Charles
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Post by Charles on Dec 19, 2012 9:50:13 GMT -5
I would like to pass this along so that maybe it will help someone.
I was cutting out a template the other day and not haveing much luck getting some of it right. The knife wasn't quite what I needed. I thought for awhile and it dawned on me.
In the past I had done some leather work, making belts, billfolds, etc. any way it occured to me that the swivle knife would be just the thing. It is used in leather work to cut out the pattern before the tooling takes place. Anyway it is a knife blade in a swivel barrel with a thumb place holder. It can swivel in any direction. This is a link to one so you can see what one looks like.
Just thought I'd pass it along.
Hope this helps someone,
Charles
ADMIN NOTE: removed broken link - see video tutorial links below.
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Post by kap on Dec 19, 2012 15:53:27 GMT -5
Wow thanks for the link I think one would work great for cutting templates. I am going to see about getting one.
Keith
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Sept 16, 2022 11:45:50 GMT -5
Charles - just seeing if the link is something you can fix? I know this is a longshot to save a very old thread but the link is dead and I'll have to move it out of the tutorials section.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Sept 16, 2022 21:52:49 GMT -5
Tommy - here's a link to photos of swivel knives. Pretty cool looking tool!
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brotherbill
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Post by brotherbill on Sept 17, 2022 6:29:12 GMT -5
An alternative way to cut out templates is with a jeweler's saw. It works well with plastic or metal and is extremely accurate. Just pierce a hole and thread the saw blade through. I like 4/0 for accuracy. With a little practice anyone can follow a pencil line and leave graphite visible on both sides of the cut. I struggled with knives to get matching radius and this method solved my woes!
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brotherbill
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Post by brotherbill on Sept 17, 2022 6:31:18 GMT -5
I should have mentioned that you will require a bench pin or something similar to support the flimsy template material while cutting.
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Sept 17, 2022 9:45:13 GMT -5
Tommy - here's a link to photos of swivel knives. Pretty cool looking tool! Thanks Robin. To be honest I didn't realize it was just a link to a knife - I thought it was a link to a tutorial showing him actually cutting out a template. |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Sept 17, 2022 9:48:53 GMT -5
Tommy - here's a link to photos of swivel knives. Pretty cool looking tool! Thanks Robin. To be honest I didn't realize it was just a link to a knife - I thought it was a link to a tutorial showing him actually cutting out a template. There are a mess of videos on YouTube that show how to use them. |
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Sept 17, 2022 9:52:34 GMT -5
Thanks Robin. To be honest I didn't realize it was just a link to a knife - I thought it was a link to a tutorial showing him actually cutting out a template. There are a mess of videos on YouTube that show how to use them. Very true - I was just doing that lol. I didn't even know what a swivel knife was until just now. |
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