PRESS Size?

[gbowne1]

yep, certainly.. whilest we are here on this earth and here in this forurm we might as well learn something.

Greg

[TOMST]

appologise if I'm interupting or on the wrong chat room sight new to the sight and just getting use to it! Desperate to know what sort of machine you guys think I should get for making 2d coin dies, I will be doing very fine work and looking for a 1:1 pantograph/mill, any comments would be much appriciated.

[diecutter]

For 2-D and modelled (2 1/2-D) dies you need a pantograph adjusted to about 4 to 1 ratio, master to die. The Gorton P 1-2 is an ideal machine; the Deckel is also excellent. I have three Gorton machines and can say you can"t go wrong with a P 1-2.

[TOMST]

Thank you Die cutter, I have a great looking original that I want to copy exactly
the same size etc. Will the machine you suggest do it without me having to enlarge the original first? Also how fine does it go down to and whats a good price to pay!

[diecutter]

Tomst,

There are accessories for some pantograph engravers to allow 1 to 1 reproduction, but the result is never as good as the original. For duplicating an existing coin, most mints use a ram edm when the cost of a full resculpt is too expensive and/or time consuming. If the coin is 2-D it should be fairly easy for a graphic artist to reproduce the image which is then made into a master plate 4 times the size of the coin. This master is then engraved on a pantograph in the usual way. If you would post a photo of the art it might help as far as ideas.

[TOMST]

Will try to post but i've only just got my head around e-mailing and this chat room but will give it a go over the weekend. Thought with computers nowdays it would be easy to make a like for like, mind you it may take me a year to work out how too!!!

[planar39]

die makers handbook, 14 bucks. has the calc.