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  1. 03-12-2009, 05:15 PM #1
    markjm223
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    Default dimple in a jewelers anvil?

    I'm just getting into restoration and I've watched/read things about pinning. Everything I've seen has a small dimple in their anvil or hammer for setting the pin. How can you do that to solid steel? I have a Dremmel and a drill.

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    Seems a drill would suit the purpose. I suppose a drill that corresponds to how much mushrooming you want to happen to the pin.
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    Just use a bit designed to cut metal... heck.. I just used a masonry bit on my drill and put a dimple in the side of the head of an old regular hammer. That works fine, and didn't need to buy an anvil.

    It took about 2 seconds to drill out the dimple. I made the first one TOO deep, I didn't think it would be so fast
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