How To Make Dimples In Sheet Metal

Diy dimple dies no fancy tools.

How to make dimples in sheet metal.

Punch and dimple die tooling is common in shops for making holes in sheet metal or to add strength enhancing dimples. To make the tool i used and old 1 2drive x 5 8 socket as the receiver for the forming dies. Punch dimple die arbor kit h 9000 our arbors your punch dimple make the mitey mate jr 1685s a powerful sheet metal punch. There are different angles of dimple dies.

From throttle stop garage a simple how to video for making dimples in sheet metal panels. No expensive tooling or fancy tools were used. Tape the four corners down with painter s tape or masking tape. For the thinner sheet metal under 040 or so dimple dies are used.

Start off by drilling a hole or series of holes in the panel or bracket that you want to make using a drill bit that fits the pilot hole of the dimpling die. Pic 1 shows the socket 1 4 bolt and washer i put the washer on the bolt and drive it into the socket pic 2 this will automatically center the bolt for welding. Metal ready for hammer texturing should be clean oxide free annealed and bone dry. This short tutorial shows how you can create a dimple in a sheet metal part that has a threaded hole in the end.

Center out the die in the hole. Most common in the current market for experimental aluminum homebuilt aircraft are the 100 and 120 dimple dies for the 30 or 1 8th hole size. Place the sheet on a clean flat smooth steel block.