DIY Dimple Plates - No fancy tools.
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- Опубликовано: 6 янв 2019
- Here's a simple sheet metal how to video for making dimples in panels. No expensive tooling was used. Why spend the money if you don't have to?
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Trailer balls are available in a few good sizes for larger holes....
For putting the initial holes in you should shop around for used Grenlee can Cutters. I used them hundreds of times to locate holes in electrical panels to allow them sit lower to the ground in contrast to the meter when used outside. I did electrical work for years doing this. The cutters last 5 years longer than eternity and you could probably find some really good deals. We used 1 1/2 and 2” cutters with the same bolt and bearing. Much cleaner hole than a hole saw.
Helping us peasants save some money. Thank you!
I was seconds from buying $500 worth of dies! I have a lathe and mill but the time to make tool/die was just worth more than buying. You just saved me $500!! The satisfaction is priceless!
Glad that worked for you.
Improvisation is the name of the game. I make tools all the time just for me. Some are crude if they are a one time use, and others I spend a little more time making if I plan on using them over and over. It's really good you share your ideas because most people can't afford to buy a one time tool. Great video. Kudos!
Great video! Why are Canadian fabricators so practical, smart, and funny? Thanks for the simple straight forward information.
I just love simplicity and creativity. Thanks for posting.
Cool- now I see possibilities all over the workshop. Thanks
Cool, i love the simplicity of it! Old fashion ingenuity verses store bought. I think you learn so much more figuring things out, well done...
I made some with a 1" ball bearing and a block of oak. I drilled a 3/4 " hole in the sheet metal. Squeezed it in my 5" vise. I'll be heading to the hardware store to find some pipe caps. Thanks for posting.
You just created the exhaust ports for a 55 Oldsmobile! Great job. Thank you for the lesson. 👍🏻
That was really a great explanation and practical side by side 😀.....
I appreciate that. Thankyou so much for your way of loving your job.... 😊
Very cool ! Nice job being creative and showing the how to's . Thanks so much and cant wait to give this a spin
Very cool video. A DIY dimple maker without the expensive tools. Love it
The socket and press method looks the best.thanks bro. Now I know what to do as a diyer thank you
Thanks man, I'll be using this method. I can appreciate the challenge of living through winters in the Great White North. I spent one in Sudbury.
Thanks for the video sir, very informative and straight to the point.. I gave up tv long ago because of guys like you.. you're truly changing the world for us little guys.. Thanks again ! 👍👍
I have been planning to do this with some mockup / install bearing races I keep around. This just gave me a bunch more sizes to work with. Thanks! Liked and scribed
Great video. This video was the first one that came up for me when I went searching for how to do dimple plates at home and I'm so glad I found it after seeing the price of what die sets cost. I'm going to give an old trailer ball and a correctly sized pipe cap a try
Always good ideas 👍, I did a super simple one using a 20mm wood board and hole saw it, lightly file the radius, screw the panel to it and Hammer away , end result was good for what was needed
Hey mate great video I do some metal shaping and have been asked if a could do a custom engine cover with dimples in it and we'll I haven't got any dies but now after watching your video I'm now able to have a look around my workshop to see what I can use to make them thanks mate for making this video has helped alot thanks mate Wayne
I love simple inexpensive solutions no need to purchase those expensive dies now i think i will scour the workshop for some homemade dies and anvils. Thanks a lot guys
Excellent video. The simplicity of it all makes buy store bought dies unnecessary. The money can be spent on something more proper and fitting for your project. Thanks for sorting out the details on this!
As a fellow Canadian I loved this video as I’m getting ready to start to build a rat rod. Thanks so very much.
Glad to help. Good luck with your build.
Real metalwork.
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Nice, good job Canada, you have inspired me. Glad I found your video. Gonna go check out your other stuff now.
Wow that was so on point!! Nice trick!!
Im always fixing or making something.. I'll definitely be using these methods.. Nicely done, and thanks for sharing...🍻🍻🍻
Got me thinking of things I have around the shop I can use!
Lots of things can be used!
