Making a thin 2pt Steel Rule Clicker Die with basic tools 

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Charles Dicken please see Matt reply below thanks

I think they are no6, S&K Fittings in London sell it by the metre

@@harryrogers Thank you Harry

Sounds very good especially for things like bag sides and bases...I guess anchoring one end of the rule with a nail might help? Thanks for sharing. Rgds Harry

The universal is fairly malleable...not brittle, but I don't think a hammer will do the job, though I have not tried it.

Just do a search on "ring bending tool", you'll recognise it when you see it.

I used it several times and then got a large bending machine. It managed larger curves happily but was limited on detail curves....its only suitable for thin die.

My 2pt rule is double bevelled so not ideal, plus it lacks mass...might be feasible with other rule.

Please see the link in the description

23.8 2pt universal Bholer

Langs Custom Knives It's in the description

Hi try the Partwell Group

@@harryrogers ok thank you 😊

Please see the video notes for links.

Hello there are two reasons...the steel has some spring back and I am very used to woodwork...but that said it's good to try different variations on my approach. Rgds Harry

ah ok, I’m very experienced with woodwork and this just seems an unusual way to approach something. However each to their own. Personally I would make the inner wooden piece, the. bend a strip of paper or card all the way round, mark the start and ends of al the bends, transfer to the cutting strip and then bend. Just think it would be a whole lot easier

Hi Joel try Milawakee Steel rule and die.

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Please see the link in the description

Hi its a Whitney Punch. Best wishes Harry

@@harryrogers Thanks 😊

You will be struggling with thicker leather, and yes 2pt rule seems to be the max.

@@harryrogers will it damage the 2pt if I tried to cut 8-10 oz veg tan?

@@sterlingleatherca-8915 it may struggle or have a shorter life, if well supported on a small section you may get away with it. I did not try much in the way of thicker bits, so I might be wrong, I did cut out some small logo badgers in thick leather.

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@@harryrogers I'm so sorry to hear that . Hope you do recover and get well

Cookson Gold in the UK sell them.

Hi Carlos they are aviation tin snips...so made for cutting thin sheet metal....you can get left, right and straight versions.

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Hello..with the right formers it can be bent to a point, I will post another film sometime as I have developed this further. Rgds Harry

The Pepe type are not very powerful so work with thin rule but not with the thicker stuff...I think now I would just get dies made professionally....but I appreciate they are expensive.

@@harryrogers Thanks for your reply Harry! How come you had a change of heart regarding making them yourself? Too much work or some unexpected problems came up?

@@shawnkingston5882 Hi its easy for bag bases etc. But more difficult for smaller items like wallets to get 100% right..

@@harryrogers thanks for the info. i'm kind of stubborn and bored so i think i'll give it a go anyways, it's to attempt to die cut stickers. i'll let you know how it goes!

in case someone was reading this and wondered how it turned out for me, bought one of the alibaba ones, it was able to bend the rule but got a bit stuck (probably needed lubrication) and the handle part that you turn got very easily broken (it's a metal pole into a threaded socket, and the pole got dethreaded). still works. that said, i found for making small shapes that have multiple bends to be either very difficult or impossible (if your rule is a small shape that comes back around, it gets in the way of the bender itself.. like imagine getting inside a small square with a big rig bending machine). so long story short, it didn't work for my needs (cutting stickers), i think it would work if it's easy shapes like squares but any type of intricate die cutting seems too hard to do accurately, and/or impossible without cutting the die into different bits then soldering them together again. but yeah happy to have tried and happy for the video!

Hi Mike...there are links in the description. Rgds Harry

General name is called “Steel Rule Die.” The host uses that name about 25% in to video. Used to cut other materials as well as leather. Die cutters are not generally called “clicker” either-that appears to be a name that is commonly used in leather craft, but not generally in die cutting industry. Might be a brand name that was generalized.

Oh yes this is fine for the thinner stuff but sorry not for the thicker...I am sorry about that. I got the other bender for complex shapes still using 2pt rule.

@@harryrogers I've got some thinner stuff coming tomorrow so if the bender still doesn't perform I'll return it and look for the second one, Did you find a "best price seller" for the second one?

@@Mraquaholic You should be fine with 2pt Bohler universal. I got my big one from Partwell second hand...it still cost a lot. Which bit of the UK are you in?

Please see reply to Matt below.

Hi I think these go under the brand of Pepe ring benders in the US....also maybe try googling Helmond...good luck.

@@harryrogers thank you, i found it. I will try it but I doubt it will be strong enough to bend the thicker ruler metal that I need. I'm pressing with a 15 ton machine

@@likes2fly yes you will need a strong bender for thicker die...like 4pt thickness or more I guess.

Thanks Seymour