[Jewelry making - Article 00140] - Re: [Orchid] Disc Cutter Use

[Peter W . Rowe]

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>         Using the Bonny Doon hydraulic press instead of a hammer or
>     mallet makes cutting discs much easier, 
>
>    Yah, but my 3# sledge hammer sure does the trick.

    another good method, slower and perhaps more precise than the
    sledge, and cheaper than the bonny doon, is a heavy duty machinists
    vice.  A tad trickier to position the punch and metal in the jaws of
    the vice as you start to tighten it down, but it works fine. 

Peter

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