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Starting on the first brass bolt that will hold the steel base plate onto the wooden plinth -

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Turn to the length I want the bolt to be -
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Using a small hand file on the end making a chamfer to facilitate the button die going on easily at the start -

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I have made button die stock holders, but have found that it easier and quicker for me to just use a normal hand die holder and keep it place using the drill chuck in the tailstock. Nice and quick and still accurate -

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 Measuring from the back so that all the bolts have the same amount of thread -
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