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Home made instruments
Gentlemen,
There is a set of punches for modelers made but the cost is very dear. As in, NOT IN THE BUDGET! I made myself a set of punches by using short pieces of brass tubing of various diameters. I chucked them into the old Mototool and ground a bevel on one end with a file. I don't cut anything tougher than plastic so brass is hard enough.
With these punches I can cut circles out of decal or paint a sheet of plastic. So far the best method I have found is to put the punch into the mototool on the drill press. If you try to freehand it it wil try to skate across the surface. I haven't done it yet but it has occured to me that I can also do a clear layer to simulate glass. This would also give enough depth to give an edge to paint for the instruments frame.
This is cheap and easy, so I wanted to share it with you all.
Best regards,
Terry
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