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.
Short run hydraulic press work is often done using kirksite a trade name for a zinc alloy aka pot metal dies.
Typical sheet metal thicknesses used in stamping are 0 001 in.
After the desired thickness is obtained the sheet metal then is rolled into a large coil.
The press tool consists of punch punches die punch plate backup plate stripper ejectors many more components.
Find a long metal cylinder that will fit between the two stainless steel rods.
Before designing the sheet metal stamping process press tool it is necessary to understand the configuration and components of the press tool.
It s like a little metal sandwich.
Common life is 10 000 15 000 parts.