Bryce Masuk Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Well now that I am kinda sorta used to using my hammer I am trying to come up with ways to be more productive. I attempted to make a leaf die to make a leaf blank but it wasnt well thought out I am going to re try it I had attempted to do it without the spring on using some pieces of flat bar as a guide to keep one piece on top of another but it didnt quite work out. I was thinking that I should make a couple leaf dies and ball dies and a few other things that might be interesting. I will be making them out of mild steel for now I know its not the best choice but its what I have for now, besides after yesterdays attempt lol I need to make it happen and make it work before I worry about anything else. I made a tennoning setup but I think I need more of a radius on the edges of the holes because it ate the steel and put some lines in the bar does anyone have some examples of cool dies they have made? I know grant knows more about this than I ever will, eventually I will need some other dies I like the bamboo dies and wood dies those I would buy over make but I should be able to make some more basic dies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuge Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Great tutorial by Mark Asperyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFqBfLtrHz0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryce Masuk Posted September 29, 2010 Author Share Posted September 29, 2010 Great tutorial by Mark Asperyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFqBfLtrHz0 yup thats what got me started but I didnt have a computer at the time I just tryed to remember what he did I missed a step of putting the spring on i was pretty much expecting it to move around too much but was feeling experimental. I got my swage tool to work I just had to take a bit more off, I am going to make a couple more I made 20 or so leaves earlier doing the taper by hand and then the rest on the round drawing die the way he shows making them to a certain dergree lol video is the closest thing I have to getting to learn from someone around here I need to make the same die he has for his gulotine for mine I cut the upper with the torch and found a piece for the lower just need to clean them up and grind the bevel on and soon I will be busting balls lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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