The Possible's ShopeWhere can I find .015 patching material. I get pillow ticking .018 from walky world but hav not seen anything tight weave in say
.013 - .015
I've measured a pretty good sized sample of pillow ticking from Walmart as well as other sources and found quite a bit of variation. The Joanne drill has always been very consistent for me.Interesting. The ticking I buy at Walmart is .015". I use a click ratchet type micrometer to measure. It might compress a bit. But, whatever, it works for me. Or try Hobby Lobby.
For best results measure thickness compressed. The tightest fit while still being able to reload for a second shot without cleaning. 3rd shot should not be easy to load, but not impossible. If you can load a 4th shot without cleaning, your patches are not thick enough. I used to deliver fabric to commericial sweat shops, and always looked in the dumper's for good shooting and cleaning patches. Almost all the denum I came across was NOT thick enough. I just measured my patches that I cut into 2 inch strips and pre-lube with a 7 to 1 mixture of water and water solable cutting oil. Dried evenly and then stored in a plastic bag. I can't find my mic but my calapers measure it at .018, holding it tight by hand. The mic can be screwed down tighter, but I moved it from it's usual spot. My bad! Of course I tried pillow ticking, but found it not tight enough. That is not to say that I won't find some that I like in the future. To test fabric for shooting patches, I take a large piece of fabric, lube it in the center, short start a ball, then pull it out. It should have marks from the lands, and marks from the weave! If the fabric has a finer weave on one side than the other, face the coarse side toward the steel, and the fine side toward the lead. This is what I do. Others may do something else? This gives me inch and a half groups at 50yds with no wind and no human error! lol To answer you question of where, I go to a fabric store where women buy there sowing stuff.Where can I find .015 patching material. I get pillow ticking .018 from walky world but hav not seen anything tight weave in say
.013 - .015
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