TauntDevil
Well-known member
Hello all.
So researched this a bit and didnt exactly find my answer. Actually... I did but didnt.
My short goal here is to create a quick dimple die press. At the shop I help out at we dimple a lot for cages, bumpers, plates, etc (People love that stuff - I am guilty of it as well). I myself at home doing small side jobs also end up pressing in dimples quite often as well so decided to look into something quick. We have a 12Ton and 20Ton press. They work great, dont get me wrong but neither is air setup so doing it by hand is slow...
I am trying to find a way to have something maybe one pull or two pulls that is about $200 or less (I know I know, cheap idiot, but unlike most I see on here, my funding is extremely low).
My progress within research and why I didnt find my answer (Which leads to why I ask here). My idea is basically an Arbor press. One pull and should do the job. However those who had the same idea were trying to press 1/8" mild steel. Almost all the posts or answers were regarding pressing 1/8" mild steel. Now for that, I would just pony up and use our 20ton press for that or even the 30 ton we have out back. The most common we press is 16 gauge. 14 gauge is a rare cause but happens. Again, thicker, will use my 12ton or 20 ton press for those because again.. rare. The arbor press is a great idea and all but 1ton arbor press does not do the job (Tried it). I was thinking a 3ton as I found a nice one being sold from someone in Ohio on ebay for $250 shipped. However, being that it is unkown if this would be enough to work, I passed on the deal.
So my question is, what is a quick way to do dimple dies on 16 gauge mild steel sheets?
Also, I did look into the air/pnumatic setup. I like it a lot because I can convert it to a foot pedal and use both hands on what I am working on however the air compressor at my home is only a 30gal cheap compressor (Used to air up tires and a tire machine. Nothing major) Im sure it would work but is it actually quick? The ones we have tried in the past (not HF amazingly) were not quick at all. Werent doing dimple dies but just did not move quick.
Sorry for the lengthy post. I try to add all the details in and somehow end up typing a lot... sorry...
Thanks in advance though!
So researched this a bit and didnt exactly find my answer. Actually... I did but didnt.
My short goal here is to create a quick dimple die press. At the shop I help out at we dimple a lot for cages, bumpers, plates, etc (People love that stuff - I am guilty of it as well). I myself at home doing small side jobs also end up pressing in dimples quite often as well so decided to look into something quick. We have a 12Ton and 20Ton press. They work great, dont get me wrong but neither is air setup so doing it by hand is slow...
I am trying to find a way to have something maybe one pull or two pulls that is about $200 or less (I know I know, cheap idiot, but unlike most I see on here, my funding is extremely low).
My progress within research and why I didnt find my answer (Which leads to why I ask here). My idea is basically an Arbor press. One pull and should do the job. However those who had the same idea were trying to press 1/8" mild steel. Almost all the posts or answers were regarding pressing 1/8" mild steel. Now for that, I would just pony up and use our 20ton press for that or even the 30 ton we have out back. The most common we press is 16 gauge. 14 gauge is a rare cause but happens. Again, thicker, will use my 12ton or 20 ton press for those because again.. rare. The arbor press is a great idea and all but 1ton arbor press does not do the job (Tried it). I was thinking a 3ton as I found a nice one being sold from someone in Ohio on ebay for $250 shipped. However, being that it is unkown if this would be enough to work, I passed on the deal.
So my question is, what is a quick way to do dimple dies on 16 gauge mild steel sheets?
Also, I did look into the air/pnumatic setup. I like it a lot because I can convert it to a foot pedal and use both hands on what I am working on however the air compressor at my home is only a 30gal cheap compressor (Used to air up tires and a tire machine. Nothing major) Im sure it would work but is it actually quick? The ones we have tried in the past (not HF amazingly) were not quick at all. Werent doing dimple dies but just did not move quick.
Sorry for the lengthy post. I try to add all the details in and somehow end up typing a lot... sorry...
Thanks in advance though!
