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Johnny Peppers · 05-07-2001, 10:42 PM

The unnumbered axle pins would have been annealed before they were stamped then tempered again after being stamped. If a piece of metal cannot be touched with a file, there is no hand die made that will stamp it without shattering. Some of the pins show where metal has flowed back out around the die when stamped, and hardened steel will not do that.

I have an old set of Starrett number dies, and the instructions tell to give the metal to be stamped the file test before stamping to prevent damage to the die.

05-07-2001, 10:42 PM	#49
Johnny Peppers User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Calion, Arkansas Posts: 1,042 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: BILL & GT ;^) The unnumbered axle pins would have been annealed before they were stamped then tempered again after being stamped. If a piece of metal cannot be touched with a file, there is no hand die made that will stamp it without shattering. Some of the pins show where metal has flowed back out around the die when stamped, and hardened steel will not do that. I have an old set of Starrett number dies, and the instructions tell to give the metal to be stamped the file test before stamping to prevent damage to the die.