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Source of Dies for Cutting Paper & Felt
By Nancy Fratti

[ Jurgen Goering wrote in 111014 MMDigest --

> Where do I turn to get the cutting dies made?  As well, what kind
> of a press set-up do I need to effectively do my own die cutting?

Look in a search engine for 'steel rule dies' -- you'll surely find
a hit in Canada somewhere!  Just about any shape can be made into
a steel rule die.

A machine to punch it is another story.  You'll have to probably make
one yourself.  Find an old arbor press somewhere and adapt it to your
needs.  It's the cheapest way to make short runs of punching that I
know of.

I can e-mail you a picture of the one I adapted to make my disc supports
years ago, to give you ideas.

Nancy Fratti - Nancy Fratti Music Boxes
Canastota, New York
http://www.nancyfrattimusicboxes.com/ 


(Message sent Sat 15 Oct 2011, 15:05:17 GMT, from time zone GMT-0400.)

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