I've been going through the old messages and while I've found a vast amount of very useful information (to the point of converting me from trying to cast coins...
The WKMG can certainly supply you with blanks, I would suggest starting with farthings or pennies, as tehy are far easier to strike, than groat size blanks,...
... Sorry....(no I'm not!) -Carowyn the not-at-all-repentant, hooked on moneying P.S. Eventually my life will slow down (HAH!) and I will be able to reply to...
Donovan You can make your own flat sheets. Rio Grande catalog has flat sheet mold. Or you can make your own. I think someone posted here how to do so out of...
Greetings to the SCA_moneyer's List From Master Thorfinn Graybeard, O.L. Outlands I buy 6" by 12" sheets of lead free pewter .0312" (0 .8 mm) thick for $7.35 ...
I was wandering around the contenti site. And I found these: http://www.contenti.com/products/dapping/190-222.html Would they work for punching out blanks?...
Those punches might work, but I don't like the look of the interior of the punch. Your edges might not come out straight, especially with thicker blanks. I...
Hello,, I think I've found a very cheap source of tin. It is used hooks that are used in zinc plating. I think they use them to lower things in the zinc ...
Greetings all, I have been lurking for quite a while on the list but i am in need of a little help if i may please? At Easter in Lochac this year our noble...
Greetings I don't have the booklet in front of me, but most of the legends on coins were in Latin. Hope this helps. Edouard d'Ath, Drachenwald From: "Andrew &...
... From: Andrew & Penny To: sca_moneyer@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 6:01 AM Subject: [sca_moneyer] Combat of the 30 coin/medallion Greetings...
I attempted to translate "Combat of the Thirty" into Latin and I probably got it wrong. "30" is "triginta" if this helps. Perhaps triginta could be written in...
I just discovered this stuff called Dykem Layout Ink. It looks like it'd be very useful for laying out the design on the die. Have any of you tried it? Bart "I...
Hi If you have to resort to this, dig a hole (deep) bury all your
equipment, fill in, and run away regards DTM ... From: Bart Saxton Date: 04/06/06 17:49:28 ...
I've used layout inks in a machine shop environment. Works great. A period equivalent would be to hold your die over a candle to soot it. Then you can draw...
The ideal way to layout the design would naturally be how they did it in period, with a sharp scribe tool. (You can see some of the layout lines they didn't...
On Ebay (too rich for my blood) Edwin 1580 BOOK ON MEDIEVAL COINAGE / THOUSANDS OF COINS GOLD COINS HAND COLOURED/ GREATEST WORK KNOWN!! End time: Apr-20-06...
I have this wedding ring made out of platinum. I've been trying to figure out a good use for it. A friend suggested heating up and branding my self with it to...
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Mark Chapman
whitewolf@...
Apr 17, 2006 4:36 pm
... I work with Pt daily. The first consideration is that at the current price of $1075 an oz, you might want to consider selling the ring. Second eye...
How would I know which alloy it is? Inside the band it is marked PLAT* or at least a six sided asterick looking thing. Does that identify which it is? I'd...
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Mark Chapman
whitewolf@...
Apr 18, 2006 12:49 am
No that is the trademark of the manufacturer. ID'ing alloy is a bitch to put it frankly! The chance is very high that it is 5% Co alloy. The Ir alloy will...
Good afternoon everybody, In an attempt to improve the communication within and specifically about the West Kingdom Moneyers Guild I have opened a new list....
Mark your calendars, Saturday Aug 26th, The Northshield Moneyers Guild is holding a day of coin making fun. A time for Moneyers both within the Kingdom and...
Hello Brothers and Sisters, Just letting those who know me that, yes I am still alive. Just stuck in the realm of the real world. Also, I am now living in An...
St. Dunstan of Canterbury, Abbot of Glastonbury, 26th Archbishop of Canterbury Died 988 at Canterbury, England Commemorated May 19 Patronage: armourers,...
Although some might prefer an English patron saint (as opposed to the French St. Eligius), I don't know how closely we'd want to emulate St. Dunstan. In The...
