Disc cutter, 11 piece set, for sheet silver and copper, cut crescents

Disc cutter PLUS set for sheet silver and copper

This cool disc cutter will cut perfect circles and or half circles. It will even make crescent moons. You can make a toggle catch by cutting a hole in Sterling blank. Oh yes this is a very useful tool for any silver worker. It will cut silver up to 20 gauge thick. Just slip the sheet into the slot and fit the punch into its proper opening and hammer the disc out. Be sure to apply even pressure to the cutting punch when hammering so as not to mar your silver. Be sure to tap the cutting punch all the way through the block. You will need to set the block on a raised items like a piece of wood so the cutting punch had room to drop out of the bottom. You can use a short section of dowel wood about 1/4 the to punch it through. You can also use this with a press. You strike the beveled side of the punch with the hammer.
Disc sizes are 3/32, 1/8, 3/16, 1/4, 9/32 5/16, 11/32, 3/8, 13/32, 7/16, 15/32, 1/2, 9/16, 5/8

tutorial on disc cutting here
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