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5:31 pm
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August 8, 2010
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Finally broke down and made a handful of punches
Dave
Dave
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- Mignon McLaughlin
8:55 pm
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April 19, 2010
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That's a nice practice set Dave. Why don't you save that set for me and start on the next one!! Holy smokes man-that is a NICE set of punches. All the neat ones that I keep seeing in the "animal head" books and never get around to making!!! Good work!!!!! What did you make them from??See you at Longview, Eric S.
10:59 pm
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September 25, 2010
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Nice job Dave, can I get in line behind Eric? 😀
Tim
Who is going to his first conference as a new member this month. 😀
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Mark Twain
1:21 am
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August 8, 2010
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I was pleased with them. Learned that I need tongs while using them- my glove gets way too hot before striking. Got tongs that work great and the punches work! I love it when something works 🙂
Dave
Dave
No one really listens to anyone else, and if you try it for a while you'll see why.
- Mignon McLaughlin
2:26 am
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April 19, 2010
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ya they look good ! just leave um longer and ya wont need tongs with um!
9:58 am
May 26, 2010
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Real nice work..
Blacksmith?.....snap out of it!
4:06 am
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August 1, 2010
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Cool.
Is there an order to doing this? As in, are the some punches you make first so you can use them to help make other punches?
3:56 pm
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August 8, 2010
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No idea. I just drew out what I thought I wanted and dove in. I am still learning the positive/negative thing. Some of these do not function as well as the others and require a very heavy blow to imprint in the high yellow steel.
I used broken tools for all of these and just used annealing, files, emery cloth and a belt sander. Most of my strikes are made with the punch tilted [again, I need more experience] and aren't usable: i over-strike with a different punch to cover the bad impressions.
I am making some more and will probably use coil springs for the material and make them 10" long to keep y hands away from the heat while lining up and getting the punch straight before striking.
Maybe some others can add their techniques and help us both out.
Dave
Dave
No one really listens to anyone else, and if you try it for a while you'll see why.
- Mignon McLaughlin
3:17 am
May 22, 2010
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I like the looks of those, I can see where some might not work quite like you or I would want unless they were used with a press (yeah right) because of the type of design, but I think they all look good. Mind you, I am just a beginner myself and know next to nothing. What I know is that Hot metal burns and can be shaped. Other than that ... I just try and have fun with what I do. :help: :bounce:
Brad Roland :hot:
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