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I am in need of a good quality rotary head punch for using in replaceable. The punches I have bought lately are just Chinese rubbish and they collapse after a few day's use. Is your punch as presented on your web site American or British in its manufacture? For how long is it guaranteed?

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http://ahh.biz/sewing_tools/professional_hole_punch.html

The rotary leather punch that we carry is made in America and is of the finest quality available, it is made of solid machined steel, not cheap stamped sheet metal. It also has replace-able cutters that screw out. We have used the same rotary punch in our fabrication shop for more than 5 years and it is still good as new. We can guarantee that this tool will last many years longer than any of the cheaply made chinese copies that you have come across.

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I ordered and received a heavy-duty sewing tool from you about a month or so ago and but it did not have the tools and needles (one straight and one curved) that should have come with it.  Can you please send those to me?  Thanks.

Answer:

http://ahh.biz/sewing_tools/heavy_duty_sewing_tool_sth001.html

The back of the handle of the tool unscrews and there is a 'secret' compartment where the needles are stored.

We do get quite a few people asking this same question. This tool has kind of an 'old school' design that was simple, conservative and efficient. The tool isn't much good if you lose these small parts, so storage for them was built right into the handle; a design consideration that is not often found today in mass produced items from overseas.

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I am seeking fabric, to make and design Barber and hairstylist capes and aprons. they need to be of water proof material and 100 % polyester/pvc backing. Could you help navigate me to a fabric distributor please..

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we have a material that would be suitable for this use:

http://ahh.biz/fabric/specialized/coated_nylon_taffeta_fabric.html

This material is thin and flexible enough for aprons and capes used in barbershops or hair salons; the material has a polyurethane backing that is sprayed on instead of laminated, making it much thinner and more flexible, additionally this coating will prevent most spilled liquids or hair gels and hair care products from penetrating onto your customer's clothing, so long as the liquid or gel does not sit for a long period on the material of time (in excess of 2 or 3 minutes to be safe).

We would not recommend a vinyl coated fabric for this use because vinyl must be applied to the base fabric in a thicker coating in order to be durable, this prevents it from having the kind of flexability that you need in this application. Vinyl coated fabrics are better in applications where a higher level of waterproofing is required and draping type flexibility is not required.

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i am looking for some materials to make cut vests and cut collars for dogs for hog hunting but i am having trouble finding material that would be ideal if u have any suggestions please let me know i am looking for kevlar or ballistic material.

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We carry ballistic nylon and also CORDURA®. we would reccomend the CORDURA® 1000 Denier becuase it is more flexible than the Ballistic nylon and comes in colors. Kevlar® although it is stronger than both CORDURA® and Ballistic nylon, degrades quickly when exposed to the elements, especially the UV in sunlight.

http://ahh.biz/fabric/heavy/ballistic_nylon_fabric_1050_denier.htm
http://ahh.biz/cordura/index.htm

We also carry the webbing to make the dog collars:

http://ahh.biz/webbing/nylon/webbing_nylon_heavy_25mm.htm

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I'm looking for mesh fabric like the type used in summer Motorcycle gear. Gear makers describe their mesh fabric in terms like; ballistic mesh, 250 denier mesh, Cordura mesh, etc. I'm looking for mesh fabric that has the abrasion resistance of 1000D Cordura and/or Ballistic nylons but in a mesh, tightly woven, air flow configuration. Can you help me find such fabric?

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We have a two mesh materials that would be suitable for this use, they are both very strong and abrasion resistant materials of different hole sizes. The smaller hole size material will be stronger because it has more material and less airspace. It really comes down to what balance of strengh and airflow are suitable for your application.

The mesh with the smaller hole size:

http://ahh.biz/mesh/mesh_polyester_hex_1_5_mm.htm

The larger hole size: (this material comes in black or Olive Drab (dull army green color)

http://ahh.biz/mesh/mesh_nylon_hex_3mm.htm

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I am looking for a see through nylon type material for making draw string type bags. Do you sell something like this?

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We have a 6mm hex mesh that works very well for drawstring bags, we stock it in 7 different colors. Black, Orange, White, Green, Red, Blue and Purple. All the colors of mesh except Purple come 60 inches wide. The purple mesh, because of the cost of the purple dye, only comes 48 inches wide, this is done to keep it the same price per yard as the other colors.

http://ahh.biz/mesh/mesh_nylon_hex_6mm.htm

Also; to properly sew mesh you need to reinforce the seams with webbing for optimal strength. Mesh, especially of larger hole sizes does not have enough material present to sew to it's self effectively.  It is always a good idea to back all seams and hems with at least 1 inch wide webbing. Nylon webbing is kind of overkill for this purpose. Polypropylene webbing does a great job for this, especially if your drawstring bag is meant for laundry use, or for constant exposure to water like a mesh diving bag or some sort of aquaculture construction.

We carry Polypro webbing in 11 different colors red, orange, navy blue, brown, yellow, grey, white, dark green, pacific blue, and black.

http://ahh.biz/webbing/polypropylene/webbing_polypro_regular_25mm.htm