making coins experiment
john lucas
If I were making coins to make a living I would already be broke. 
I tried 10 different woods, including Mesquite, Bradford pear, Cocobolo, maple, and a few whose names were so odd I've already forgotten. Turns out African Olive wood will work without using the sealer or other chemicals. Turns out the various chemicals may be part of the problem as they react with the spray paint somewhat.
Anyway I cut a bunch of coins and built a jig to aid sanding them. My fingers are totally worn out from sanding all the experimental pieces. I also started building a jig to hold the coins and the template on the Pantograph so I can precisely position each coin and each template. It's going to be slow going because the cutter diameter has to be small and if I force it I'll break it. May have to lay off the coke and sugar tomorrow.
