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Post by alloydog on Mar 20, 2020 23:02:17 GMT -9
... ignore and move on! I need a decent art & craft supplier in Finland. Like, I want an 8 mm (5/16𝘵𝘩-inch) hole punch. Sure enough, I can find them online. But the second I click "Shipping to Finland", the postage price becomes like 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘳- 𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘷𝘦-𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 the product price! I know buying in Finland is more expensive for the basic item, but paying just under a tenner is still more preferable than paying nearly twenty.  |
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Post by shep on Mar 21, 2020 0:59:41 GMT -9
I know exactly what you mean. All terrain tutorials on the web use foamcore or special foams that are simply not available in Germany, or can only be bought for horrendous amounts of money. On the reverse, we seem to be the world's source of cheap chipboard...   |
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Post by marcpasquin on Mar 21, 2020 3:38:34 GMT -9
... ignore and move on! I need a decent art & craft supplier in Finland. Like, I want an 8 mm (5/16𝘵𝘩-inch) hole punch. Sure enough, I can find them online. But the second I click "Shipping to Finland", the postage price becomes like 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘳- 𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘷𝘦-𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 the product price! I know buying in Finland is more expensive for the basic item, but paying just under a tenner is still more preferable than paying nearly twenty. living in Australia, shipping often ends up being more expensive than the item itself. There use to be a chain of craft stores called lincraft where you could get some crafting stuff and while dear, it wasn't as bad as ordering it online. Unfortunatly, they closed down 2 shops in Sydney (where I live) and I have a nagging suspicion the remaining ones will be gone soon. As for the 8mm hole punch, have you looked at something like a circle cutter. I'm not sure what the minimum radius is but if you buy one, you can cut holes of various sizes using a single tool so while the initial price might be higher, at least it will repay itself in time. Fiskars circle cutter |
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Post by Vermin King on Mar 21, 2020 3:47:34 GMT -9
Probably not an item you can 3d print...
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Post by alloydog on Mar 21, 2020 4:21:51 GMT -9
As for the 8mm hole punch, have you looked at something like a circle cutter. I'm not sure what the minimum radius is but if you buy one, you can cut holes of various sizes using a single tool so while the initial price might be higher, at least it will repay itself in time. I do have a circle cutter, but I find with small items, it is difficult (for me at least) to apply even pressure throughout the circle and I ended up tearing the card. |
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Post by alloydog on Mar 21, 2020 4:23:54 GMT -9
Probably not an item you can 3d print... A friend in the UK has offered to do that for me! Also, I have tried impact punches. They're OK in the summer, when you can work outside, but in the winter, you need to be indoors, the hammering some raises the ire of the family... |
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Post by marcpasquin on Mar 21, 2020 5:25:22 GMT -9
Probably not an item you can 3d print... A friend in the UK has offered to do that for me! Also, I have tried impact punches. They're OK in the summer, when you can work outside, but in the winter, you need to be indoors, the hammering some raises the ire of the family... Just checked my adjustable leather punch and the largest head on it is 5mm. I wonder if you looked at fabric/leather working store you could find one with a slightly larger head. adjustable leather punch |
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Post by marcpasquin on Mar 21, 2020 5:33:29 GMT -9
... ignore and move on! I need a decent art & craft supplier in Finland. Like, I want an 8 mm (5/16𝘵𝘩-inch) hole punch. Sure enough, I can find them online. But the second I click "Shipping to Finland", the postage price becomes like 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘳- 𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘷𝘦-𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 the product price! I know buying in Finland is more expensive for the basic item, but paying just under a tenner is still more preferable than paying nearly twenty. Out of curiousity, this 8mm hole puncher from AliExpress has free shipping to Australia, how much does it say for Finland ? 8mm hole puncher |
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Post by alloydog on Mar 21, 2020 6:00:48 GMT -9
Out of curiosity, this 8mm hole puncher from AliExpress has free shipping to Australia, how much does it say for Finland ? 8mm hole puncherNice find! It is free to Finland as well. Thanks. Although it says that delivery is 15 to 28 days and that the Finnish post office is notorious for "losing" post from China (seriously, we have lost several item and friends have too), I have ordered it. I have started using the hammer & punch, it was noticed by the tribe members who said "What the blood hell are you doing?" Also, I now have 8 mm rings cut deep into my cutting mat...  |
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Post by alloydog on Mar 21, 2020 6:28:26 GMT -9
...delivery is 15 to 28 days... I guess I can crack with the Fei Qiu build... |
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Post by cowboyleland on Mar 21, 2020 7:25:18 GMT -9
Also, I now have 8 mm rings cut deep into my cutting mat... Someone told me that their grandfather told them that hollow punches should be used with the end grain of a piece of wood as a backer. That is how I use mine. |
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Post by Vermin King on Mar 21, 2020 7:26:27 GMT -9
Out of curiosity, this 8mm hole puncher from AliExpress has free shipping to Australia, how much does it say for Finland ? 8mm hole puncherNice find! It is free to Finland as well. Thanks. Although it says that delivery is 15 to 28 days and that the Finnish post office is notorious for "losing" post from China (seriously, we have lost several item and friends have too), I have ordered it. I have started using the hammer & punch, it was noticed by the tribe members who said "What the blood hell are you doing?" Also, I now have 8 mm rings cut deep into my cutting mat... I figured that since I was going to be stuck home for two weeks that I should replace my cutting mat, only they are on back order at Walmart |
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Post by alloydog on May 3, 2020 6:53:25 GMT -9
I have started using the hammer & punch, it was noticed by the tribe members who said "What the blood hell are you doing?" Also, I now have 8 mm rings cut deep into my cutting mat... That didn't work out too well. The edges tended to be quite rough and the layers of card separated. Like the Gun Ship, it's on hold now until I get the Chronicles of Blood figures playable. |
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Post by alloydog on May 19, 2020 3:20:56 GMT -9
Out of curiosity, this 8mm hole puncher from AliExpress has free shipping to Australia, how much does it say for Finland ? 8mm hole puncherNice find! It is free to Finland as well. Thanks. Although it says that delivery is 15 to 28 days and that the Finnish post office is notorious for "losing" post from China (seriously, we have lost several item and friends have too), I have ordered it. I just received the hole-punch today. It's 3/8 th of an inch. Now, I went to school in the UK in the seventies, when Britain was going metric. We had to learn both metric and imperial measurement systems, so I know, that 3/8 th" is not 8 mm, without a calculator - it's over 9 mm. 9,525 mm to be precise.   |
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