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OK, so I have a little project that would require a lot of 1 1/4" - 1 3/8" dia. brass disks (1/8") thick. I'm thinking the best way to get a blank is to punch it out of flat bar on the punch press with a round punch and die. I've never punched brass and I'm wondering if it's too brittle to get a good blank with this method. Will it fracture? Will it deform the edge to a point of not being worth it? Will it warp the blank?
I know there's probably not a lot of experience with something like this on this site but someone has to have crossed this bridge before with the wealth of knowledge around here. Anyone?
My other thought is a log of brass and slice it off with a parting tool. That's quite an outlay of $$ for materials and seems like a lot of waste with the parting tool but maybe not.
Any thoughts?
I know there's probably not a lot of experience with something like this on this site but someone has to have crossed this bridge before with the wealth of knowledge around here. Anyone?
My other thought is a log of brass and slice it off with a parting tool. That's quite an outlay of $$ for materials and seems like a lot of waste with the parting tool but maybe not.
Any thoughts?
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