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Hi All,
Recently I picked up a couple of hat block pieces.
I'm looking to get more, but I realize I don't know
enough about 'em. I am looking to use these pieces
to work a bit on hats I have around here. Appreciate it
if anyone can answer these questions:
- How do you clean them before use?
Many of these things look pretty dirty and might
transfer years of dust to my hats. Surely this
goes double for the ones covered with felt?
- Were they standardized? That is, can I expect
any brim block to fit on that stand thing they mount
on, using the same mounting holes? Will the crown
block always fit in any brim block (of compatible size)?
Will the holes at the bottom of the crown block match
the holes on other crown blocks?
Any other tips?
Thanks.
Recently I picked up a couple of hat block pieces.
I'm looking to get more, but I realize I don't know
enough about 'em. I am looking to use these pieces
to work a bit on hats I have around here. Appreciate it
if anyone can answer these questions:
- How do you clean them before use?
Many of these things look pretty dirty and might
transfer years of dust to my hats. Surely this
goes double for the ones covered with felt?
- Were they standardized? That is, can I expect
any brim block to fit on that stand thing they mount
on, using the same mounting holes? Will the crown
block always fit in any brim block (of compatible size)?
Will the holes at the bottom of the crown block match
the holes on other crown blocks?
Any other tips?
Thanks.
Or a size 7 1/2 block that 24 5/8 ? :eusa_doh: I discovered these as I was sizing the sweat to fit a 7 1/4 hat size and then had the sweat to drop inside the hat!!! LOL. That led me to measuring all of my blocks and writing the circumference on the bottoms. Like I said, I think mad hatters disease affected the blockmakers as well. 
