Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Making a punch die?

PS...if you insist on making them, it would be wise to look look in
Machinery handbook (or other references) to see what the clearances should
be between the punch and die for the material your going to be punching.

Smoke

-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Marconett KM6VV <KM6VV@...>
To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Thursday, July 12, 2001 2:37 PM
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Making a punch die?

>Hi Joseph,
>
>Are you a tool and die maker? ;>) That sounds like a neat idea! I have
>many of the Greenle round punches, and I'd LOVE to have the "DB"
>punches. Ever price them? the next best (best?) thing to do is make up
>a set of part programs to cut them! Locate them by the center, or the
>left-hand hole, or whatever you like, zero the mill's axis where you
>want a hole, and run the Gcode!
>
>Alternately, a "library" of cutouts and hole patterns could be saved at
>the CAD level, and when you need say, 17 holes in a box for a parallel
>port breakout, you just "copy" the bulkhead BNC's 'D' cutout (OK, I just
>make round holes), and "paste" it to all the locations you need the
>connector at! Just my .02USD's worth!
>
>Alan KM6VV
>
>Joseph wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>> I'd like to make my own punch dies for cutting cutouts for electronic
>> connectors in an aluminum case (0.062). Has anyone tried this or
>> seen information that might help?
>> Joseph
>
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