fabricating hardware
walleyejoe
Posted 4/28/2022 9:52 PM (#1004903)
Subject: fabricating hardware




Posts: 43


Does anyone know anything about fabricating hardware? I'm thinking about brass lips, blades and maybe some other parts. What sort of investment am I looking at? A press and dies, I would think. I have no idea what exactly I would need, or cost. Any help is appreciated.

Tim
RJ_692
Posted 4/29/2022 7:37 AM (#1004907 - in reply to #1004903)
Subject: RE: fabricating hardware




Posts: 357


walleyejoe - 4/28/2022 9:52 PM

Does anyone know anything about fabricating hardware? I'm thinking about brass lips, blades and maybe some other parts. What sort of investment am I looking at? A press and dies, I would think. I have no idea what exactly I would need, or cost. Any help is appreciated.

Tim


You can do a lot with basic hand tools depending on quantity. a tin snip set, file and a vise can make you anything at low volume (individual use)

if wanting to go all in, a cad program, laser cutter, punch presses etc. There is a great tool called an iron worker that can handle a bunch of stuff, but not cheap.

here is a large flap tail blade i made with just the above hand tools. Hand drawn, cut out with snips, files and hand hammered. One of a kind.

Edited by RJ_692 4/29/2022 7:41 AM



Zoom - | Zoom 100% | Zoom + | Expand / Contract | Open New window
Click to expand / contract the width of this image
(flap blade 1 (Copy).jpg)



Attachments
----------------
Attachments flap blade 1 (Copy).jpg (50KB - 114 downloads)
North of 8
Posted 4/29/2022 5:13 PM (#1004935 - in reply to #1004907)
Subject: Re: fabricating hardware




Nice work, really like the hammer detail.