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An odd one so I thought I’d throw it out there in case I’ve overlooked something.
I got asked today to make some P-Clips from stainless. 4000 of them. To grip a 38mm dia tube, or whatever.
I am soon to own a flypress from @pressbrake1 and thought this would be just the job. Has anyone any ideas about tooling please? I’m guessing a two stage process, one to make it into a ‘U’ then another to bend one leg at 90.
or in the other order.
he doesn’t want to buy them. I am to make them. I am being paid per so I don’t care. Buying them is not an option.
I’ve looked on YT for inspiration but all I can find is high speed machines operated by small Indian boys with varying numbers of fingers.
I have (for the purposes of this thread) a flypress. That’s it. I am unsure how to make the blanks. I may plasma them or may guillotine strips if I can make tooling to put the holes in, or at least mark where I have to drill. At 4000 the least processes the better!
So has anyone any experience of a flypress tool that’s going to work please.....
I got asked today to make some P-Clips from stainless. 4000 of them. To grip a 38mm dia tube, or whatever.
I am soon to own a flypress from @pressbrake1 and thought this would be just the job. Has anyone any ideas about tooling please? I’m guessing a two stage process, one to make it into a ‘U’ then another to bend one leg at 90.
or in the other order.
he doesn’t want to buy them. I am to make them. I am being paid per so I don’t care. Buying them is not an option.
I’ve looked on YT for inspiration but all I can find is high speed machines operated by small Indian boys with varying numbers of fingers.
I have (for the purposes of this thread) a flypress. That’s it. I am unsure how to make the blanks. I may plasma them or may guillotine strips if I can make tooling to put the holes in, or at least mark where I have to drill. At 4000 the least processes the better!
So has anyone any experience of a flypress tool that’s going to work please.....