3D-Printed Dimple Dies

[Tom]

3D-Dimple Dies are showing up all over the internet these days, so thought I'd add my own and offer some original shapes. Excuse the video format -- YouTube 'shorts' seem to get more attention....














You can print these in just about any filament -- PLA, ABS, PETG, etc. -- just crank up the infill to 75% or so. No support needed. They work over and over and have been tested on steel up to 18 gauge (22 gauge shown in pictures).

These are all set up for a 1 inch hole, but virtually all slicers will let you scale to whatever size you need. For example, if you need a 1.5 inch hole, just scale it to 150%. A 20mm hole would be 20/25.4 = ~79%, etc. Just be sure to use "uniform" scaling or otherwise make sure at least the x and y axes are scaled the same. (You can play with the z axis if you want to adjust the depth).

[Basics]

Your YouTube Short is how I got to these forums... well done! I still get the red bar saying "You do not have the required permissions to view the files attatched to this post" .... how can I get these files?

[Tom]

Your YouTube Short is how I got to these forums... well done! I still get the red bar saying "You do not have the required permissions to view the files attatched to this post" .... how can I get these files?

Now that you posted this, they should be available at the bottom of the first post.

[Basics]

I see them! Thank you! If I print and use them, I'll follow up with photos.

[Tom]

I see them! Thank you! If I print and use them, I'll follow up with photos.

Please!!

[Carmagic]

Another thing I didn't know I need, LOL. That's great !

[wato911]

Great idea

[Kab343]

Awesome idea

[BryceJoseph]

Thanks for posting these!

[pippy]

Thanks so much for sharing these. SPEED HOLES FOR ALL!