Ceilidh ... Clarification of deep-drawn platinum/gold/silver

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Clarification of deep-drawn platinum/gold/silver

Ron et al,
The 3" deep-draw die set comes in various sizes, they are made to
accommodate different gauges. If you were to draw 12 ga through a 18 ga
die set you will probably damgage the tooling and the metal. If you draw
18 ga through a 12 ga die set you will get lots of wrinkles.
So, before you start deep-drawing please be sure to use the correct size die kit for the metal you are planning to use. I would also recommend you get some training specific to deep-draw. We have seen plenty of ruined tools and metal due to a lack of understanding of a process that 'looks' simple.
I'll post this to the group also,
Best wishes for a happy holiday,
Phil

Ron wrote:
Hi Phil:
Re:12 ga platinum and the 3in die set , I thought the 3in set was for 18ga maybe it
doesnt care! Is it because it is plat.?
I tried to get this message on the BDsite and somehow it didnt go through .So tell
me please, you could do so on the BD
site I check it daily plus others might be curious.
Thanks
Ron Wilson

Mon Dec 23