BobL
16th May 2021, 04:04 PM
I've been making SWMBO some accessories for her needlefelting hobby and today I was up for making a "reverse hand carder". "Reverse" just means the angled tips on the tines on the carding cloth are oriented opposite to the normal use direction.
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The woodwork is nothing special a piece of 75 x75 x 20 mm timber with one of the larger surfaces curved and onto which the carding cloth is attached while the other side has a handle.
My fastener of choice were some small tacks but the dilemma was how to get in between the carding cloth tines to hammer them home. A punch seemed one way, but then how to hold tack/punch and hammer to get in between the tines. I've done something similar before with screws and a magnet on the screwdriver. Tried that - holds the tack nicely, gets down between the times nicely.
The hit punch with hammer but it stuck fast to the punch - of course :doh:
A handy hardwood mallet save the day but I could have used my Al and bass mallet as well.
I've made quite a few accessories and here are a few more
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The woodwork is nothing special a piece of 75 x75 x 20 mm timber with one of the larger surfaces curved and onto which the carding cloth is attached while the other side has a handle.
My fastener of choice were some small tacks but the dilemma was how to get in between the carding cloth tines to hammer them home. A punch seemed one way, but then how to hold tack/punch and hammer to get in between the tines. I've done something similar before with screws and a magnet on the screwdriver. Tried that - holds the tack nicely, gets down between the times nicely.
The hit punch with hammer but it stuck fast to the punch - of course :doh:
A handy hardwood mallet save the day but I could have used my Al and bass mallet as well.
I've made quite a few accessories and here are a few more
494587