Zoukatron
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Thanks guys. I think I'll take it along to a hatter and get their opinion, I might then try it, I might not.
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This is an essential tool for reshaping a hat brim
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I wish i shared that experience but it did not work for me. But then the two hat subjects were a 1/2 size small on me
Zoukatron
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When you say the hats were 1/2 a size too small for you, do you mean that you're a size 7 1/2 and the hats were a size 7 (for example), or do you mean the hats were halfway off in size between a 7 and a 7 1/8?
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I am a true 7 3/8 and these were both vintage Borsalinos that had shrunk a bit to sit between 7 1/4 and 7 3/8. Just small enough so that when placed on my head put back to front pressure enough to gull wing the brim. No amount of ironing would remove it as the gull wing was created from that back to front pressure
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The only real remedy would be to send it to my hatter and have him remove the sweat, resize/reblock to a 7 3/8" and reinstall the sweat. I have one of the hats and may still do that just have to decide if it merits the expense.
Rick Blaine
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If you go to www.blacksheephatworks.com somewhere in his website he shows a DIY brim press. It looks quite easy to make.
thanks i see it
jlee562
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We are a forum of mostly hat-wearers not hat-makers, and not experts on hat making machinery per se.
If you're seeking the specialized hydraulic press, be prepared to shell out a pretty penny.
https://www.jwrhats.com/tooling/
T Jones
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You could always make your own flat brim flange similar to this, https://hatterssupplyhouse.com/brim-flange-flat/. .... looks like it would be a pretty easy diy project. Put a flanging cloth over brim as you iron it flat and then put weight on it for about an hour as it cools after ironing, (unless you make your flange with a groove for a tie off cord to secure the flange cloth in place as it cools).
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The one that Black Sheep shows is very simple, made from plywood and for under $20 and a bit of work with a scroll saw and a drill you got a very workable one.
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Yep, that would help us understand what you are trying to achieve
T Jones
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The brim press that Black Sheep has is for storing your flat brimmed hats to keep the brims flat. I have one. The flat brim flange is actually for making a flat brim and it looks like one could be made fairly easy.
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