INTERIOR CUTTING DIES

 

1. Tool Steel
2. Supplies
3. Preparation
4. Layout Fluids
5. The Design
6. Clamp Plates
7. Drill Holes
8. Taper Holes
9. Thread Holes
10. Attach Plates
11. Drill Access Hole
12. Cut Interior Die
13. Two Methods
14. Stripper Plate 1
15. Stripper Plate 2
16. Make the Hinge
17. Cut Exterior Die
18. Assemble Plates
19. Final Alignment
20. Bend top Plate
21. Bend Bottom Plate
22. Heat Treating
23. Blanking
24. Notes
25. General Info

INTERIOR CUTTING DIES
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2ea 4-40 x 1/4" long flathead "Torx" socket head 82 degree screws, McMaster-Carr #91273A106 (about $11.43 for a box of 100)
1ea T-10 Torx wrench, McMaster-Carr # 6959A18 (about .80 cents)
1ea #3 combination 82 degree centerdrill and countersink, McMaster-Carr #2915A193 (about $4.00)
2 1 each 2 oz. can of layout fluid (blue & red), McMaster-Carr #2131A74 (about $3.50 each)
1pc 14 Gauge (.0747" or 1.897mm) cold rolled steel that will be the same size as your die steel. This can be purchased from your local sheet metal shop.
Everything else is pretty much available at your local hardware supply if not already in your studio:
2 10-32 x 3/8" long Allen socket 4-0 jewelers saw blades
head cap screws 2-0 jewelers saw blades
1 5/32" Allen wrench masking tape
4 10-32 standard nuts Exacto® knife with sharp point
1 3/8" open end wrench Vise-Grip® pliers (two)
1 #13 drill bitsmall 1/16" brass rod ( about 2" long)
1 #52 drill bit medium solder and flux
1 #43 drill bit drilling & tapping lubricant
1 5/64" drill bit Loc-tite® "threadlocker" 2 oz.
1 4-40 tap steel tipped scribe
1 tap wrench  
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