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Epilog 75 Watt laser engraver/cutter, serious money…
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Laser cutting and etching templates in 1/8” thick clear acrylic.
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Clearing out the tiny awl ovals that hang up in the template
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Version 1, 1/8” thick acrylic template for medium ball stud.
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Rear leather washer before stitching. This prevents the screw head from scratching.
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Using my favourite C S Osborne diamond stitch awl on a cork block.
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The template works for snaps, rivets, Chicago screws etc.
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Version 2, stitch holes done. It works great but I’ll shrink the ovals.
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Version 2, 2 concentric rings for fun. Need to shrink awl holes.
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Version 3. Turns out with 🇨🇦 Post it’s best to hide templates in an envelope.
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Sewing a leather disk over copper rivet head so it won’t scratch things.
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Using the stitching template to create a concentric stitch ring for the leather disk.
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Top and bottom side showing disk covering rivet head.
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Using a diamond stitching awl to create a concentric ring.
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Box X template for a 1” webbing/Velcro stitch. Tell me what you need.
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Box X stitch for 1” webbing stitched to leather.
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Stitching on the rear cover disk with a concentric circle.
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Design for M3 screw or rivet post.
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Design for line 24 snap base.
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Ball stud and line 24 snap base concentric circles.
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Preparing to stitch on the rear cover disk.
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Burning the 2 thread stubs on rear side.
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The original center finder I made to accurately locate the center.
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1” webbing X Box stitch template
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Easiest way to hold the X Box stitch template in place.
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Synch-strap holder for bags template
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Sew on bag strap diamond for a 1/2” strap.
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Perspective view of the bag strap mount with 1/2” strap.
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Diamond synch-strap holder for bags