[Jewelry making - Article 00550] - Re: [Orchid] RT Blanking system

[Ken Ferrell]

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    Theoretically, one could just cut blanks with a saw on the bench pin
    with the right blade. 

    Unfortunately it doesn't quite work hat way , the Dies while they
    are hinged the are also cut at varying angles to the tool steel
    plate, dependant on the thickness of the die which also determines
    the thickness of the metal to be cut. That's why the die cutter has a
    plate that is adjustable for angle, We used to do a lot of RT (click
    )blanking die work and found the we could produce reasonable
    serviceable dies using a Dermel brand Scroll saw since it had a tilt
    table  and then we purchased a better Delta  scroll saw. Both these
    units will accept standard Jewelers Piercing saw blades The trick is
    after you cut your die and before you harden and anneal it (unless
    your cutting paper you had better do this) is pushing the top side of
    the die, the part that actually does the cutting through the bottom
    side which acts as the anvil. Trying to cut the dies with the saw
    frame that Rio sells with the kit is not the easiest thing in the
    world, but trying to do it with a regular Jewelers saw frame while
    not impossible certainly would be way beyond difficult and somewhere
    in to wasting time and materials, The air hardening  steel can be
    obtained from Rio just as cheaply as any place though,, You may
    consider out sourcing  the die cutting job, there used to be several
    very skilled RT die makers in Albuquerque, one of them may read here,


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