jeweler53
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Would it be practical to have one of these made from delrin? $41 seems a bit steep to me.
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You should just buy a slab of delrin from McMaster Carr, and put it in your drill press, and make the series of channels the size you want. I would actually drill the series of holes on a centerline and then cut the delrin in half--you'd end up with two pieces but then you'd have one for a second project or a backup!
Got mine today! Looks excellent.
I will try the eBay one. I just ordered it. I made one out of Hard maple , then went to lignam vitae, but I keep getting small wood chips in the parts.
Dick; Go to redroosteruk. com. They have a 3" maple jewler's block that also has 4 dome shapes, straight grooves, v-grooves, and half rounds on it for under $10. They also have watch dials, and bagged watch parts at very attractive prices, plus all the jewlers and watchmaker tools you will ever need including swages. They also have a 3X2X2" solid steel doming dapping block with lines, chanels, v-groovs and curves for $30.50. Shipping is about the same as US. Fast delivery and nice people to deal with. I use this block along with a small arbor press to bend my watch and miniture model parts. Jim S
Jim, that block looks neat. It looks like 6 different semi-circle channels? What are their sizes?
Thanks,
Gary
Dick; Go to redroosteruk. com. They have a 3" maple jewler's block that also has 4 dome shapes, straight grooves, v-grooves, and half rounds on it for under $10. They also have watch dials, and bagged watch parts at very attractive prices, plus all the jewlers and watchmaker tools you will ever need including swages. They also have a 3X2X2" solid steel doming dapping block with lines, chanels, v-groovs and curves for $30.50. Shipping is about the same as US. Fast delivery and nice people to deal with. I use this block along with a small arbor press to bend my watch and miniture model parts. Jim S
Jim, that block looks neat. It looks like 6 different semi-circle channels? What are their sizes?
Thanks,
Gary
Dick; Go to redroosteruk. com. They have a 3" maple jewler's block that also has 4 dome shapes, straight grooves, v-grooves, and half rounds on it for under $10. They also have watch dials, and bagged watch parts at very attractive prices, plus all the jewlers and watchmaker tools you will ever need including swages. They also have a 3X2X2" solid steel doming dapping block with lines, chanels, v-groovs and curves for $30.50. Shipping is about the same as US. Fast delivery and nice people to deal with. I use this block along with a small arbor press to bend my watch and miniture model parts. Jim S
Gary; There are 4 domes. They are 40mm =1 5/8 45mm = 1 13/16 52mm = 2 1/16 55mm = 2 3/16. 5 rounds, 2 V grooves, and 2 flat channels. Jim S
Jim, that block looks neat. It looks like 6 different semi-circle channels? What are their sizes?
Thanks,
Gary
Dick; Go to redroosteruk. com. They have a 3" maple jewler's block that also has 4 dome shapes, straight grooves, v-grooves, and half rounds on it for under $10. They also have watch dials, and bagged watch parts at very attractive prices, plus all the jewlers and watchmaker tools you will ever need including swages. They also have a 3X2X2" solid steel doming dapping block with lines, chanels, v-groovs and curves for $30.50. Shipping is about the same as US. Fast delivery and nice people to deal with. I use this block along with a small arbor press to bend my watch and miniture model parts. Jim S
Gary; There are 4 domes. They are 40mm =1 5/8 45mm = 1 13/16 52mm = 2 1/16 55mm = 2 3/16. 5 rounds, 2 V grooves, and 2 flat channels. Jim S
Sorry!! Not What you wanted to know. Grooves are 3/16, 1/4, 5/16, 7/16, and 1/2 inch. Jim S