Photos of hatters tools

[bond]

Would someone mind posting a pic of a flange stand ,I would like to make one for a flange I have.
Thanks

 

[John Galt]

"Faint hat never won fair lady."

 

[TheDane]

Check your kitchen cuboards for a "flange stand" like this:



With a diameter of around 10", it works great. The flange is not "locked" to the pot, but it's actually not a big problem. I used it for quite a while, and I was very happy with it. And then it complemented my crown-freshening-tool - an old soup laddle - so very well

 

[bloc]

Check your kitchen cuboards for a "flange stand" like this:

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With a diameter of around 10", it works great. The flange is not "locked" to the pot, but it's actually not a big problem. I used it for quite a while, and I was very happy with it. And then it complemented my crown-freshening-tool - an old soup laddle - so very well

Never thought of using a pot, great idea, thank you. Love browsing on here, there's always something useful to try tomorrow. Cheers everyone.

 

[bloc]

The ones I have don't have room for overlapping. I pinch both sides tight.


"Faint hat never won fair lady."

Need to find some of those skinny ones. Thank you.

 

[John Galt]

Review the (recent) conversion corral thread. They are available under a different name, for much less.

 

[bloc]

Review the (recent) conversion corral thread. They are available under a different name, for much less.

Roll pins? I did see that, I'm investigating tomorrow. Thanks.

 

[John Galt]

This was a BIN, and I did not hesitate. Great price!

"Faint hat never won fair lady."

 

[bond]

Thanks for flange ideas.
JG that hat stretcher looks dangerous.

 

[John Galt]

I don't think it's a stretcher, although it was advertised as one. I think it's a spinning block, or something like that. If I'm right, and I think I am, these guys are pretty hard to find.

I've seen these and was just looking in the hat books I have for one. They are used to spin lacquer out of hats, pounce hats, etc. I will find the ad I'm thinking of and post later.

 

[John Galt]

Found it!

 

[TheDane]

When you clean a hat in a tub of naphtha, most of the grease and dirt in the felt will dissolve. You can clearly see it in the leftover solvent. But in the solvent, still trapped within the felt, there's just as much dirt, if not more. This solvent you will spin out of the felt, along with the dirt, dissolved in it. If you don't spin the hat, this dirt will still be in the felt, when the solvent has evaporated. A great tool ... congratulations

Be careful, though! I would definitely mount it on a bearing with a weel and belt to keep the motor at safe distance. An asynchronous motor (ie. for a sewing machine) with "coal", "sliding contacts" (or whatever the English term) could be fatal close to a naphtha saturated environtment :flame:

 

[John Galt]

Be careful, though! I would definitely mount it on a bearing with a weel and belt to keep the motor at safe distance. An asynchronous motor (ie. for a sewing machine) with "coal", "sliding contacts" (or whatever the English term) could be fatal close to a naphtha saturated environtment :flame:

That is very good advice, Olė. An aerosolized naphtha cloud could create quite a blast if sparked.

 

[humanshoes]

Bond, made this flange stand with 1" x 8" poplar that's readily available at Lowe's. Glued two pieces together for verticals, cut them at 6" high, and glued doweling in at 9 3/4" spacing. Uprights are screwed from underside with 1 1/2" wood screws and extra length was left on base plate for later adjustments if necessary. Not fancy, but a hell of lot more stable than the mixing bowl I was using.

 

[TheDane]

That is very good advice, Olė. An aerosolized naphtha cloud could create quite a blast if sparked.

If you're the owner of a deceased bike and a garage, you could spend a couple of hours on making something like this:



Use whatever you have lying around to brace the spinner-shaft against the wheel. Just an idea

 

[John Galt]

Thanks John. I can't imagine rubbing crude oil on a hat!

Crude Oil in this context was exactly that as far as I can tell, although some references I found in old insurance books speak of the use of "mineral oil," which was a slightly more refined product.

 

[John Galt]

If you're the owner of a deceased bike and a garage, you could spend a couple of hours on making something like this:

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Use whatever you have lying around to brace the spinner-shaft against the wheel. Just an idea

Thanks Olė. I think something like this makes good sense.

 

[ManofKent]

alternatively you could adapt this:

 

[bloc]

Found these for sale, any ideas what they are, listed as hat-making equipment.

Cheers.

 

[Block Maker]

Where on earth do you guys find these wonderful toys! I am looking for some shackles for brims to reproduce to make available to guys that could use them…at a reasonable price. I have seen what is out there and while the repo's offered are nice…i think the price reflects the fact that there are not a lot making them. So if some one has a cache of them and wouldn't mind lending them for some measurements……i could have some available down the road!