[TheForge] die for a small hinge barrel

Steven Smith sos at alum.mit.edu
Fri May 18 08:44:08 EDT 2007


Now I definitely have to go visit Ed soon.

Steve

Roger R Degner wrote:
> Also in video RD20 Ed Grove did the same but without the arbor press
> This and other video available at www.umbaonline.org for $5
>
> Roger R Degner
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>> Dave,
>> Try Donald Streeter's "Professional Smithing".  Page 87: Die for 
>> Rolled Hinge eyes. Jeff
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
>> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dave Mudge
>> Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 8:22 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
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>> other info about this process?  Any help would be appreciated.  
>> thanks,  dave mudge dave at magichammer.net 
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