[SlamBone]

When ever I get a new tube die I first Cut 2 36" pieces and chuck them up in a lathe and make an index mark 6 inces from the end and bend one to a 90 and one to a 180 for templates.

" look up and live "

 

[SlamBone]

This is my home made press I built. It started it's life as a 25 ton oil filter crusher that the garage at my place of employment threw away because they got a newer model. So I took it apart and built a frame and re wired it and it kicks ass!!!

This here I have got to give all the credit too my buddy Fc ( don Fc fab ) I copied his set up and it works great. I can bend up to 3/8 plate to 90 no prob. I mostly use it on 1/4 and smaller. Thicker material I take the midle tube out. Then material I keep the tube in.

" look up and live "

 

[SlamBone]

These work great for holding up tube for doing cage work. They are adjustable, I want to make two more half that size for tighter spots. Another great idea I got from Fc.

" look up and live "

 

[SlamBone]

Just a adjustable roller

this is one of my favorite and most used tools when found tube work. I got it a harbor freight for $100 and it kicks ass!

" look up and live "

 

[SlamBone]

Just made this stand for outside use.

 

[varsis]

anyone got any good tips for getting something perfectly square on a frame, when it's not on a straight portion? Like I can get it very close but i prefer exact if possible. Im recessing into the frame with some 3.5x3.5 1/4" wall tube. I only have certain fab tools at home. I drew a line but I can only get it so accurate with an angle grinder. Any tips? or should I make a jig of solid square pipe and use that?

 

[foley]

diamond measure off a reference point that you trust, or get to a part of the frame where the rails are parellel and measure off a T square.

 

[SpineTx]

JR, your's are fancy compaired to mine. I just welded some lock collers together.

V

did these come in the exact size you needed or did you have to modify the ID's? Great idea and looks great too.

 

[Milky]

did these come in the exact size you needed or did you have to modify the ID's? Great idea and looks great too.

Thanks. I just got some that matched the OD of the shock hoops and OD of the shock revs. then welded them together. You can buy the lock collers in just about any ID you need.



V

 

[AxleIke]

Another question for the guru's.

I recently got a set of Dimple Dies. Love em. But, I don't think they'll handle much over 1/8", or so I've read.

For gussets on suspension or link mounts, etc..., is dimpled 1/8 going to cut it, or should I forget trying to save some weight and make the gussets 1/4, which is what the brackets are made of? Or, to be a little more clear, I am making all of the link brackets out of 1/4. Is 1/8" dimpled going to be enough to brace them?

 

[CA_YJ]

Another question for the guru's.

I recently got a set of Dimple Dies. Love em. But, I don't think they'll handle much over 1/8", or so I've read.

For gussets on suspension or link mounts, etc..., is dimpled 1/8 going to cut it, or should I forget trying to save some weight and make the gussets 1/4, which is what the brackets are made of? Or, to be a little more clear, I am making all of the link brackets out of 1/4. Is 1/8" dimpled going to be enough to brace them?

Link boxing can be thinner. I use .120 4130 for the lower brace, .090 4130 for the top. Link tabs are .250 4130 with weld washers

 

[Wilson]

I've dimpled 1/4" takes about 90 tons

 

[K5runner@hotmail.com]

What trick do you guys use when you use the dimple dies? I drilled a bunch of holes and after I was done with the die the sheet metal (.120) ended up in a U shape. I have herd of just flipping the dies around and giving it a slight press, but that just made the dimples less dimpled. I'm using a hand pump 20 ton bottle jack, and pumping till I can't with a 12" bar. I'm think that I need to reinforce my press if I need to add more pressure. Do the dies need to press after its dimpled to flatten the rest of the metal? Pics

 

[K5runner@hotmail.com]

I had to hammer the **** out of the back side on my bench to get it back to flat.

 

[Jeepman14wheel]

Pretty common for the metal to deflect when using Dimple Dies.

 

[vbtj]

What trick do you guys use when you use the dimple dies? I drilled a bunch of holes and after I was done with the die the sheet metal (.120) ended up in a U shape. I have herd of just flipping the dies around and giving it a slight press, but that just made the dimples less dimpled. I'm using a hand pump 20 ton bottle jack, and pumping till I can't with a 12" bar. I'm think that I need to reinforce my press if I need to add more pressure. Do the dies need to press after its dimpled to flatten the rest of the metal? Pics

I just flip the male die upside down and press is back flat and the dimples stay the same. I have a Lite Racing set and it flattens the .120 back out pretty good but my 3" Barbed Wire won't. I use the same trick on .188 also.

 

[Wilson]

I press as much as I can and then flip the die to flatten the material out. If you're getting enough initial press, you should not lose any dimple by flipping the male die

 

[JR]

I flip mine over too, and it doesn't flatten out the dimple.

It depends what kind of dimple dies are used. I use the JMR dimple dies that are made to work with .125" chromo. They are not as pronounced as the Light Racing flared hole dies, but then again the LR dies aren't made for .125" chromo, either. I think you would need to make a simple female die out of tube or pipe that's deep enough to to flatten out the material once it's dimpled.

I would like to some day own a set of Light Racing dies to use with aluminum.

 

[K5runner@hotmail.com]

Mine are the JMR ones. I will beef up my press stand and get a bigger bottle jack and see how that goes.


Thanks guys.

 

[lenross1]

Love this thread ..sub'd