Stuff you have made today

[Hitch]

Cut a bit of 8mm steel to weld to the press tool I made yesterday.

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It serves to locate the stainless blanks.

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I cut another couple of blanks today and only after pressing the first one did I realise I had picked up a bit of 5mm to cut rather than the 4mm, I had a heck of a job getting the tool out of the stainless. So as I had another I made another tool that was 2mm smaller and got the next piece of stainless pressed and removed easily.

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I welded the sizes on them so I knew for the future.

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Pic of the 5mm hook after being in the press brake

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Next I wondered if I could make up another tool so that I could bend some 8mm round bar that I will weld to the hooks.
Did one and it worked great so thought I would do the other 3 at once and see if it would work.



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Easy

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I also welded some ID onto that tool


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Now all I have to figure out is how to reduce the marks on the stainless as I press them, I used some slideway oil and it did help but maybe thicker oil or grease may work better.

I make them with rollers for doing round bar, minimises drag marks.

 

[Hitch]

@Hood

Made this up for Mark free bending 16mm round stainless.

 

[Hood]

Will have to give that a go for the for the actual hooks. Might make things a lot easier if it works as I can likely make them adjustable for different diameters. Never done any press work before so all a learning curve

 

[Hitch]

Will have to give that a go for the for the actual hooks. Might make things a lot easier if it works as I can likely make them adjustable for different diameters. Never done any press work before so all a learning curve

Having grooved rollers to suit the bar diameter makes quite a difference.

 

[Brad93]

Having grooved rollers to suit the bar diameter makes quite a difference.

A useful tool, and something that once you've made it you'd probably use more often

 

[Hood]

Ha ha just realised why I was struggling the last few days when stick welding. I had problems with my eye so have been wearing the specs instead of the contact lenses, specs are actually a bit clearer than the contacts for close up.
However I have cheater lenses in the welding mask to make up for that when using the contacts but obviously the cheater and specs are distorting my vision when welding, what an idiot

 

[My Old Landy]

My Mrs has been getting creative with resin

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Sometimes I get donations and at the time I have no plans fro them.

Like this, from a wire loom manufacture.

So they sat around for a year or two..

Until today.

 

[DAPPH]

Cut a bit of 8mm steel to weld to the press tool I made yesterday.

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It serves to locate the stainless blanks.

View attachment 460882


I cut another couple of blanks today and only after pressing the first one did I realise I had picked up a bit of 5mm to cut rather than the 4mm, I had a heck of a job getting the tool out of the stainless. So as I had another I made another tool that was 2mm smaller and got the next piece of stainless pressed and removed easily.

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I welded the sizes on them so I knew for the future.

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Pic of the 5mm hook after being in the press brake

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Next I wondered if I could make up another tool so that I could bend some 8mm round bar that I will weld to the hooks.
Did one and it worked great so thought I would do the other 3 at once and see if it would work.



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Easy

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I also welded some ID onto that tool


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Now all I have to figure out is how to reduce the marks on the stainless as I press them, I used some slideway oil and it did help but maybe thicker oil or grease may work better.

Would guide grooves in the tool & die to slide & guide the rod as it bends help , though it means rejigging the parts ?

 

[Hood]

Would guide grooves in the tool & die to slide & guide the rod as it bends help , though it means rejigging the parts ?

Bending the 8mm round bar works fine and no markings on it. It is the flat that is getting marked and scored.

 

[DAPPH]

Bending the 8mm round bar works fine and no markings on it. It is the flat that is getting marked and scored.

Thick poly sheeting or nylon say 3 mm it is very slippery and might not severe , John if you want a small play sample drop me a PM with your details Or would a shaped liner of Delrin or hard nylon work

 

[Brad93]

We used to have a film at work that you ran through the die with the workpiece to stop it marking the material.

That was all 1.5 stainless sheet and stuff though so not sure how it would
hold up against thicker material

 

[Hood]

@DAPPH

Not sure what went on with your post and if you are meaning me but if so it is Robin and not John although I have been called all sorts of names
I think the roller way might be the best method.

 

[DAPPH]

Apologies Robin , I got me worms muggled tup

 

[Hood]

We used to have a film at work that you ran through the die with the workpiece to stop it marking the material.

That was all 1.5 stainless sheet and stuff though so not sure how it would
hold up against thicker material

I have seen that film before but for use with a brake, don't think it would stand up to the force of the stainless sliding against the former.

 

[Brad93]

I have seen that film before but for use with a brake, don't think it would stand up to the force of the stainless sliding against the former.

No i think it's probably only good for light pressbrake work

 

[My Old Landy]

I was feeling a little low today so I cheered myself up by making this sign

 

[Memmeddu]

Started another restoration video after failing with the black and decker.
I'm sad about the fact my viewers were expecting the drill restored but there's nothing I can do to complete it

 

[Onoff]

Not me, my daughter. Hand painted nails for her friends etc. (Only the stars are stencilled).

https://flic.kr/p/2qaazMH

https://flic.kr/p/2qaazMC

https://flic.kr/p/2qaazCu

https://flic.kr/p/2qacoDz

 

[My Old Landy]

Not me, my daughter. Hand painted nails for her friends etc. (Only the stars are stencilled).

https://flic.kr/p/2qaazMH

https://flic.kr/p/2qaazMC

https://flic.kr/p/2qaazCu

https://flic.kr/p/2qacoDz

She is very talented