Press Dimple Sheet Metal
When you don t have access to a hydraulic press or your material won t fit in a press bolt the dies together.
Press dimple sheet metal. Dimple dies will work in material as thick as 1 8 inch chrome moly steel and are meant to be used in an ironworker or press. Simply drill the recommended hole size in the metal that you desire to dimple then use a press to do the work. Machined to close tolerances. Our metal dimple dies can dimple steel mild steel sheet metal chromoly 4130 stainless steel and aluminum.
The proper size hole must be drilled beforehand. These work by tightening a draw bolt or in a bench press. Made with high strength chrome moly steel. Create flares around already cut holes in sheet metal up to 3 16 thick to make the edges stronger and more rigid.
Form clean 45 flares in up to 1 8 thick steel. Punch flare tools will punch the hole and flare material up to 16 gauge mild steel in one operation. Also known as dimple dies. Made from heat treated chrome moly steel these dies are built to last.
Press a male and female die together using a hydraulic press. How to make simple dimple dies for sheet metal. A simple demonstration of laying out drilling and pressing dimpled lightening holes with dimple dies in a steel bumper. How to drill and press dimple holes in a bumper.
The dimple dies we manufacture allow you to lighten and strengthen sheet metal fabrications by removing material and adding rigidity through the form.