Tight bender dies for press brake

[tc4x4]

These are some dies i built to allow tighter bending on a single piece.

bender dies.DXF

[BAR M]

thank you very much

[Ghettoman]

Any pics of it in action?

[Old Iron]

Any pics of it in action?

I'm in the need to see category too

[Tugdriver]

Are you laminating several together to make a punch?

LARGE-GOOSENECK.jpg

Like this?
We have done that where I work to make a specific bottoming radius die or a specialty die.
I'm still not sure what the notches are for though.

[yroc fab]

The notches look like they are there to run a bead across them to weld the plates together.

[Tugdriver]

The notches look like they are there to run a bead across them to weld the plates together.

Excellent point. I think you are correct. I forgot about that.

[T Wayne]

Good point, I thought maybe they were clearance for a piece of round stock to weld across.

[tjenus]

they work quite well, I just been throwing them in on any extra sheets, not to concerned about the thickness of the plate either because of the lamination, thanks KH

[Faulknerm]

Thanks for the share! I was just about to draw this up when I stumbled across it

[Faulknerm]

I had to adjust them a little, but worked great

[Davewynes]

great file cheers for the share

[tc4x4]

Sorry, I have been super covered up since I posted this. The notches are for welds, I have several welded together, I have cut several out of 1/2 inch I have them spaced in 1 inch increments i.e. 1", 2", 3". I will get some pictures up some time after Christmas.

[weldcutbend]

i would be interested in pics if you have any. my brain isnt firing right for some reason haha...

[cstroke]

Raising an old post from the dead..
Any pics of these in action??
Thanks
Chris

[ETCWeld]

I have cut several out of 1/2 inch I have them spaced in 1 inch increments i.e. 1", 2", 3".

I thought i knew what was going on until i read this part.

[X53Gunner]

Thanks a bunch

[zoeconner]

Any pics?

[6 cylinder puller]

any other dies you have made for the swag off press ??? I wish I would have seen these before I bought my dies

[6 cylinder puller]

I thought about making a press shear out of it also

[WCFields1965]

Thanks for the files

[Kwikvette]

Old thread but someone might find the files here useful.

With that said, has anyone cut a set of these out? I have found no pics at all.

How far up/down would I need to scale the drawing to fit the Swag 20 ton brake?

[adbuch]

Kwikvette - I think you need to become a contributing member to see pictures and download files. I have all of the Swag Offroad press brake dies including the gooseneck dies. If you click on the link below you will be able to see my image showing the difference between the Swag Offroad version and the ones posted at the top of this thread.

The key difference is the width of the tang which inserts into the die holder bar. The Swag Offroad dies use a 3/4" width, while the version posted in the dxf uses a 1" tang width. If you scale down by a factor of 0.75 this will result in the correct tang width to fit the Swag Offroad press brake. Another option would be to simply edit the file and narrow the 1" tang to 3/4", while leaving the rest of the die the same size.



David
https://photos.app.goo.gl/JFwHxn2inTDDktbz9

swag gooseneck die info.jpg

[adbuch]

The notches look like they are there to run a bead across them to weld the plates together.

notches.jpg

[Kwikvette]

David, I very much appreciate the information!

I am aware I'd need to become a contributing member for downloading said files, but not for viewing images (won't show me any images here other than the one you linked). Just wanted to see one of these home-made dies either in use, or even just in one's hand.

My only concern at this point would be dialing in my settings for 1/2".

Thank you again for chiming in!