New from PH Designs comes this ingenious new tool that allows you to produce tiny bolts heads and other items in a variety of sizes.

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Thanks!

Hi Rowan,

First of all, it's nice to see you back! I have a question regarding the product; I would like to order it immediatelly, but I do not understand the principle. How do you make nuts and bolts with it? Could you say more? My guess: you scribe them on the styrene, and then cut them out, right?

All the best,
Entoni

Thanks Entoni

No, you heat the end of a piece of sprue and push it into the hole. Because the template is etched in two levels it moulds a miniature nut or washer with a bolt end projecting from it. You then need to trim the finished item off the sprue.

All the best

Rowan

Who in the world would think about heating a sprue and smash mold it Sounds good to me... I'll give it a try!

All the best,
Entoni

Hi again

Well, the neat thing is that, in principle, it should do in one hit what has traditionally taken two passes with expensive hexagonal and round punch and die sets.

All the best

Rowan

Don't forget the lockwiring...