Thread: DIY Fibre wads?

Originally Posted by akaroa1

I use the grey felt in this link
Ex Auckland

Industrial Felt Supplies & Manufactures | Auckland, New Zealand

The A and B grade is the same density just prettier

For punches just buy good individual ones from and engineering supplier

Don't waste your time on cheap sets and crap imports

The engineering suppliers will have good cast English ones

Damned right about the cheap punches, grabbed a set from the tool shed and they were rusty out of the box and blunt as anything, they’ll be going back when next I go into town,
Looks like felt will be the best option for now atleast I’ll be able to cut it with some hollow punches,
how is it priced? By the square meter?

Originally Posted by NAKED_GOOSE

Damned right about the cheap punches, grabbed a set from the tool shed and they were rusty out of the box and blunt as anything, they’ll be going back when next I go into town,
Looks like felt will be the best option for now atleast I’ll be able to cut it with some hollow punches,
how is it priced? By the square meter?

From memory roll width was 900mm and minimum cut length was 500mm

A good size chunk that will make many hundred wads.

I use the 9.5mm grey for all my felt wad needs
With a good punch, decent wood block and a big soft face hammer you are made