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Offline mcfonz

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Re: How to drill through pennies?
« Reply #30 on: April 08, 2014, 10:07:47 PM »
Basing wise my advice would be if you are using two discs to make the lower of the two bigger if poss. So maybe use 20mm for top and 25mm for the bottom and then fill the difference with a slant to it. I find it helps to make it look less chunky, and helps it look better visually.

You could also try adding some small pebbles / gravel to the base to add weight for stability.
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Re: How to drill through pennies?
« Reply #31 on: April 08, 2014, 10:12:38 PM »
How about metal buttons, the sort used on trench coats with 4 holes?
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Re: How to drill through pennies?
« Reply #32 on: April 09, 2014, 05:00:17 PM »
How about metal buttons, the sort used on trench coats with 4 holes?

Ok you have just proved you are "slightly insane"!    lol

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Re: How to drill through pennies?
« Reply #33 on: April 09, 2014, 05:05:35 PM »
Ok you have just proved you are "slightly insane"!    lol

 lol

But they come pre-drilled with 4 holes!

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Re: How to drill through pennies?
« Reply #34 on: April 09, 2014, 05:49:06 PM »
lol

But they come pre-drilled with 4 holes!

True...
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Re: How to drill through pennies?
« Reply #35 on: April 10, 2014, 10:18:30 AM »
Actually, I was going to suggest curtain weights...

I think they would be perfect for what you want as well, not least because they are round and heavy, but are also fairly easy to drill/file.

I buy lead penny weights from Merrick & Day here, and they are perfect for adding a substantial heft to plastic slotta bases.

Depending on how many you need, you could also try looking in any local haberdashers, or even places like EBay. Note that they sell different sizes as well, so if you do some searching, you can get all sorts of diameters and shapes.

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Re: How to drill through pennies?
« Reply #36 on: April 10, 2014, 09:11:06 PM »
Curtain weights? That would never have occurred to me. I shall look into that, cheers.

 

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