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This is an essential tool for reshaping a hat brim
Uhh..... Well, I would circle back to Brent's post above and to Scientific Hat Finishing, which is essentially a pamphlet on setting up a hat repair shop. I'm not sure what you're trying to do and why you think a brim press will make the edge treatment you're pointing out in the video. -
This is an essential tool for reshaping a hat brim
You're probably better off sending it out for refurbishment than attempting to do it yourself. -
This is an essential tool for reshaping a hat brim
No, that tool is for curling the brim. There is no all in one tool that will allow you to put that kind of curl into the brim while you are pressing it. Those are two different parts of the process. If you have not already, this would be a good time to read Scientific Hat Finishing -
This is an essential tool for reshaping a hat brim
That type of curl is not done with a press. You need a brim shackle. -
This is an essential tool for reshaping a hat brim
Oh, you need a brim shackle or tolliker. It will probably be hard to replicate a curl like that. But you need a tool like this: https://www.etsy.com/listing/69265234/built-to-order-hat-making-tool-homburg?ref=shop_home_active_40&sca=1 -
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This is an essential tool for reshaping a hat brim
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Happy National Hat Day, fellow loungers! ca. 1935 Real Nutria Stetson -
This is an essential tool for reshaping a hat brim
No. ^^^this is a location on your computer. You cannot drag and drop video files onto the forum. You have to upload it to a video hosting site such as youtube. -
This is an essential tool for reshaping a hat brim
That is a local file on your computer that we cannot access. Is there no other way to describe what you are looking for? Surely you have a picture of the style of hat you're trying to make..... -
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This is an essential tool for reshaping a hat brim
You've got to post a link here, friend. -
This is an essential tool for reshaping a hat brim
We are a forum of mostly hat-wearers not hat-makers, and not experts on hat making machinery per se. If you're seeking the specialized hydraulic press, be prepared to shell out a pretty penny. https://www.jwrhats.com/tooling/ -
I love the Fed IV!!
Oh the Stetson Excellent quality is the best they've made in years. Miles ahead of Akubra. -
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I personally prefer open crown hats, but the Excellent quality felt is the best stuff Stetson has produced in years. -
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For me, I kept having my definition of "clay-like" malleability redefined as the hats got older and older. My VS Stetson refurb has the most incredible felt. No steam needed to put that Diamond in. You push the felt and it stays. My 7xCB is likewise very malleable and can easily be... -
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The Non Shorpy Web All Stars.
It is! I asked my dad if we had any and he had to think about for a bit. A lot of the slides that were in the same box I had never seen because I don't even think we had a slide projector left by the time I was born in 84. -
The Non Shorpy Web All Stars.
Digitized some old family slides.... Nobody is really quite sure when this is, but the city eventually widened the street and that sign unfortunately had to go. The shop opened in 1946. Pres. Truman motorcade. So these ones were 1948 (click for higher res) Nice diamond this guy has going on! -
I need some HAT help!!!!
...wanted to circle back around to this one. There are face shape guides on the interwebs, and there is some truth to them, but IMHO they are more like broad suggestions than hard and fast rules to be followed to the letter. We are primarily vintage enthusiasts, which is a bit of a different... -
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Lock: https://www.lockhatters.co.uk/men/top-hats-cokes-bowlers/town-shell-high-crown-top-hat.html -
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