Saturday, April 25, 2020

Using a 3D Printed Die to Bend Sheet Metal Parts

Here’s an interesting little experiment. Shane needed a blade guard for his cheap reciprocating saw.

He wanted to know if he could fabricate one himself by pressing some sheet metal into the somewhat involved profile of the part using 3D printed dies.

Overall, the results are fairly impressive. As Shane points out, if you needed to print out multiples of a complex sheet metal part, this might be a workable approach.

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