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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1122807, member: 112"]No, they did not hand engrave a large master die. What they did, and still do, is create a large plaster model. And then they use the machine to copy that model and the machine carves the normal size master hub. Then the master hub is used to create master dies. Then that die is used to create working hubs. And then those hubs are used to create working dies.</p><p><br /></p><p>The point is that dies have not been carved by hand for a loooooooooooong time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1122807, member: 112"]No, they did not hand engrave a large master die. What they did, and still do, is create a large plaster model. And then they use the machine to copy that model and the machine carves the normal size master hub. Then the master hub is used to create master dies. Then that die is used to create working hubs. And then those hubs are used to create working dies. The point is that dies have not been carved by hand for a loooooooooooong time.[/QUOTE]
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