What Did You Buy Today?

[devils4ever]

I bought this USA-made Metal Stamp Set from McMaster-Carr to put some letters and numbers on some past projects. It looks like very high quality. Unfortunately, I'm having trouble aligning the stamps properly and getting good spacing.

Maybe, I'll have to make a jig in the future? Does anyone have plans?

 

[wachuko]

I bought this USA-made Metal Stamp Set from McMaster-Carr to put some letters and numbers on some past projects. It looks like very high quality. Unfortunately, I'm having trouble aligning the stamps properly and getting good spacing.

Maybe, I'll have to make a jig in the future? Does anyone have plans?

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Like this one?

 

[devils4ever]

Like this one?

Exactly!

 

[rwm]

Wow. 15k for the Deckel. I didn't know those were worth that much? What is the spindle on those?

Edit: NMT40 taper.

 

[wachuko]

Exactly!

Good. I have that on my list as well... I had a punch made with my nickname, but it did not worked that great... so looks like I will need to go back to those punches and making a guide like that one...

 

[woodchucker]

Good. I have that on my list as well... I had a punch made with my nickname, but it did not worked that great... so looks like I will need to go back to those punches and making a guide like that one...

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are you using a hyrdraulic press or an arbor press? I get better results on number and letter punches.

 

[wachuko]

are you using a hyrdraulic press or an arbor press? I get better results on number and letter punches.

hummm.... I keep kicking myself... I was using a hammer! And I recently got an used arbor press... you would think I would try that... right?! but nooooo....

Will be right back...

 

[wachuko]

Well.... I feel stupid.... again... Look at that!

 

[Eyerelief]

See! You are much cooler than you thought. That is a lot of surface area to try and hold perpendicular and smack with a hammer.

 

[mmcmdl]

Well.... I feel stupid.... again... Look at that!

LOL , I was selling a hydro rear end off a Deere tractor and stamped my mark on the casing . I do this because I can identify it if ever any issues about getting it back . I cracked the casing keeping the story short . Easier and safer to engrave a mark or name than stamping .