EXHIBIT 32.2

                           SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION

   Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Brady Corporation (the
"Company") certifies to his knowledge that:

      (1) The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly
   period ended October 31, 2004 fully complies with the requirements of Section
   13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      (2) The information contained in that Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all
   material respects, the financial conditions and results of operations of the
   Company.

Date: December 9, 2004

/s/ DAVID MATHIESON
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David Mathieson
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

   A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other
document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that
appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement
required by Section 906, has been provided to the Company and will be retained
by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its
staff upon request. This certification accompanies this report pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed filed by
the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended.