Re: [Emc-users] Sheet metal forming without stamping dies.

2013-07-08 Thread Dave Caroline
On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 9:45 AM, Lester Caine wrote: > Dave Caroline wrote: >> On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 8:02 AM, wrote: >>> >Presumably the tips of the press rotate and angle to deform the 'level' it >>> >is currently rastering to the angle needed? I can't see it producing the >>> >quality it seem

Re: [Emc-users] Sheet metal forming without stamping dies.

2013-07-08 Thread Lester Caine
Dave Caroline wrote: > On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 8:02 AM, wrote: >> >Presumably the tips of the press rotate and angle to deform the 'level' it >> >is currently rastering to the angle needed? I can't see it producing the >> >quality it seems to be achieving with just a ball nose tool? >> > > Think

Re: [Emc-users] Sheet metal forming without stamping dies.

2013-07-08 Thread Marcus Bowman
I think the analogy with spinning is a good one. I presume there would be control of pressure too, to control the stretching. Marcus On 8 Jul 2013, at 08:36, Dave Caroline wrote: > On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 8:02 AM, wrote: >> Presumably the tips of the press rotate and angle to deform the 'level

Re: [Emc-users] Sheet metal forming without stamping dies.

2013-07-08 Thread Dave Caroline
On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 8:02 AM, wrote: > Presumably the tips of the press rotate and angle to deform the 'level' it is > currently rastering to the angle needed? I can't see it producing the quality > it seems to be achieving with just a ball nose tool? > Think of the metal spinning process, w

Re: [Emc-users] Sheet metal forming without stamping dies.

2013-07-08 Thread lester
gg Eshelman To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Mon, 08 Jul 2013 7:46 Subject: [Emc-users] Sheet metal forming without stamping dies. Here's something for the very ambitious homebrew CNC builder to tackle. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl5_wUVxRvw Precision forming sheet metal withou

[Emc-users] Sheet metal forming without stamping dies.

2013-07-07 Thread Gregg Eshelman
Here's something for the very ambitious homebrew CNC builder to tackle. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl5_wUVxRvw Precision forming sheet metal without stamping dies. The technique Ford has invented uses simultaneous pressure from two delta systems, one above and one below. Their goal is to ge