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Tue, 9 May 2006 04:27:21 +0700
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Steve,

Since the tooling you want to control is basicly small, tool-steel cylinders, rounded at one end, and a tapered, machined working end.  These vary by little, dimensionally, and can cause real serious problems. The diameter needs to remain unchanged to fit into the press. I don't believe that letters or numbers work well in these situations.

If you have a machine shop, perhaps you can cut three grooves into the cylindrical portion, and fill the grooves with a quality paint or epoxy ink. Since your operators already know how to read color codes, perhaps a similar system could be used here. I would have just color dipped the whole thing, but between the wear, interference with the press, and not enough colors, the color-filled grooves seems much more practicle.

Good luck,
Steve Mikell


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Gregory" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [TN] Swage Tooling Identification
> Date:         Mon, 8 May 2006 14:38:45 -0500
> 
> 
> Good Afternon All!
> 
> I've taken on trying to get our swage tooling in order. As a contract
> assembly company, you can imagine how many anvil and punch sets we have.
> The problem is trying to put some sort of identification on each piece
> so that it's easily identifiable, to easily keep things in order.
> 
> Most manufacturers (like Cambion) will have a part number stamped on
> each piece, but over time the number will become very difficult to read
> and I think that somewhat contributes to things becoming a disarray.
> People can't read the number easily, so they just put it in the first
> drawer they open (I have a nuts and bolts cabinet with small drawers for
> each set).
> 
> I can organize things properly and then go back a week or two later, and
> everything is mixed-up again. Then the operators come tell me  that they
> can't find the proper swaging tooling they need. I go and dig through
> all the drawers and finally find it...well I'm tired of doing that.
> 
> So I'm asking what you all do to keep your swage tooling organized.
> Stamping numbers is pretty tough because most of the tools are hardened
> tool steel, tough to stamp that stuff...an engraver might work though. I
> just want to ask what you all do...I'm tired of having to spend more
> time tracking down tooling I know we have, than it does to actually do
> the job.
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> -Steve Gregory-

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