Source for round thimbles?

I just made some out of 10mm (o.k. that's 3/8 inch) soft copper pipe
that's used by plumbers for central heating systems. You cut a 10mm
length, place it one end down on a hardwood block and gently bell out
the top with a hammer and the rounded head of a coachbolt. Then you
turn it over and do the same with the other end, if necessary after
passing it through the hole in your fabric. *However* there's a trick
which makes it easier. Fit a small stud (e.g. a piece of dowel) of
dia. = to i.d. of tube, into surface of hardwood block, projecting,
say, 3mm up from block face, and locate your thimble blank over this
stud when shaping.

Buying them is probably easier but this is more fun.
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Hi there,

Thank a bunch. Funny thing is I looked on their site and did not find them
the first time around.

May fair winds escort you. . .


"Jim Woodward" <jameslwoodward at attbi dot com> wrote in message
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 > Sailrite has round brass thimbles in four sizes.
 >
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 >
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 > Jim Woodward
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 > "David & Margaret George" <daffydd.TakeThisOut@toolcity.net> wrote in message
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  > > Hi folks,
  > >
  > > I was working on a ditty bag and am looking for some round thimbles with
a
  > > 1/4 inch score. I have had no luck with the search engines and was
hoping
  > > someone here could point me in the right direction.
  > >
  > > Thanks,
  > >
  > > Dave G.
  > >
  > >
 >
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Sometimes paper is easier and faster -- I looked in their catalog....



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Jim Woodward
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"David & Margaret George" <daffydd RemoveThis @toolcity.net> wrote in message
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 > Hi there,
 >
 > Thank a bunch. Funny thing is I looked on their site and did not find
them
 > the first time around.
 >
 > May fair winds escort you. . .
 >
 >
 > "Jim Woodward" <jameslwoodward at attbi dot com> wrote in message
 > news:Yb2dnTGNk-HQsSyiRVn-vw@comcast.com...
  > > Sailrite has round brass thimbles in four sizes.
  > >
<font color=green>  > > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.sailrite.com</font" target="_blank">www.sailrite.com</font</a>>
  > >
  > >
  > > --
  > > Jim Woodward
<font color=green>  > > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.mvFintry.com</font" target="_blank">www.mvFintry.com</font</a>>
  > >
  > >
  > > .
  > > "David & Margaret George" <daffydd RemoveThis @toolcity.net> wrote in message
  > > news:vr29leh0foq0d8@corp.supernews.com...
   > > > Hi folks,
   > > >
   > > > I was working on a ditty bag and am looking for some round thimbles
with
 > a
   > > > 1/4 inch score. I have had no luck with the search engines and was
 > hoping
   > > > someone here could point me in the right direction.
   > > >
   > > > Thanks,
   > > >
   > > > Dave G.
   > > >
   > > >
  > >
  > >
 >
 ><!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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