Excellent, thanks for every detail and tip, I'm from Venezuela and those original machines are really expensive but no way I'll try to make it from scrap better than nothing
Excellent video William, I have been looking for this exact information for a long time. There is a lot of information about thumbnail dies and power hammering, but next to nothing on using them in Trumpf or Pullmax machines. Thanks and best regards
Thanks again for making another great video. Definitely like the details you always give. Great tip with using the cheat sheets. I'm definitely going to do the same. I have done something similar for other things in my shop.
Thank for the shrinking lesson. Makes me want to play with the pullmax. Cheat sheets on the machines is a great idea. I use it on riveting, sheet metal layout, etc. Find a good technique that works for you and get good results.
I got to use Stan Fulton’s thumbnail dies on a pullmax at metalmeet this past week. I was working 50 thou 3003. It just ate it up. No marks, took seconds and no sore shoulder or gouges from tuck shrinking. Of course you still have to be able to read the panel which is the hardest thing to learn and the key to shaping. The fancy tools just let you make scrap way faster if you can’t read the panel.
Thanks Bill. Good info presented concisely. Would you please post your welding set-up parameters? I don't think I've ever found the "sweet spot" with my Miller Dynasty 200 and would like to try your set-up.
Great video. When you do your initial setup and set your shut height do you adjust your fore and aft to contact then adjust to material thickness or material thickness plus clearance? You touched on the fore and aft on the power hammer video but I was curious to how you go about it in Pullmax or is it not as important?
Hi, I always set the dies flush at the front of the die. I only move the lower for or aft if I'm shaping very thin material or material thicker than .060".
Excellent, thanks for every detail and tip, I'm from Venezuela and those original machines are really expensive but no way I'll try to make it from scrap better than nothing
Very welcome advice, cheers!
Glad it was helpful!
Love the integrity, Bill. These videos are really good. Thanks for investing your time to help us learn. Very cool.
Great demo and video, very informative with zero b.s!
Keep em coming...
Thank you
Excellent video William, I have been looking for this exact information for a long time. There is a lot of information about thumbnail dies and power hammering, but next to nothing on using them in Trumpf or Pullmax machines. Thanks and best regards
Glad it helped.
Thanks again for making another great video. Definitely like the details you always give. Great tip with using the cheat sheets. I'm definitely going to do the same. I have done something similar for other things in my shop.
Thank for the shrinking lesson. Makes me want to play with the pullmax. Cheat sheets on the machines is a great idea. I use it on riveting, sheet metal layout, etc. Find a good technique that works for you and get good results.
You have explained why I'm having difficulty with my vibrasheer... only 1mm stroke. Just as you said, goes in easy but difficult to pull out. Cheers
Great demo, great surface finish too 👍
Great videos William! Keep them coming 👍🏻👍🏻
Great video on metal shaping. Thank you for sharing this information
Another superb report. Thanks Bill.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
I got to use Stan Fulton’s thumbnail dies on a pullmax at metalmeet this past week. I was working 50 thou 3003. It just ate it up. No marks, took seconds and no sore shoulder or gouges from tuck shrinking. Of course you still have to be able to read the panel which is the hardest thing to learn and the key to shaping. The fancy tools just let you make scrap way faster if you can’t read the panel.
The pullmax is a fantastic tool! Glad you had such a good time.
Great job again, Bill!
Awesome presentation Bill!!
Thanks Bill. Good info presented concisely. Would you please post your welding set-up parameters? I don't think I've ever found the "sweet spot" with my Miller Dynasty 200 and would like to try your set-up.
Good stuff. Thanks for posting
Great knowledge thank you.
Good stuff Bill!
Thanks. Very informative.
EXCELLENT !!
Great video. When you do your initial setup and set your shut height do you adjust your fore and aft to contact then adjust to material thickness or material thickness plus clearance? You touched on the fore and aft on the power hammer video but I was curious to how you go about it in Pullmax or is it not as important?
Hi, I always set the dies flush at the front of the die. I only move the lower for or aft if I'm shaping very thin material or material thicker than .060".
very beautiful video!! Where did you buy your thumbnails?
Hi, These steel dies were purchased from Stan Fulton and Fulton Metal works. You can purchase them from Trick tools on-line as well.
Good job Thank you
Some of my machines that only have say one or two “settings” I have just wrote them on the machine with sharpie