[Harp-L] Re: Staking v Swaging v Embossing v Burnishing (was: Embossing v Burnishing)

[HTownFess <Spschndr@xxxxxxx>]

Boy, wait till you find out what else doesn't change :-).  Great to
have you back, good doctor, but as I pointed out in another post, I
already said drawing the sharp object (i.e., glass cutter, stout
needle) alongside the slot could indeed be called swaging; but
embossing a reedslot is another operation altogether: it's creating
raised bosses on the side walls of the reedslot to reduce the reed
clearance by drawing a rounded tool along the slot under significant
pressure.  I think that operation ought to continue to go by the name
embossing, and if that's the way most people size a reedslot to the
reed, then embossing's going to be the catch-all term, by default,
despite occasional inaccuracy.  Staking's a good term to know about,
though, as is swaging.  We're in trouble if we take mass production
for granted.

Stephen Schneider

On Jan 2, 3:25 pm, "James F. Antaki, PhD" <turbo...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Smokey Joe pointed out:
>
> > In the act of embossing, you are forcing material UP by putting  
> > pressure on the surrounding material.. when a person draws a sharp object
>
> along the sides of an opening  > making a furrow or cut, it would seem that they are embossing. In
>
> actuality, they are swaging.
>
> ...hence concluding that swaging is a perfectly good term to describe the
> process. And I agree.
>
> A zillion years ago, when this thread first started, there were numerous
> terminologies suggested, each taking a turn at being the preferred/accepted
> favorite. For about a week, the term I suggested, "Staking" actually was at
> the top of the charts.
>
> I'm actually writing this because I find it ironic that today I just
> re-subscribed to Harp-l after a long (4 year?) haitus, and the first topic
> of the day is one that was being discussed when I last left off. It kindof
> indicates that this discussion board is either like "Groundhog Day" which
> keeps repeating itself, or like "Days of our Lives," which progresses at
> such a slow pace that you can tune back in after 12 months, and the same
> characters are either still on their death bed, or still expecting the same
> child. lol
>
> Anyway, its nice to be back.  I hope to have a more meaningful message to
> share in the near future.
>
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