Chuck, Take a look at these. I met Steve several years ago at the Badger Fly Fishers Spring Opener. He is not sleazy. LOL I would have gone to this year's Opener which was yesterday, but I got to do things with our grandchildren.
http://www.jvlnet.com/~swinters/ On Sun, Feb 9, 2014 at 8:34 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Chuck: > As I mentioned earlier, I got my punches from Harry Steeves several > years ago. They are really heavy duty, industrial type punches, ranging > from 1/8 to 3/4 inch diameter. Not sure if Harry had them made > specifically for him to sell. There's no brand anywhere on them. You > might want to check some of the on-line catalogs that sell industrial or > professional type tools. These were certainly designed to cut something > heavier than foam. I use the brass more often than not. I've got 9mm, > .357, .38-40, .44-40 and .45 Colt, plus I sacrificed some shot-gun shells > to get to the brass. .410, 16 ga, 20 ga and 12 ga. Just like a knife they > need to be sharpened. Just do a couple of file strokes around the inside > of the casing and you should be cutting right through the foam without a > problem. > > Jerry > > ----- Original Message ----- > I am looking for a set like the one shown in the photo on this page below. > But. This guy mentioned putting sections of brass tubing that has been > sharpened with a grinder and/or dremel tool, and drilling them out. I have > a 1/2" chuck sized drill press, and with a wooden backing, I bet the > drilling would be MUCH cleaner than the punching with a hammer.. Right???? > Or like I said, if anybody has a better idea, I'm be grateful. Thanks > again, Chuck > > > http://rxflyfishing.com/2013/03/27/flip-flop-foam-popper-heads/ > > From: Chuck Alexander > Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2014 6:41 PM > To: fly fishing for panfish ; [email protected] > Subject: [VFB] Foam Popper head punch set needed??? > > Can anybody tell me where to buy a good set of Foam Popper head punches?? > I have been using brass spent gun cartridge shells, but even using a wooden > backing, they dull pretty quickly. Or, does anybody have a stainless steel > (or whatever they are made of) cpl of these that you'd sell me?? I need > them in, say a 1/4", 3/8", or 7/16" diameter. or 8,9, and 10 mm would be > just as good. Thanks, Chuck > > ORRRRRR!!!! Can somebody tell me if I'm doing something wrong that is > dulling the brass shells after about 8-10 popper heads to the point that > they start just "tearing" the foam, instead of punching it cleanly???? > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