Thanks for the awesome video. Been wanting to integrate this into my custom interior design, and with your helpful DIY tips I can get it done.
Thanks James - glad it helped.
Perfect work thanks for you'r time, gracias
That's pretty handy! Thanks for the tip!
Great mate, bloody great thanks a lot from here in South Australia
Thanks for sharing..... pretty informative.
👌 this video is just pure gold 👍
Thanks! Hope it helps.
Muchas Felicidades Joven Por Su Canal.
Saludos Cordiales Desde Mazatlán. Sinaloa, México. ..
Gracias por ver mi video
You just saved me a ton of money. I just have one project to do and didn't want to buy an expensive dimple set. Thank you!
Glad I could help!
Refreshing. Thanks.
Fantastic tools.. keep up the great work
Glad you like them!
I love you videos!! Fun and informative.
Thanks Jonn.
You earned a subscriber sir!
Thanks for the great fabrication tips. I will definitely put these DIY techniques to good use on my next project.
Glad you found these useful.
Great job, I will try that
Nice demonstration of getting things done with minimal expense. Most of us DIY'ers and hobby fabricators need to do lots of tasks only once or twice. The proper tooling would be nice but not very financially practical.
A number of years ago I needed to flare some 3/4" copper pipe for the making of spill-proof oil/cutting fluid cans for the shop. I annealed the copper and used the ball end of a ball peen hammer to fabricate the flare. It worked perfectly and required not one penny in funds spent on a specialized tool. So, I would suggest a set of cheap ball peen hammers from Harbor Freight or Princess Auto along with some find grit sanding/polishing to make a whole range of inexpensive dimpling rams. Obviously, hand tool sockets and/or steel pipe caps can function as the dies.
Great information and techniques
Speed holes made easy👍 . Im a big fan of tieing the roll cage to the A pillars . thanks for the tip .
Glad it was useful for you!
Thank you for this innovative video, these techniques will certainly be of immense usefulness to many viewers. Subscribed.
Thanks for the sub!
Thanks for helping me with this.
Happy to help
This dude is a legend
Great Video - Really enjoy how you explained making the dimples.
Thanks! Glad it was useful.
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Awesome video. I liked and subbed. Please produce more content like this. I'll be looking through your vids to find more. Thanks!
I was thinking of ways to use a press and those caps while you were hammering away. I bet I could fab up a box with some plate I've got to use under the cap for the press. Not sure, I'd have to get my hands on it and see what I can do but I'll tell you what, you've inspired me. Thanks for the video!
Thanks Joe - it'll work. I especially like old ball bearings and sockets for making detail dimples.
Sure, why not use a cap below & cap above (both facing up like a cup) in the press? In other words, the head of the cap above presses metal into the cup of the cap below. Seems simple enough, unless I'm missing something?
@@drewt3210 I was thinking the same thing. Good idea.
Great ideas!
Thanks.
I use a similar technique but cut holes in wood and use the wood as a die. It's nice to see other people's methods though and work them into yours routine. I like the use of the pipe caps and even though I have several caps and couplers lying around, I don't know why I hadn't previously thought of it lol.
Wood works great. Use it all the time for hammer forms and simple shaping.
Very nice!
That's amazing
Great ideas!!!!
Glad you like them!
Great video
Outstanding
Thank you for the tutorial😊
Glad you found it useful.
This is great. Thank you.
You're very welcome!
Awesome!
Wow pretty nice!!
Great video, thx!
I like it!!
That was awesome I love it kool idea
Thank you! Cheers!
Good video. I use a soft rubber plug the size of the hole to center the part over a pipe coupling ground to a 45. That way I use my press and the part stays centered over the die.
Good job!!!!
Thanks for this video because of people like u I've saved so much money and have learned a lot
I really liked your video.
Thanks Jim.
Hey! No music except the heater which is obviously necessary. No major energy eating machinery which helps make a green planet (as if they need more green in Canada. I could clearly understand the concept and the language without getting bored by the length. Very Good! JD
Great fabrication tips.
Thank you!
