Thread: Making triple stacked washers old school

I'm really impressed with it. This is something I've been wanting to do for some time. You really did well, and should be proud. I think if you could provide the exact materials and measurements somehow, this thread ought to end up in the wiki. And since you've gone and made a ton....Be expecting a PM from me.

Originally Posted by regularjoe

I'm really impressed with it. This is something I've been wanting to do for some time. You really did well, and should be proud. I think if you could provide the exact materials and measurements somehow, this thread ought to end up in the wiki. And since you've gone and made a ton....Be expecting a PM from me.

The brass was 0.005" thick (I haven't checked an authentic one on a caliper for comparison but it's pretty close.) As far as other measurements, I get the feeling that these weren't standardized much and there's all kinds of patterns, plus they get deformed or flattened easily so original measurements aren't easy. For this project:

Smaller triple stack die:
bottom rung diameter: 0.225" (this should have been 0.01 wider but I messed up)
next: 0.185"
last: 0.135"
nib: 0.065"
depth of each rim: 0.010"
depth from last rim to die shoulder: 0.065"

Larger die:
bottom rung diameter: 0.240"
next: 0.195"
last: 0.150"
nib: 0.065"
depth of each rim: 0.010"
depth from last rim to die shoulder: 0.135"

Just note that these were done on the fly and I didn't measure originals and plan out these measurements from that. For a more comprehensive study or to repro an original one that would be better.