MP&C
07-05-2015, 12:44 PM
Here's a nifty trick I used in the shop recently, perhaps someone can make use of it on their own projects.. We had some standoff "hat sections" to fabricate a couple weeks back, and needed multiple quantities.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/rmccartney/Metalworking/Picture%202865.jpg
One of the bends was to form a 1/2" flange, so the press brake was used with a 1" wide die...
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/rmccartney/Metalworking/Picture%202866.jpg
Using some rare earth magnets placed on the back side of the lower die to act as a backstop.... much easier set up than fooling with the Diacro's built in backstop..
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/rmccartney/Metalworking/Picture%202868.jpg
The bonus was it pulled the galvanized sheet metal in tightly toward the magnet, a self-loading if you will...
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/rmccartney/Metalworking/Picture%202869.jpg
Some of the finished products...
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/rmccartney/Metalworking/Picture%202864.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/rmccartney/Metalworking/Picture%202865.jpg
One of the bends was to form a 1/2" flange, so the press brake was used with a 1" wide die...
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/rmccartney/Metalworking/Picture%202866.jpg
Using some rare earth magnets placed on the back side of the lower die to act as a backstop.... much easier set up than fooling with the Diacro's built in backstop..
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/rmccartney/Metalworking/Picture%202868.jpg
The bonus was it pulled the galvanized sheet metal in tightly toward the magnet, a self-loading if you will...
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/rmccartney/Metalworking/Picture%202869.jpg
Some of the finished products...
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/rmccartney/Metalworking/Picture%202864.jpg