[TheForge] die for a small hinge barrel

[Bob Willman]

	Drill a hole in a solid block equal to the outside diameter of the
hinge barrel - pin diameter plus twice the stock thickness. Saw a slot into
the outside edge of the drilled hole equal to the thickness of the stock.
Heat the hinge end and drive it into the slot and it should wrap around
inside the hole. Probably would not hurt to add some extra clearance so
things slide easily.   


Bob Willman
Bowling Green, Ohio
The Eagle's Anvil
WB8NQW

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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dave Mudge
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 11:22 PM
To: theforge mailist
Subject: [TheForge] die for a small hinge barrel

Somewhere in the past I saw a die used with an arbor press.
 This was for making the barrel part of a small hinge.
 As I remember it, the die was a piece of solid stock that had a vertical
slit for the flat hinge material to slide into.
 At the bottom (and off-set) of the vertical slit was a drilled hole whose
diameter would be the diameter of the hinge barrel.
 The flat stock was slid into the vertical slot and when pressed with the
arbor press,  the flat metal would go down the slit and curl in the round
hole at the bottom thus forming the hinge barrel.

 Question: Is anyone familiar with this hinge die set-up? Was it in a book
or perhaps a video?
 Can anyone tell me where to find a sketch or other info about this process?
 Any help would be appreciated.
 thanks,
 dave mudge
 dave at magichammer.net
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