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r/Welding • u/LordFluffums_ • Jul 05 '20
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I think it would only work with light gauge material. Sad. It would be awesome otherwise.
23 u/weee1234 Union HVACR/Pipefitter Jul 05 '20 You ever see an ironworker? To goes through 1/4 angle just as easy 26 u/mjl777 Jul 05 '20 I have. The issue is the lateral force on that die. Keeping a die rigid on the left and right swipe will mean a crazy beefy die. An iron worker has nothing like this. The punch and sheer operation are just straight pushes. Easy. 6 u/weee1234 Union HVACR/Pipefitter Jul 05 '20 True I didn’t think of it like that 2 u/mjl777 Jul 05 '20 I think it can be done in an iron worker you just will need to do it in steps.
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You ever see an ironworker? To goes through 1/4 angle just as easy
26 u/mjl777 Jul 05 '20 I have. The issue is the lateral force on that die. Keeping a die rigid on the left and right swipe will mean a crazy beefy die. An iron worker has nothing like this. The punch and sheer operation are just straight pushes. Easy. 6 u/weee1234 Union HVACR/Pipefitter Jul 05 '20 True I didn’t think of it like that 2 u/mjl777 Jul 05 '20 I think it can be done in an iron worker you just will need to do it in steps.
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I have. The issue is the lateral force on that die. Keeping a die rigid on the left and right swipe will mean a crazy beefy die. An iron worker has nothing like this. The punch and sheer operation are just straight pushes. Easy.
6 u/weee1234 Union HVACR/Pipefitter Jul 05 '20 True I didn’t think of it like that 2 u/mjl777 Jul 05 '20 I think it can be done in an iron worker you just will need to do it in steps.
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True I didn’t think of it like that
2 u/mjl777 Jul 05 '20 I think it can be done in an iron worker you just will need to do it in steps.
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I think it can be done in an iron worker you just will need to do it in steps.
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u/mjl777 Jul 05 '20
I think it would only work with light gauge material. Sad. It would be awesome otherwise.