does this product punch through fabric, or does it only punch through really tough things?
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I used it to punch through canning flats to make drink lids with straws for mason jars. It punched through with no problem.
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I have been working with this machine for about a week, and really like it for what it can do. However, it does have a bit of a difficulty getting over thick portions of the fabric.....where two seams intersect, etc. For this reason, I would assume that it might have a difficult time with thicker fabrics. I've learned that when I must sew over the intersection of seams, I must go very slowly. Then, it's pretty good.
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I'm sorrt, but I have no idea about how it would work with felted wool as I've only used on leather with thicknesses varying from relatively paper thin to typical belt thickness and it punched cleanly through all of it with now tearing.
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It's a pretty strong rip-stop nylon, even with it pressed against the end I don't imagine it puncturing a hole easily.
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I run a small business & do a lot of sewing. I have use this machine on just about every type of fabric. If you have the correct needles & thread, you can do just about anything with it. they also take a good amount of abuse as well. I can honestly say that it probably was not designed for 1/3 of the things I've done with it..lol but it always comes through with flying colors for me.
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I have only used in once cutting some holes in Termi-mesh(Termite Barrier Mesh) which is Stainless, I only had to give the hole punch one hit with my hammer and it, the hole punch I used cut through the Termi-mesh with ease.
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I have never used it to cut fabric. it cuts heavy cardstock and chipboard, so I would assume with the proper dies, it would and could easily cut fabric.
600060
Hi there. The fabric is very resistant not fragile at all, I've ended up in rocks and scrapped it a few times and so far no tears or holes.
657149
It will hack through anything! However it is extremely heavy. I mean heavy, and I'm a bodybuilder. Overall a great gift.
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Well, I just happened to have my punch and some scrap felt here, so I tried it. The answer is no, it will not go through felt at all. The felt lodged up in the punch and it took me nearly five minutes to rip it all out. I thought I'd broken the punch for a minute there.
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The Knipex hole punch takes a certain amount of hand strength to get through regular thickness leather. The compound leverage punch requires less physical hand strength to make a nice hole.
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no clue- I was attempting to punch thru 2 layers of cotton/ one of canvas. Tried with rubber mallot as well as my claw hammer before giving up and resorting to buying a single punch from Tandy
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Hi, The pressure you apply may be the problem. I do not go fast, slow and heavy handed does the trick. I use mine for fleece fabric and only use the cutter with one layer. If I was using a fabric such as cotton, I know it would go through 2 layers. Hope this helps. Joannie �
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I've tried cutting through foam sheets and haven't had much luck at all. You can punch through 2 pieces of cardstock (the lightest kind) or 2 to 3 pieces of construction paper.
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I love this punch; however I have not had success in punching through craft foam. The product is a little too thick to fit into the punch.
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It cuts through most of them.. Some of the harder skinned ones are a bit tougher, but it still works.
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I used it on thick fabric(patio cushions) and it worked fine but the fabric will get rough to the touch