Waaaayyyy back in February bought an impression die of a raised fist and I wanted to use the die to make a new pin for my hat. I planned on stamping the word RESIST around it. I was so busy with school that even during Spring break I did not get around to making it. Since the semester ended 3+ weeks ago I have been either catching up on my sleep, sewing a quilt for Elisa of Scotland, or cleaning the first floor of the house. - Those things are now done so I decided to take a break from cleaning this week and make that pin.
There was one thing I had to learn first... I wanted to teach myself how to make a pin back. To be honest those 3 piece pin backs (hinge, pin, and clasp) are tiny and fiddly to work with. I have been watching YouTube videos and I even bought a book and I even bought some lapel pins with catches to try too.
I started at 930 am - anneal, pickle, wash, press, press, repeat. Then stamp, saw, file/sand, cut wire, solder, pickle, bend pin back into shape, polish and by 4pm I had one complete pin and put it on my hat. The second pin will be finished tomorrow when I will form the pin back and then the entire thing will be polished.
There was one thing I had to learn first... I wanted to teach myself how to make a pin back. To be honest those 3 piece pin backs (hinge, pin, and clasp) are tiny and fiddly to work with. I have been watching YouTube videos and I even bought a book and I even bought some lapel pins with catches to try too.
I started at 930 am - anneal, pickle, wash, press, press, repeat. Then stamp, saw, file/sand, cut wire, solder, pickle, bend pin back into shape, polish and by 4pm I had one complete pin and put it on my hat. The second pin will be finished tomorrow when I will form the pin back and then the entire thing will be polished.
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