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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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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

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;

Hi Stewie,

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

Klaus

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;

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