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Posts: 1Hello everyone, I am new to making teddies (well teddy cats are my focus - just finished my 1st one last night)! I'm looking to try cotter pin joints as opposed to the plastic ones (they are brutal snapping into place) for my next teddycat, and I have a question...
Why do all the cotter pin joints have a fiberboard/wood disc in between the metal washers? Is there a reason why a metal washer (the same size as the wood disk) isnt used?
I'm asking because the wood discs are really hard to find locally.
Thank you so much for your help!
Posts: 89Hello everyone, I am new to making teddies (well teddy cats are my focus - just finished my 1st one last night)! I'm looking to try cotter pin joints as opposed to the plastic ones (they are brutal snapping into place) for my next teddycat, and I have a question...
Why do all the cotter pin joints have a fiberboard/wood disc in between the metal washers? Is there a reason why a metal washer (the same size as the wood disk) isnt used?
I'm asking because the wood discs are really hard to find locally.
Thank you so much for your help!
Welcome to the hobby!
I'd imagine it's to protect the fabric. The edges of a metal washer could easily wear away at the fabric over time, not to mention the potential rust stain/discoloration.
Fiberboard joint discs are a specialist item in general, I think most people have to buy them online.
SuffolkIt would be to protect the fabric. My mums childhood bear made by her grandma had metal discs instead of board and they have sliced the fabric round where it has contact with the discs
Julie
I had a friend who always used metal discs. Her bears were never able to stand on their own. The fiberboard discs combined with a smaller metal washer help to create a more stable joint.
