Letter Punch Guide : Straight and Tidy Every Time!

Hey everyone- to the one million people telling me the inside corners for the frame didn’t need to be square, as I said in the video, I did it that way because I wanted to try it. It was fun, and that’s the whole point of this endeavour! If you’re not having fun doing this stuff, then it’s time for another hobby. I’m removing those comments because they are boring. To the other million people saying I should have silver soldered it- As I said several times in the video, the goal is to have the seams disappear. Silver solder won’t do that. Furthermore, Loctite is plenty strong for this application and doesn’t require getting out the torch, brazing hearth, pickling acid, and buffing wheel. But hey, you do you, this is how I did it, it was fast and easy, and worked great. Tedious comments are removed, as always. Don’t be tedious.

This one should be of interest to ToT. He stamps like I write.

Clickspring wouldn't broach this. Clickspring would file the square hole to within a micron by eye using a home-made file that he made with another home-made file.

In the dim distant past I worked in a engine manufacturing plant. Once the bottom end of the engine was built the block was flipped to have the head face upper most and at that point a engine number was stamped on the block. This was a manual operation using individual stamps. There was only one man who could accomplish this feat without using a guide , and he was able to do it so it looked like it was machine stamped as was done in the Japanese parent company with a giant daisy wheel equipped machine. He had a 90 second job cycle time to stamp the 11 character number, fit the 2 head location dowels, head gasket, cylinder head, 12 bolts and tighten them down to torque. As a leading hand I dreaded having to do this job whenever he went for a toilet break. Cheers Eric

I was saddened that youtube didn't recommend your channel until today knowing damn well Im subscribed to AVE, this old Tony, and abom79. I love the precision work you did.

"chanfers is what separate us from the animals" 😂 for the book..! chaMfers animal me...

You're the best Quinn! Really nice project. That fly cut stainless certainly is impressive . Now if you could design a jig to help me think straight, it would be most helpful.

In CNC guitar making, we use a 1/42" inch end mill (0.6mm) to cut fret slots. They are hideously small and fragile. Spinning screaming banshees of death turn them about 30krpm.

If you have an arbor press, try using your guide and punches in that. The letters will come out deeper and clearer.

I have been a machinist by trade most of my life, and I am very impressed by your knowledge.

“Chamfers are what separates us from the animals”....another one to use in my class, thanks Quinn!

I am always impressed by your work. You are a talented machinist, educator and "work hard for your $$". As a Patron I recommend others support you.

This is absolutely brilliant. I think it needs to be over-engineered a bit, though. Maybe see if you can hook it up to your steam engine somehow.

I worked for a company back in the late 1980s that made those punches, along with embossing and debossing steel type for canned food. I used to engrave the punches on a 3D pantograph. We also made holders for those punches so you could make up to 5-character production codes.

Beautiful piece. I also love how this doesn’t make the letters too perfect, there should still be that hand made feeling to it.

"Chamfers are what separate us from the animals." <-- T-shirt. Just sayin'.

"Watch me eat crow on this in 9 minutes." Oh my god that killed me hahaha

Dammit you genius. This saves my lettering for leatherwork. firing up F360 and heating up the 3d printer.

Great job. I was trying to figure something like this. I think putting a vee on the bottom though so it can be set on a round surface would be a nice addition

I enjoyed that one a lot, as is the tradition. I had just been losing sleep over what it is that separates us from the animals (since it obviously wasn’t toothbrushes) so thank you for that. You are always a slice of sunshine. 😎👍👀