dimple dies

Another new tool. I bought this 2 inch dimple die and converted it over to my 35 ton Iron worker.

This is what it does to my test sheet of copper. It is supposed to work on 16 ga sheet metal too, I'll find out tomarrow.

Very NICE!

Geeez Bonehead. You have all the COOL stuff.

Nice!

Nice die Bonehead but I dount many here have a 35 ton press. Let's see a picture of that big boy!!!

BoB

Yep!

Yep... that's a serious piece of equiptment! I want one!!! ; - >

BH that's some awesome equipment! I've been looking for some smaller dies that do that in the 1", 3/4", 1/2" range that I can use in my wimpy 20 ton press.
Do you have a source for something like that? Thanks

Dimple dies are on my want list. I think a dimpled hole adds a lot to the finished look of a project. Very nice Bonehead.

Thanks BH. I just ordered a set of dies. Can't wait to use them. I already have some punches and now I can finish the holes with a chamfer. I think that finishes them off nicely.

Dimple dies are a nice touch. We use them alot for the offroad application as it adds alot of rigidity. The ones I have found that work the best are made by Leduc. The JMR flares are a little flat. Here are a few I have on my car.



The bottom 2 pics are out of 11 ga.

We were just discussing these. What kind of pressure does it take to put dimples in something like 3/16 plate? I imagine a typical 12 or 20 ton press won't do it?

Don

Usually you would use a flare tool die set for heavy plate, you make the hole first and then flare it with a press. In manufacturing they punch and flare heavy plate with one action, but you are correct about the machine.

We use a 40 ton press. The metal starts to curl initially and you need the additional force to try and flatten the metal back out on heavier gauge material. Chromoly is a bit more stubborn than mild steel.

Don't try a leather punch....................it won't work.

I gotta get me some of those

donsrods said:

We were just discussing these. What kind of pressure does it take to put dimples in something like 3/16 plate? I imagine a typical 12 or 20 ton press won't do it?

Don

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From what I understand the average dimple dies can't handle 3/16" plate. The physical die itself, not the press. Apparently they deform, but that doesn't mean you can't try it. I have dimpled 10 gauge, and it requires about 12 tons to flatten the metal after the dimple. This is all 10 gauge.


The 1" dies didn't dimple it very deep, I suspect because of the size, but they still made it more rigid. The 1.5" holes where more defined.

Cornerfreak said:

Dimple dies are a nice touch. We use them alot for the offroad application as it adds alot of rigidity. The ones I have found that work the best are made by Leduc. The JMR flares are a little flat. Here are a few I have on my car.

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Where did you get LeDuc dies? I haven't been able to find any? I looked for a long time before I bought mine from Light Racing. I heard the same thing about the JMR dies. But I really like the rounded dimple look you achieved on that piece.

I've only got the Greenlee "by hand" set up. It takes up less space than you big, kool, I want one ironworker......I hate you.......

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