Very interested Hugh, would what you have in mind be suitable for a variety of scales?Richie
Interested, though wondering if there is anyway it could do a more streamlined cross-section strut vs. oval section (which is how I understand the Albion press was)
Another possibility is to use a 38% oval jeweler's steel drawplate available in many different sizes. This has a cross section like a double pointed Marquis diamond. You would have the option of reshaping soft round brass wire or transforming round soft brass tubing with a wire rod core. Videos on YouTube on how to use a draw plate. Bees' wax is used as a lubricant. Brass work hardens as it is drawn. Sometimes necessary to quickly pass the brass through a candle flame for annealing. Basically, soft wire or tubing reduced by 40% in cross section area will become hard brass.