Tracing Wheel with Sharp Teeth and Ergonomic Wooden Handle

Sharp-toothed marking roller: accurate line copying to paper and felt

In building cuts and sewing precisely, the line is everything. A marking roller is the tool that moves it from one place to another: a printed cut into cutout paper, a patterned garment into a corrected cut, or a paper cut directly into the fabric. In this model, the wheel is made of brass-colored metal, surrounded by sharp, thin teeth . When you roll it along a line, the teeth penetrate the top layer, leaving a row of small holes in the bottom layer as well.

The wheel is attached to acurved metal arm. The bend moves the hand away from the surface, so you can see the line and the wheel while working, and the hand does not hide the marking. At the other end there is an ergonomic black wooden handle with a metal ring attached to the arm. The handle thickens in the center and fits into the palm of the hand, so you can apply uniform pressure even along long lines.

How it's Built

• Gear: A brass-tone metal wheel with pointed teeth for the entire circumference.
• Curved arm: Metal, at an angle that leaves the line visible.
• Ergonomic Handle: Black colored wood, with metal ring at the connection, convenient for prolonged work.

Common Uses

• Copying a cut from a cutout sheet to a clean cutout paper, without cutting the original.
• Transferring adjustment changes from a sampled garment (towel) to the paper cutout.
• Marking flashlights, seam lines, clutch line, arm wrench and adjustment points.
• Copying a cut from an existing garment to paper.
• Moving lines on your own along with copy paper.
• Moving headlights and changing cutouts in the process of building the cut.

Who is it suitable for

The pulley is suitable for image makers and figure makers, students in fashion schools, seamstresses who copy cuts from magazines, and designers who work on a model mannequin and transfer what has been adapted on it to paper. It is also suitable for anyone who wants to keep an original cut intact and work on copies.

Pro Tips

• Surface underneath: Work on a cutting surface or on thick cardboard. The teeth penetrate through the layers and can scratch a table or break their ends on a surface that is too hard.
• Preserving the original: When copying to paper, place the original cut under the clean paper and roll it on top. This way the perforations remain in the copy, and the original is not pierced more than necessary.
• Straight lines: Roll along a ruler, and the wheel does not deviate. In curves, slow down and rotate the palm, not the paper.
• Important points: Points of adjustment and corners are marked in three short lines that meet, and place exactly one tooth on the point.
• After marking: connect the holes with a pencil and align the lines with a ruler and a curved bar. The holes are a guideline, not the final line. Before cutting, remember to add an extra seam.
• Storage: Keep the pulley in a box or pouch. The teeth are sharp, and it is best to keep them out of the fingers and out of the reach of children.

Common mistakes

• Direct marking on the final garment fabric: In delicate or dense fabrics, the perforations may remain visible. Mark inside the seam insert, or on a pattern fabric.
• Press too hard: tears the paper and leaves a shattered line. Moderate and uniform enough pressure.
• Work on the desk without protection: The teeth leave marks on wood and coated surfaces.
• Forgetting matching marks: Copy the cut line and forget flashlights and connection points. You should go through the cut in the list before picking up the paper.

Pulley with sharp teeth or serrated pulley

There are several types of marking pulleys, and the difference between them is the shape of the wheel. A serrated pulley, with blunt teeth, is mainly used with copy paper: it presses the paper against the fabric and leaves a dotted line in the paint. A chalk wheel spreads chalk directly on the fabric. This model, with sharp teeth, penetrates the layers and leaves holes, so it is the choice for building cuts, copying from paper to paper and transferring changes from a sample garment. It can also be used with copy paper on canvas, under moderate pressure.

Type: Marking Pulley with Sharp Teeth

Wheel: Brass-tone metal, pointed teeth for the entire circumference

Arm: Metal, Curved

Handle: Black colored wood, ergonomic, with metal ring attached

Usage: Cutting Construction, Copying Lines to Paper and Felt, Marking with Copy Paper

SKU: 99002154

Sales Unit: Per Unit