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That is correct. Anything homemade that needs to run on auto is going to take an effort to behave just right.

Have you seen this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qEwph7qQg0

That's an air hammer, and it hits faster and harder than I could. In the video, Gudy is using it to make sure everything is...

Sigh.

IFI is having serious software problems. They run custom built forum software that is extremely buggy, and the owner is determined to make it work despite getting no support from the vendor....

Been there, done that, got the tshirt :)

That's the reason my cut-off hardy is made from a bit of annealed file.
It will cut nearly as well, but when the workpiece is cut off and you hit too hard, the hardy gets dented, instead of the...

I just want to say good luck!
I have given up on making such things myself. I need less time to make the razors to pay for tools than I'd need to make those tools. However I do appreciate the skill...

It's just physics. You can use a lighter press if you use smaller dies.