Makers Mark

[homewoodus@bigpond.com]

The die to stamp my brass backs arrived. 7 tonne of hydraulic pressure was needed to achieve a clear imprint on both lines of text. Nice craftsmanship from Chalco.

I still need to make a purpose jig before I can use it for my saw making work.

Stewie;

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[Klaus Kretschmar]

Nice, Stewie.

7 tons of pressure? That's a lot. Maybe the making of the stamp should be done before the spine was slotted...

Klaus

[Stewie Simpson]

Hello Klaus. My plan is to stamp the brass back near the end of the saw making process wwhen the saw plate is seated within the slot.

regards Stewie;

[Klaus Kretschmar]

Hi Stewie,

that's a good idea. It should work fine if the slot and the blade have about the same size.

Klaus

[Stewie Simpson]

Hi Klaus. The stamp was tested on 1.2mm brass over a hardened steel bed. It will be interesting to see if less pressure is required on 1/4" gauge brass back.

Stewie;

[Stewie Simpson]

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