So I've seen a few videos on it, read a few posts online about it, but nowhere can I find anything that says how do design dies.
I know that I need relief bends that would be a certain size and radius, I know I'll need thickness in certain places, I know some things would need to be 2 stage movements, etc.
I mean, I've watched the following videos:
And I've read the following pages:
Boulder Engineering Studio How To
Is there some litmus test that I can use that will say "You could form this" or "Not a chance sunshine"
Are there any plugins for Fusion 360 to make life easier?
I'd like to form a few knuckled hinges into a 1/32" piece of aluminum sheet, picture attached. The inner radius is equal to the sheet metal thickness. The two knuckles ought to be mostly coaxial.
Does anybody know a simple way to form this? Could I buy a cheap punch press and find the right tooling online?
https://preview.redd.it/wbjbnsvdcpn71.jpg?width=587&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ceec89e47c8e854e0d7ed73233257d529bf0dc84
HI,
Im trying to make a dome shape using the sheet metal forming toom. This is an example of the sort of feature im trying to achieve in solidworks. I have followed the steps using this tutorial to create the forming tool and subsequent shape im after.
The issue that Im now facing is that the forming tool fills in all of the hole punches I have put into place. Since its just a mockup, I could probably get away with using keyshot to generate the holes (to a certain extent). But from a visual standpoint, I thought that solidworks would create a far cleaner and more accurate result.
Is it possible to do this sort of thing in solidworks? Or would I have to switch over to software like blender to get the sort of result im after?
Hi guys,
I'm just trying to find more information on how to go about designing press jigs. Do you have any preferred resources?
I'm trying to design some 3D printed jigs to bend a 18ga SS strip into a 6" u-shape with some tabs in the opposite direction. The strip has a bunch of lettering cut into it so it can't be rolled consistently.
I thought I could just do a U-shape jig but i'm kinda concerned with the fact that the leading edges of the female side will be engaging the flat sheet first before the majority of the curve actually clamps down on it. It'd put a lot of stress on that inside corner.
https://i.imgur.com/toMODwM.jpg
Main curve aside, I'm also struggling to figure out if the tabs can be bent upwards with the same press motion.
The youtube channel Stuff Made Here did 90° bends with rotating components in his jig: https://imgur.com/ZdQ0GhZ
but my bend is like 110° with the reverse curve on the main part, so I'm finding it hard to figure out the geometry necessary or if I have to have more parts, or what.
If you have any suggestions or resources, that'd be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
I drew this simple model using extrusions because I couldn't get it to work properly using the sheet metal section. The goal is to punch out a tab on the main face and bend it up 180° so that it is collinear with the main face.
I made a couple different forming tools but, the tool doesn't cut through the bend, and I end up with a tab that is on the correct plane but, it is not fully merged with the rest of the part.
I was able to get the tab punched out the way I wanted by unfolding the previous bend but, it will not let me re-fold the part after using the forming tool to make the tab.
I want to get into 3d printing (any advice on a decent 3d printer would be appreciated) but instead of printing frames, I'm more interested in printing dies and jigs to complete a parts kit build. Any advice on where to find this sort of info?
So I'm looking to buy the rights to build a quantity of kit cars at the moment, however as I plan to build 25 of them, it's gonna be something I have to get passed off through compliance works, as such I need a sheet metal body, fibreglass won't cut it.
Now they'll give me all the stuff I need to make the moulds, but they're designed for glass, not sheet.
How workable would it be to convert?
I have a project I'm working on in which I need to form 22 gauge sheet into a half round shape. Simplest way to describe it is that I need to make a donut shape that is 3 feet in diameter with an inside diameter of 20 inches. My plan is to form each section of the donut in two halves.
Is there an easy way to press form the sections with no press? Since it's thin material, it shouldn't take a lot of pressure, but I'm stumped on what to make the forms out of.
Hopefully my description is clear enough to understand.
Can anyone suggest good ressources to learn more on sheet metal forming? I am looking for design principles on what is and isn't feasible/standard. I found that I was also lacking on the technical vocabulary when trying to talk with people.
I am trying to make housing/heat shield designs out of stainless of aluminium.
I would like to know if sheet metal can be folded with an edge that has transition angle from one end to another (low to high angle). I think that doing that would stretch the sheet and it might tear.
Please check the images in the link below to understand better: https://imgur.com/a/l4B02
