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Old 05-11-2016 | 03:28 PM
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Not its certainly not denim, just a good tight weave.
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Old 05-11-2016 | 05:45 PM
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I remember back in the dark ages when I was still fairly young I had unknowingly run out of patch material and was going on a shoot. It was a Sunday and back then you found NOTHING open on a Sunday except a Church! So I started pumping my poor little brain and ran across a solution that was pretty much perfect! An old worn out Ace Bandage! Not the really stretchy stuff like they make today but more like a wrap. That stuff worked fantastic! I think they still make the stuff but it's used more for a bandage covering now and not really stretchy. You guys might give that stuff a look. Could turn out cheaper and work really well. Been years since I was into PRB shooting so I have no clue as to cost and availability of good patch material nowadays. I know back then it was hard to find and we usually used worn out T-Shirts for donor material. The wife would have had a small fit if I'd cut up another T-Shirt to literally burn up for nothing!
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Old 05-11-2016 | 06:38 PM
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Not its certainly not denim, just a good tight weave
Stuff looks like drill cloth. Drill cloth is excellent patch material.
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Old 05-13-2016 | 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by falcon
Stuff looks like drill cloth. Drill cloth is excellent patch material.
That's what it looked like to me falcon. I bought a yard at a local fabric shop a little while back and it was reasonably priced stuff with a nice tight weave.

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Old 05-13-2016 | 12:50 PM
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I see Jo-Ann fabrics has drill cloth. Next time I pass by there I may just grab a yard. I have one of those fabric roller cutters that will easily make short work of cutting it into strips.
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Old 05-13-2016 | 01:06 PM
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Bronko, what kind are they? If you can find me a link, I'd greatly appreciate it! Using a knife to cut my patching into strips sucks!
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Old 05-13-2016 | 02:53 PM
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MD you can pick them up at any walmart in the craft/fabric section. the roller comes with a rubberized board. Its no problem cutting through 4 layers of material. Even as thick as that. I cut flannel 4-5 layers thick in one pass. This is the one I got:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Fiskars-Ro...g-Set/12335930

Just be careful because those buggers are sharp!
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Old 05-14-2016 | 03:46 AM
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I see Jo-Ann fabrics has drill cloth.
Hobby Lobby has it too.
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Old 05-14-2016 | 11:48 PM
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Originally Posted by bronko22000
MD you can pick them up at any walmart in the craft/fabric section. the roller comes with a rubberized board. Its no problem cutting through 4 layers of material. Even as thick as that. I cut flannel 4-5 layers thick in one pass. This is the one I got:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Fiskars-Ro...g-Set/12335930

Just be careful because those buggers are sharp!
got one today along with a pair of their scissors, wow! one hell of a cutter! I'll be cutting material when I get back home!
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Old 05-15-2016 | 05:52 AM
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Originally Posted by MountainDevil54
got one today along with a pair of their scissors, wow! one hell of a cutter! I'll be cutting material when I get back home!
Take from my experience - Be Careful. Those cutters make a razor blade seem dull. You slip a little and bump your hand - you're going to bleed.
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