Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Making a punch die?

I saw an air powered nibbler in a catalog some time ago...I think it was in
Harbor Freight or maybe Northern Tools.
It was a pretty hefty looing tool though...probably way to big for some of
these small holes everyone's talking about.

Smoke

>Since I've
>finally got a big compressor and some air tools, I'm wondering if there
>is an air powered nibbler? I saw something like a shear, but I don't
>think that would work.
>
>Alan KM6VV
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>Dan Mauch wrote:
>>
>> I have to chime in here. I have one of those rat shack imported nibbing
>> tools and think they are terrible. When you nib through a piece of
>> aluminum they hurt your hand. They are very poorly made and
>> ergonomically they are bad. The nibbing die was so poorly hardened that
>> it didn't take long before the nibbed pieces were jamming in the die. I
>> strongly recommend that one avoid the imported version and get one that
>> ergonomically doesn't hurt your hand when nibbing.
>> Dan
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