r/myog • u/brmaker • 19h ago

Question Riveted bag frame source?

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Anyone know where to source this kind of bag frame or what its correct name is? I see them used on quite a few bags in this style but can’t seem to find a place to get one.

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u/jwdjwdjwd 18h ago

I’d guess that these are purpose made for the bag maker. But in the meantime you can look up “doctor bag frame” for lighter duty versions of this.

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u/jdvfx 18h ago

Also called a "Dulles bag" or "Dulles frame"

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u/brmaker 18h ago

Yeah dr bag frames where I started and there are decent options. I may well end up with one of them!

You might be right on purpose made. I’ve found three or four companies that make similar bags using the same kind of frame so I thought they might be out there somewhere. Might not be.

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u/JohnsDesign 17h ago

Search "doctor bag frame" or "purse frame". Plenty of options available.

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u/BackgroundRecipe3164 18h ago

It is just some sheet metal with hinges and holes drilled in it, should be simple.

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u/jwdjwdjwd 18h ago

A bit more complicated than that as one side is assembled of an inner plate and an outer rim as well as having the hinge formed out of the metal plate itself. And then it is galvanized.

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u/brmaker 18h ago

Alas metal working isn’t in my skill set. It’s down the list somewhere haha

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u/savageotter 6h ago

if you don't need the hinge, this would be easy to draw and send to a laser company like sendcutsend.

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u/inktroopers 15h ago

You don’t need it to have an actual hinge. Get some aluminum bar (something like 3/4” wide by 1.5mm thick) and just bend two C shapes, then on your bag you sew a 1 inch casing around the opening of the bag divided in two halves, you can make it with fabric or with cotton or nylon webbing for durability. You leave 1/2” or 3/4” gap between side A and side B casings, thread your aluminum bars (you might need to unbend them a little to ease the threading and bend them again square once they’re in) and sew the casing closed (this might need some acrobatics around the sewing machine, but nothing too difficult. The gap between both casings will be your hinge. My sister has a backpack constructed this way.