Some readers wrote to me after reading my previous post on “Metal forming spring back”. The technique I mentioned in the post was used on a progressive tool it is not suitable in the single forming tool. Some of the factors for successful bending are the size of interior bend radius and the metal...
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Any mistake made during the tool set up process can cause the mechanical press to be overloaded and stuck to the bottom of the press stroke. The mechanical press gets stuck on the bottom of the stroke when the press’s energy cannot sustain the required punching force as the press’s energy has depleted and...
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A friend from Australia wrote to me asking for assistance on one of his project. He had a tool, which used a pressure pad to flatten a Ø1″ tube followed by punching a ¼” square hole on it. The tool used the punched slug from the top thickness as the punch for the bottom...
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