Hat patches keep me busy

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Where do you buy your hats?

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If itā€™s just a few Ebay, but if I need 12 or more cap wholesalers

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Thanks, individual sellers was what I was looking for. Do you happen to remember the seller, I wasnā€™t about to find the flag back oneā€™s?

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Here is where I usually order from.

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Can u share your setting for cutting and engraving?

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450mms 18% 350dpi cut them at 35mms 40%

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Thank u for your respond really helps narrow it down when testing. Taking advantage of your kindness can u let me know when u get your leather from? Donā€™t use real or faux? Any info will help thanks Iā€™m advance

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This stuff is leatherette from JDS, designed for laserā€¦

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How far off of the leatherette surface are you focused? One website says to focus directly on it, another says to back off about 1/8". Thanks in advance!

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Iā€™ll have to measure, I just use the little plastic piece that came with my laser as a guide.

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Oh okay cool. Thanks for the info!

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I get Customization on my Richardson 112P trucker hat i think embroidery or print is much last longer than patch.

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I got some custom patches on my hat from https://vizapparel.com/ they used heat transfer tape and press, maybe it is last longer than CA glue

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I do a few patches, these are real leather though and I cut them out with a die rather than with the laser.

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Very clean and beautiful work, congratulations.
Just missing data of the procedure.

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So if leatherette from JDS is only wholesale are there any dealers that retail sale it?
How about a group buy from someone here with a Tax ID number?
Could you measure the thickness of the leatherette and let me know?
I might be able to use it for pool cue wraps.

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Hey everyone Iā€™m a newbie to the forum and I found this thread. I mainly do patches for hats. I have been using the fielblings leather cement for my glue. This works good, itā€™s time consuming. I am looking for a sheet that I can attach to the leather then cut the patches, then heat press the patch onto a hat. I have sampled Madiera ( I think that is spelled correct).

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I use A company named Madeirausa they sell a roll of doubled sided glue that has to be heat pressed on the patches then cut and then applied to your cap
4220-19-10 E-ZEE Heat Seal 5ml

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Hereā€™s the good stuff ā†’ https://hydbond.com/

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Hi Dadā€¦ Are these 13.00 and change per cap, or per dozen? I canā€™t seem to find that answer on the E-bay. In a previous life, I used to print t-shirts and caps for a side hustle.
Iā€™m into work working with a small lathe and stuff. Iā€™ve got a CO2 laser now and was kicking the idea of caps. I think I have my old cap press stowed away somewhere.