I've made numerous repair/replacement aircraft wing ribs using these and similar techniques. One other means that works well, is an hydraulic press method using thick rubber that flows into wooden die. Of course, aluminum sheet metal forms much easier than steel sheet metal, but the method is the same.
Yes! Wooden bucks have been used in auto & aero part/panel making since the beginning, haven't they? Sure, metal dies last nearly forever. But wood is easy enough to just make another when it wears out.
You did an awsome job thank you like that you said you could use it in the press .
Thanks Tony.
Awesome
Great video, just discovered the channel and subbed! Great stuff👍
Thank you.
Genius idea of using slightly modified threaded pipe caps.
The plumbing section is full of cool solutions.
Keep up the good work ! Love these type of videos ! 💪😎🤙
thank u for the info good old school for got about some of the stuff
Lots of different ways to find a solution. Many don't cost a lot of money.
I subscribed to your channel. Keep havin Fun!
ohh man, you just saved my money on buying some fancy tools. ahahah thanks a lot..
Glad I could help!
Thank you so much!
You're welcome!
I liked the first method you used, as it seems a little cleaner. Cheers :-)
It is...until you need a really large dimple.
Awesome video thanks. I did have to chuckle tho when you're like "I did this with a grinder, no fancy tools, no lathe or anything like that you don't need anything fancy. Now let's go over to my hydraulic press........" 😂😂😂
Most garages have a press for bushes and bearings, I give my local garage a couple of quid to press bearings in for me. You would need an engineering workshop to find a lathe.
Awesome! Just got my railroad bolt. Didn't even get caught by the search helicopter after the train crashed.
I was going to buy a set of dies a couple years ago 'till I saw the outrageous price's they want. Like you, I ended up using various sockets and other junk to accomplish my needs. If I can find a decent used lathe, I'll make a few sizes out of heavy steel. These tools are not something the average person uses on a daily basis. Its just not worth spending hundreds of dollars for manufactured sets. Enjoyed your video muchly.
Check Facebook iv seen some groups for machining stuff and there's some amazing deals Boxford for Chinese lathe money
@@lscarlet2475 Thanks for info.
Wow....amazed 👏👏👏 great 📹❗‼❗⏺⏺⏺liked and subscribed
Thanks - we'll get up to more fun stuff in a bit.
Thanks that was easy
Glad it was helpful.
Thank you.
You're welcome!
Enjoying your videos! Here's an idea for you - put the dimpling dome on the press facing UP and the cup on top.... then the panel will center itself on the dome.
That's a great idea!
Not all heroes wear capes. The guys who sell those kits must hate him.
Big sockets and a full set of trailer hitch balls is what I use in my 20 ton air over hydraulic shop press. You can also use bearing races as a forming die, but they are harder to center.
I've got a set of front wheel bearing inner races that I've used. They were for deep ball races - they work great.
10 Chinese tons 😅
it's a shame that there are more than 250,000 views and only a paltry 3,800 likes. that's just sad.
I feel so bad I actually machined a full set of belling dies as a project in metal shop way back in 1984 still have them and then had sets of them fabed only a few left but there mine!
Fucking outstanding. Great idea and execution. Great video no bullshit just good info. Keep em coming bud
Like you idea
Wow lol that's genius....
fantastic video. I do this kinda thing all the time, we have a small body shop in a small border town. I make my own tools a lot, great to see someone else doin it. now the fun part since I am an EXPERT, funny rite? this works for me if you cut the top off your plumbing caps on the bigger ones you can use the BLUE hammer cone part insert into hole and tap with a urethane hammer it will self-center and you can make depth as you like. for everyone else buy couplings from a hardware store, no cutting cap off just some grinding to get the desired effect. buy nipples of the right size and buy what they call close nipples, tack them to table screw coupling on the nipple and you don't have to chase anything around. justJim JUSTSAYIN GOD BLESS
Thanks Jim - great tip.
Obrigado pela aula. parabéns, gostei muito, não por gastar pouco por sua criatividade Deus o abençoe sua mente..🙏🙏🇧🇷😍
Thanks for the class. Congratulations, I liked it a lot, not for spending a little for your creativity God bless you on your mind..🙏🙏🇧🇷😍