Water lifter

[Frank S]

Nicely made press mold die set, What is the thickness of your brass sheet/ Did you use common shim stock? If so did you have to anneal it prior to pressing? In the past I've had to make pressing die set for antique carburetor floats out of copper sheets. I found that if I heated the sheets to between 900 to 1200° f then water quenching softened the sheet enough to work it into the complex shapes