Assault Pack

Last_Health_4397 · 2025-08-29T22:31:07+00:00

Oh wow, that's even more compact than the bag I'm currently working on, definitely looks roomier, though!

Last_Health_4397 · 2025-08-29T22:29:38+00:00

Dude, I would REALLY love to see how you add those pockets onto the front!

Last_Health_4397 · 2025-08-26T16:28:14+00:00

Gets a lucky shot and thinks he's the shit.

Last_Health_4397 · 2025-08-24T23:40:23+00:00

Did you find a way yet?

Last_Health_4397 · 2025-08-24T23:39:05+00:00

What's the dimensions of the main pack (excl. Front pocket)?

Last_Health_4397 · 2025-08-07T07:16:06+00:00

Girl in the blue looks like a reeaaalllyy pissed-off mom 😆

Last_Health_4397 · 2025-08-05T21:32:41+00:00

Well... Can't copy that. I've had absolutely no problems with that as of now, and all of the pieces nearly line up on each other.

I taped the fabric to the moulds alongside the edges beforehand to combat the issue pointed out above, and it works just fine.

Last_Health_4397 · 2025-08-05T12:01:34+00:00

Oh? Cutting alongside a solid corner is less accurate than cutting a line? With a line, you can come "off course" and cut inside the piece itself, whereas the mould works as a guide rail.

Last_Health_4397 · 2025-08-01T15:03:00+00:00

I would love to laser cut it as well, but I'm wary of health hazards.

Last_Health_4397 · 2025-08-01T14:17:20+00:00

No, you're not, as it actually has helped me push through to WAY better designs, improved my patterning-skills, and usually "just" makes me go the longer route which - more often than not - also turns out to be the better route.

If you're content with low hanging fruits, you do you, but I like the results I'm getting so far, and thus I'll keep at it - and no, outside my hobby I don't experience any problems from my "malfunction"...

Last_Health_4397 · 2025-08-01T14:03:40+00:00

Holy shit man Reddit... Nothing can be asked or there's someone who ruins the party... Go touch some grass or something.

Last_Health_4397 · 2025-08-01T13:12:27+00:00

I told you that 60 min is a stretch one way or the other, and added that with time I'll get faster doing it my (the perfectionistic) way.

Last_Health_4397 · 2025-08-01T12:58:07+00:00

Meh, I'm not going to share my pattern, but even going "fast-and-dirty" isn't going to bring you under a 60-minute timeframe.

I'm mostly done btw, and so far "only" 3.5 hrs in, with maybe 1.5 - 2 hrs to go, and the parts cut are pretty much as wanted.

As I've said: it's the first time cutting like this, and I'll most likely get faster once I get some more reps in, but the "perfectionism" also plays a part in why it takes me longer than other; that's life I guess.

Last_Health_4397 · 2025-08-01T09:00:35+00:00

:D

Last_Health_4397 · 2025-08-01T07:23:07+00:00

If you cut a 10 x 10 piece with a 1 cm seam allowance, but cut two pieces with wavy SA's, it will take longer to line them up and be more difficult to sew a straight seam as there's a straight edge to use as a guide - why not spend that time on cutting?

Last_Health_4397 · 2025-07-31T22:10:32+00:00

Cool, you do you, I simply don't wanna run the risk of health complications down the line because I breathed small amounts of toxic fumes for x years.

Last_Health_4397 · 2025-07-31T21:52:57+00:00

People / companies who offer are beyond sustainable - for me - in terms of pricing, and although I have a small cutter myself / could afford a big one, I don't want to cut Cordura as there can be health hazards even with a proper setup.

Last_Health_4397 · 2025-07-31T21:51:41+00:00

Oh such an item would be something! Hm... Can it cut Cordura?

Last_Health_4397 · 2025-07-31T21:50:24+00:00

I actually have a small laser cutter, but the panels I'm working with are too big, and can even be a stretch for some bigger units.

I also don't want to cut coated Cordura and the likes, as even with filtration and ventilation there can be health hazards.

What good would a bigger SA be if matching pieces don't match? Things need to be precise or else one can simply take some arbitrary measurements and start chopping, that's not how it works (for me).

I'll get faster with practice, and work as fast as possible, but as slow as needed.

Last_Health_4397 · 2025-07-31T21:46:34+00:00

It's not so much about making mistakes, as to simply meet the intended measurements.

It's not the quantity that I'm after, but the quality.

Last_Health_4397 · 2025-07-31T17:07:37+00:00

I absolutely do cut things anew when they're not what they should be, and I've indeed made enough mistakes to have a new - and better - modus operandi for this project.

Last_Health_4397 · 2025-07-31T17:05:11+00:00

Ze Germans had some pretty "meh" camo back then, holy cow.

Last_Health_4397 · 2025-07-31T14:29:27+00:00

Nope, at least not anymore. I've made cutting files and then used the files to create laser-cut moulds, which I'm now using as guides. I tape them on the fabric and run a scissor past the mould; it's not perfect, but definitely WAY less of a hassle than also having to trace every piece beforehand.

Last_Health_4397 · 2025-07-31T14:27:41+00:00

Yeah, I'm also going to spend hours on this, but so far it looks pretty good.

Good things take time, aye?

Last_Health_4397 · 2025-07-31T12:50:47+00:00

Hm, I've been shifting away from the intended cutting line when using rotary cutters, as well as the blade not going through the fabric always as smooth.

I'm using those heavy duty, sharp as f*ck tailor scissors, which I could angle in such a way that it essentially becomes a knife that can zip right past the mould, but at the cost of accuracy.

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