of plywood and mark a large X on it. The X should be large enough that you can see it when you put material or webbing down on it. Drill a hole (about the size on the soldering iron tip) in the center of the X. Lay down your material with your mark centered roughly and feel for the hole, then punch through with the hot iron and it'll make a perfect hole, cauterized.

Even better, you can make a jig with plywood on the bottom and a piece of 1/4" ply on the top, secure the top to the bottom with a hinge on the outside, and drill through both. Then when you put your material down, you cose the top, and you know exactly where to burn through.

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March 21st, 2007, 20:00	#62
Graham Trader rating Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Alberta	soooo how 'bout them pouches? __________________ R.A.A.T *http://www.historicalairsoftalberta.ca/*

March 22nd, 2007, 18:44	#63
Dracheous Lego Head Trader rating Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Gatineau, that's right I'm in QUEBEC!	I'M SEWING I'M SEWING!... jeese... if he was with in driving distance I'll bet there'd be a sweat shop here! :P __________________ _________________________________ "The hydrogen economy car from the people who brought you the 'Hindenburg'" - Glen Foster Condoms do not guarantee safe sex any more. A friend of mine wore one and was shot by the woman's husband!

March 22nd, 2007, 20:07	#64
Graham Trader rating Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Alberta	I'll burn your feet! YOUR FEET! __________________ R.A.A.T *http://www.historicalairsoftalberta.ca/*

March 22nd, 2007, 21:56	#65
Dracheous Lego Head Trader rating Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Gatineau, that's right I'm in QUEBEC!	My feet? __________________ _________________________________ "The hydrogen economy car from the people who brought you the 'Hindenburg'" - Glen Foster Condoms do not guarantee safe sex any more. A friend of mine wore one and was shot by the woman's husband!

March 22nd, 2007, 23:39	#66
Dracheous Lego Head Trader rating Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Gatineau, that's right I'm in QUEBEC!	Extinguisher please!? __________________ _________________________________ "The hydrogen economy car from the people who brought you the 'Hindenburg'" - Glen Foster Condoms do not guarantee safe sex any more. A friend of mine wore one and was shot by the woman's husband!

March 22nd, 2007, 23:47	#67
Renegade) A Total Bastard Trader rating Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Tottenham, Ontario	Damn, looking good Drac! Graham better be thankfull __________________ W1-5

March 23rd, 2007, 10:30	#68
The Saint Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Quebec	I can't wait to see some mags in those. How much time and material did those take anyways? __________________ "The Bird of Hermes is My Name, Eating My Wings to Make Me Tame."

March 23rd, 2007, 12:15	#69
Dracheous Lego Head Trader rating Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Gatineau, that's right I'm in QUEBEC!	Bout a square foot of material, and about 2 feet of webbing. I know, doesn't look like much is there, but (4x) 4 inch strips and then (2x) 6 inch strips for the back lace. Then I guess another two for the pull strap. Takes me about an hour to make, if I don't get distracted by other things. Like my Ghillie suit :P __________________ _________________________________ "The hydrogen economy car from the people who brought you the 'Hindenburg'" - Glen Foster Condoms do not guarantee safe sex any more. A friend of mine wore one and was shot by the woman's husband!

March 23rd, 2007, 13:02	#70
MadMorbius Guest Trader rating	Are you hot-cutting your webbing?

March 23rd, 2007, 13:49	#71
Dracheous Lego Head Trader rating Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Gatineau, that's right I'm in QUEBEC!	OH! I finally got what the hell you're asking me. Talking to Testie on the phone and he was saying "Morb is asking of your hot cutting your webbing?" Actually, I don't have a heat knife, so I am cutting it with scissors however I do go and burn the frays with a lighter. Not the best I know, but its all I can do with out a heat knife. ((one of the many things I have to fix... -.-...)) __________________ _________________________________ "The hydrogen economy car from the people who brought you the 'Hindenburg'" - Glen Foster Condoms do not guarantee safe sex any more. A friend of mine wore one and was shot by the woman's husband!

March 23rd, 2007, 13:58	#72
Tex Trader rating Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Abbotsford, B.C.	soldering iron? just file the tip flat like a knife blade. works good and way cheaper then a real hot knife.

March 23rd, 2007, 14:25	#73
Dracheous Lego Head Trader rating Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Gatineau, that's right I'm in QUEBEC!	Real hot knife, $30 Decent Soldiering Iron $40... Also, Soldering Iron doesn't work the best either. Doesn't make a straight cut I find. Always wavy everywhere type cut when getting webbing with it. __________________ _________________________________ "The hydrogen economy car from the people who brought you the 'Hindenburg'" - Glen Foster Condoms do not guarantee safe sex any more. A friend of mine wore one and was shot by the woman's husband!

March 23rd, 2007, 16:00	#74
MadMorbius Guest Trader rating	I bought a desk-mounted jobbie a few years back. The lighter method is only good for so long, the hot knife is much cleaner. And faster. MUCH faster. Some people hot cut the nylon as well, but you need a very different cutter for that and really, why bother? Just tuck it under and darn it.

March 23rd, 2007, 16:04	#75
MadMorbius Guest Trader rating	Oh one more - if you're using a grommet or snap press, a pointy-headed soldering iron is perfect for piercing the webbing or Cordura to put the rivet through. Take a piece of plywood and mark a large X on it. The X should be large enough that you can see it when you put material or webbing down on it. Drill a hole (about the size on the soldering iron tip) in the center of the X. Lay down your material with your mark centered roughly and feel for the hole, then punch through with the hot iron and it'll make a perfect hole, cauterized. Even better, you can make a jig with plywood on the bottom and a piece of 1/4" ply on the top, secure the top to the bottom with a hinge on the outside, and drill through both. Then when you put your material down, you cose the top, and you know exactly where to burn through.

Dracheous + Material + Sewing Machine = Beer

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