Press Brake Die Holder
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jeepinerdeep
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I might be an idiot, but here's how I had mine made. Just a slot like .530" milled in to a rectangle bar. I think it was worth it? It cost me a little cash for a neighbor to do the milling, I don not remember the amount.
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jeepinerdeep
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Yep, that can be trouble I admit.
Finally!
So I finally go around to drilling and tapping my pieces for the punch holder. I forgot I didn't have a collar to hold the punch on the press pin so I went to TS and got a 1 1/2" pipe coupling. I welded that to the top of the holder. I drilled and tapped a 1/4" hole in it so I'd have a set screw. Tried it on a piece of 1/8" flat bar and it worked great!
Hopefully I didn't inhale too much of the fumes from welding that galvanized ****.
I have no idea how well the collar will hold. The coupling is cast and I was using the same MIG I use for mild steel.
To top it off, the I tacked right side of the collar and, in the 5 seconds it took me to move to the left side, it lifted about a 1/16". I didn't notice it so it got welded a little crooked. **** it.
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So I finally go around to drilling and tapping my pieces for the punch holder. I forgot I didn't have a collar to hold the punch on the press pin so I went to TS and got a 1 1/2" pipe coupling. I welded that to the top of the holder. I drilled and tapped a 1/4" hole in it so I'd have a set screw. Tried it on a piece of 1/8" flat bar and it worked great!
Hopefully I didn't inhale too much of the fumes from welding that galvanized ****.
I have no idea how well the collar will hold. The coupling is cast and I was using the same MIG I use for mild steel.
To top it off, the I tacked right side of the collar and, in the 5 seconds it took me to move to the left side, it lifted about a 1/16". I didn't notice it so it got welded a little crooked. **** it.View media item 68298
matt_i
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Jim, I think you are going to need some guides to align the punch with the die. I don't think its wise to just stack it in compression and press. A little offset could spill everything under pressure, and worse, at you.
ez-duzit
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Matt--I think you're right.