I just finished up my Hemingway die holder. It incorporates a double cone to engage / release the die (pushing the handle on the fork towards the head or tail stock presses the middle female cones to engage with the male outer cones, engaging the die - releasing the handle disengages the die letting it spin freely). The drawings and build notes were clear and very straight forward. It was a fun, relatively quick little project. I wonder if the added complexity of the clutch mechanism really yields much benefit, but I’m looking forward to using it. It’ll hold 4 different O.D. dies, starting at 1/2” and going up from there.
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