Suze Report post Posted March 15, 2009 OK - first I gut a bug in my bonnet to make some game boards....(9 man morris, alaquerqe, etc) for the Arts and Science challange (50 things in 5 years) I was thinking of leather "coins" for tokens.... before I search for a million hours - do they even make a hole punch that is about an inch in diamater - the only ones I see in a quick search go up to 3/4 of an inch and I think that will be too small. I also thought about making "poker chips" for score keeping. (or "fariy coins") I can practice stamping and dyeing at the same time and toss the rotten looking ones. >grin< thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rdb Report post Posted March 15, 2009 Suze, Osborne makes arch punches that big, and bigger. Most of the bigger suppliers have them. They are around $40, I think. If necessary, You can probably get one made to the exact size you want for just a little more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johanna Report post Posted March 15, 2009 I have a set, Suze. Geeeshhh...we need to get to Tandy I guess. You;ve been bitten by the bug BAAAAD. ~J Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Suze Report post Posted March 15, 2009 (edited) Ouch on the price (well for what I want anyway) fpr a person who is doing it for a living - I suspect that is a very reasonable price Maybe Johanna has one in the shop.......I don't know I haven't been scrounging down there yet. thank you - It might be something that I "could" make money with an be an investment. (glass blobs are looking better then ever - and I HAVE 50 pounds of them) OPPS -- missed your post cuz and it is just a 'new thing to learn" and you KNOW how I am about handcrafts Edited March 15, 2009 by Suze Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Report post Posted March 15, 2009 I paid $16 for a gasket punch set that runs from 1/4" through 1 1/2" from Harbor Freight. It was 10 years ago, but I doubt they have gone up very much. It will leave a dimple in the center, but you can find a way around that. Kevin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Suze Report post Posted March 15, 2009 I paid $16 for a gasket punch set that runs from 1/4" through 1 1/2" from Harbor Freight. It was 10 years ago, but I doubt they have gone up very much. It will leave a dimple in the center, but you can find a way around that.Kevin that's good to know - if it isn't a big dimple it could also be a "center mark" for a stamp? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cal2299 Report post Posted March 15, 2009 How about a piece of hydraulic tube cut to length and lathe turned or ground to a chamfer.Pick up from and agricultural scrap bin,and do yourself.Craft no51 lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Suze Report post Posted March 15, 2009 How about a piece of hydraulic tube cut to length and lathe turned or ground to a chamfer.Pick up from and agricultural scrap bin,and do yourself.Craft no51 lol. would work but I don't have those skills or tools to do it with besides Johanna said she had the punch I need so I guess I should have asked her FIRST >sheepish grin< Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwinOaks Report post Posted March 15, 2009 If you've got A LOT of them to make, it might be worthwhile to see if someone with a clicker could make them and ship them to you. It be a good way to use up the scraps. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Suze Report post Posted March 15, 2009 not a huge amount - just for myself and a couple of gameboards... around 50 all told. 20 for a 9 man morris board (need a spare token) and maybe a checker board.... and if I am going to use them for part of my "50 challange" I need to do them myself besides if I make something to SELL (gameboard wise) it gets those nice glass blops from the flower department -- I have to get rid of them somehow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
