die forming
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die forming
anyone else doing hydralic die forming?
just started right before I bought "the" mill....and of course it got put on hold
have an order in the works for a solid 18kt T/T necklace and the client can't decide what size links she wants (probably long gold links with small wg andd hopefully 1/4ct dia's
milled links("engraved") with the mill apprx 2mm deep into scrap plex
pressed soft copper into it .....and instant hollow links!
and of course Jeff bailed me out when "Ijust didn't get it"!
the engraving/routing is really pretty easy
larry
my pics are taken with an old Sony Mavica (got it when it first can out)
low tech no light box etc etc
just started right before I bought "the" mill....and of course it got put on hold
have an order in the works for a solid 18kt T/T necklace and the client can't decide what size links she wants (probably long gold links with small wg andd hopefully 1/4ct dia's
milled links("engraved") with the mill apprx 2mm deep into scrap plex
pressed soft copper into it .....and instant hollow links!
and of course Jeff bailed me out when "Ijust didn't get it"!
the engraving/routing is really pretty easy
larry
my pics are taken with an old Sony Mavica (got it when it first can out)
low tech no light box etc etc
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Cool stuff Larry!
I don't have a hydraulic press but years ago we bought out another store and part of the tools included an old stamping press. It has a huge and very heavy wheel that rotates at a few hundred RPM's. When the foot pedal is pressed, it engages a cam and the stamping occurs. I think it is rated at about 5 tons pressure. I'm too scared to use the thing! The guy that was using it before was stamping very thin parts using an epoxy type die.
I try to stay away from anything that is too "production" like because I get bored too easily.
I went to Stuller a couple of years ago when we got the laser and thought man, this would be a cool place to work at; until I saw people doing the same thing over and over day after day lol
Good luck on the necklace!
Ken
I don't have a hydraulic press but years ago we bought out another store and part of the tools included an old stamping press. It has a huge and very heavy wheel that rotates at a few hundred RPM's. When the foot pedal is pressed, it engages a cam and the stamping occurs. I think it is rated at about 5 tons pressure. I'm too scared to use the thing! The guy that was using it before was stamping very thin parts using an epoxy type die.
I try to stay away from anything that is too "production" like because I get bored too easily.
I went to Stuller a couple of years ago when we got the laser and thought man, this would be a cool place to work at; until I saw people doing the same thing over and over day after day lol
Good luck on the necklace!
Ken
coin
working on application to press dials
this was a sheet of 24kt .13mm thick and a litlle over 1 in diameter
and only weighed a strong dwt
milled at wax settings and pressed into resin
did not finish except buffed cheek area a little
Larry
this was a sheet of 24kt .13mm thick and a litlle over 1 in diameter
and only weighed a strong dwt
milled at wax settings and pressed into resin
did not finish except buffed cheek area a little
Larry
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dieformed cookie
had the artwork, 3de file, and an extra delrin pusher so set up the mill late Sat PM and let the mill run (really messy...worse than wax)
used cork settings and a 1.5 carbide round nose
took about 6 hours and still lugged down the motor sometimes
this is probably an ideal use for the mill
once you have the pusher, it's less than a minute until you have product
and if your sheet is polished....no cleanup!
this design was a strong 7 mm deep so would probably have to anneal
gold if you were pushing this far
Larry
used cork settings and a 1.5 carbide round nose
took about 6 hours and still lugged down the motor sometimes
this is probably an ideal use for the mill
once you have the pusher, it's less than a minute until you have product
and if your sheet is polished....no cleanup!
this design was a strong 7 mm deep so would probably have to anneal
gold if you were pushing this far
Larry
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only using a 12 ton
but most of my stuff is small
a gts buckle would probably need at least 20 and probably 50 if there was any depth
small stuff you can mill in plexiglass and push into urathane
............probably a big vise would work
Larry
but most of my stuff is small
a gts buckle would probably need at least 20 and probably 50 if there was any depth
small stuff you can mill in plexiglass and push into urathane
............probably a big vise would work
Larry
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I have a 20 ton press, Pipe over threaded rod on 3 steel plates. The design is for forming, so it is hight adjustable. It is from that book on die-forming. I have been looking for a 100-ton jack. If I find one at reasonable cost (about $1000) I will weld up a frame. For die forming any strong frame will do.
Once was in a race car shop where they were using the I beam roof rafters to jack down against the bent frame of a crashed rail.
Every time the price of metals goes up I start thinking about die pressing. What I need to do is figure a good plan for backing material, so the results will be strong enough. Maybe copper.
On my list of things to try is bronze dies. Bronze has hi tinsel strength, so would make for good dies. Probably make several of the same dies and use one for forming and reserve one to finish with, like they do with EDM electrodes.
Try page belting for urethane.
Cheers Marty
Once was in a race car shop where they were using the I beam roof rafters to jack down against the bent frame of a crashed rail.
Every time the price of metals goes up I start thinking about die pressing. What I need to do is figure a good plan for backing material, so the results will be strong enough. Maybe copper.
On my list of things to try is bronze dies. Bronze has hi tinsel strength, so would make for good dies. Probably make several of the same dies and use one for forming and reserve one to finish with, like they do with EDM electrodes.
Try page belting for urethane.
Cheers Marty
Hydrolic presses
Marty,
You might try Harbor Freight for a low cost hydrolic press under $300.
We used to make dies for a Famco foot press that goes to 5 tons, but the fear of catching a finger in the jaws is a real risk.
We used a Preiss 3d Mill to make our positive and negative dies in steel, then we took them to a commercail mill over 10,000 lbs psi
There is a company called BonnyDoon in the Rio Grande catalogue which makes a jeweler's hydrolic press for forming cups, etc. hope this helps
Winstone
You might try Harbor Freight for a low cost hydrolic press under $300.
We used to make dies for a Famco foot press that goes to 5 tons, but the fear of catching a finger in the jaws is a real risk.
We used a Preiss 3d Mill to make our positive and negative dies in steel, then we took them to a commercail mill over 10,000 lbs psi
There is a company called BonnyDoon in the Rio Grande catalogue which makes a jeweler's hydrolic press for forming cups, etc. hope this helps
Winstone