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Re^4: Material for machined die?

Neil George
ngeorge@cymro-jewelworks.com

On Thu Dec 5, Lee Marshall wrote
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>>Thanks Brian, I can see the galling issue being possible.
>>Where might I find information on these kevlar plates. I did a quick search for "kevlar" on the subject lines on this page and came up blank.

>>Attention Lee: A search feature of this forum would be super!

>The reason that there is not a search engine for the archives, is that each message exists seperate from everything else. The "threads" are unlinked, and we simply haven't been able to figure it out.
>However, part of the pleasure of trolling through the listings, is the serendipity factor :-)

>As far as material to use for a die, since you are going to have it done by someone with adequate equipment, the material choice is not important. For example, if you are going to have it EDM'd, you can already have the piece heat treated! The machine doesn't care.

>Lee
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Lane,
Send me a file and let me take a look at what you have. We can machine it conventionally on the machining centre, or deep laser engrave it. For the machining centre, we would tackle it in tool steel, and then harden. The laser does not care. Harden then cut. By the way, I am not in Seattle.
Best Regards.
Neil George.
954-572-5829

Fri Dec 6