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 Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended
    July 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-K fairly presents, in all
    material respects, the financial conditions and results of operations of the
    Company.

Date: October 8, 2004

/s/ DAVID MATHIESON
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(David Mathieson)
Senior 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.