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Knockout Punches on 1/8” aluminum plate
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<blockquote data-quote="Steve White" data-source="post: 213622" data-attributes="member: 12457"><p>Thanks Carl, exactly what I was seeking.</p><p></p><p>EDIT: Brainfade event - it’s 1/8” 0.125” thick plate. Yeah, 1/4” would probably be explosive.</p><p></p><p>This took me here: <a href="https://www.unipunch.com/support/charts/material-specifications/" target="_blank">Aluminun and Steel Engineering Properties</a></p><p></p><p>I'm going to test this afternoon with a die that I have a couple of. Will use some moly-grease on the threads and face shield and gloves. Looks like T6 may be a problem, but softer tempers may be ok. The stock I have is 6061 T4, so it's probably at the upper end of something that may work. Probably order some softer stuff and figure it will work, it not I'll have to use hole saws and well that's way more time consuming - maybe stack up multiple plates or just use a fly cutter in the mill.</p><p></p><p>In the end, a process faster than single plates and hole saw going one at a time will be found. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I'll post up the results.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steve White, post: 213622, member: 12457"] Thanks Carl, exactly what I was seeking. EDIT: Brainfade event - it’s 1/8” 0.125” thick plate. Yeah, 1/4” would probably be explosive. This took me here: [URL='https://www.unipunch.com/support/charts/material-specifications/']Aluminun and Steel Engineering Properties[/URL] I'm going to test this afternoon with a die that I have a couple of. Will use some moly-grease on the threads and face shield and gloves. Looks like T6 may be a problem, but softer tempers may be ok. The stock I have is 6061 T4, so it's probably at the upper end of something that may work. Probably order some softer stuff and figure it will work, it not I'll have to use hole saws and well that's way more time consuming - maybe stack up multiple plates or just use a fly cutter in the mill. In the end, a process faster than single plates and hole saw going one at a time will be found. :) I'll post up the results. [/QUOTE]
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