[TheForge] die for a small hinge barrel

[Jerry Frost]

Dave:

I've seen a sketch or drawing of one and it's like Bob 
described. The slot enters the hole on a tangent like 
the letter "b".

Frosty
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From: "Bob Willman" <blcksmth at wcnet.org>



> 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
>
>
> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
On Behalf Of Dave Mudge
>
> 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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