Place this cylinder on top of the metal sandwich and place the entire assembly under the press.
Diy sheet metal stamping press.
Die life is dependent upon shape and size.
It s like a little metal sandwich.
Before designing the sheet metal stamping process press tool it is necessary to understand the configuration and components of the press tool.
Short run hydraulic press work is often done using kirksite a trade name for a zinc alloy aka pot metal dies.
Find a long metal cylinder that will fit between the two stainless steel rods.
Many different types of metal can be cut and formed in a die.
Although most stamping operations use sheet steel special dies can cut and form steel bars up to 3 in.
After the desired thickness is obtained the sheet metal then is rolled into a large coil.
Common life is 10 000 15 000 parts.