Thread: home made dome washer

Was looking for razors and found this instead. For $2.00 I could not pass it up, and I like old tools. Drilled 1/16 hole in the 0.020 brass sheet first then the pin on the punch centers on that. Put them in a doming block and you got a dome washer. smash um flat and you got a thrush washer. It is a little big a 9/32 but I am going to see about getting some other size punches for it. Might be a lost cause since it is about 100 years old. Tim

maybe the different size punches can be fabricated by a machinist if you have no luck finding them. I have no idea if that's possible; the extend of my knowledge is watching American Restoration and they fabricate stuff all the time

You think it's still under warranty?

If you have a budget like American Restoration any thing is possible
I think the warranty is up, but it still works.

Thank you all

Tim

Its a power punch...I use one for my washers too. You can pick up a brand new one at Michael's craft store for $20 comes with six or eight different size punches. Dapping block is exactly how I round out the dome.

Sorry that I don't have pics for this......

To reduce the diameter of the washers put a bunch of them on a 1/16" rod. Cut 2 pieces of tube with an inside diameter of 1/16". Each piece about 1/2" long. Put those on each end of the solid rod & push up tight on the washers. Next get some small collars w/set screws that will fit over the 1/16" rod. Put them on each end and push up tight against the short pieces of tube. Tighten them down. Now take 2 more pieces of the tubing on put on the rod. These 2 pieces will be free wheeling and what you hang onto as you bring the washers up to a spinning sanding wheel.

I do have to take a pics of this. It makes it much easier to understand.