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3D-Printed Dimple Dies

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2023 11:52 am
by 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....





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[img]https://.backpages.carpokes.com/guestpics/dimpledie/rivet-style.jpg[/img]


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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).

Re: 3D-Printed Dimple Dies

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2023 12:44 pm
by 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?

Re: 3D-Printed Dimple Dies

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2023 12:53 pm
by Tom
Basics wrote: Fri Jan 20, 2023 12:44 pm 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. :)

Re: 3D-Printed Dimple Dies

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2023 1:34 pm
by Basics
I see them! Thank you! If I print and use them, I'll follow up with photos.

Re: 3D-Printed Dimple Dies

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2023 1:41 pm
by Tom
Basics wrote: Fri Jan 20, 2023 1:34 pm I see them! Thank you! If I print and use them, I'll follow up with photos.
Please!!

Re: 3D-Printed Dimple Dies

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2023 2:47 pm
by Carmagic
Another thing I didn't know I need, LOL. That's great !

Re: 3D-Printed Dimple Dies

Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2023 1:42 pm
by wato911
Great idea

Re: 3D-Printed Dimple Dies

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2023 9:48 am
by Kab343
Awesome idea

Re: 3D-Printed Dimple Dies

Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2023 8:29 am
by BryceJoseph
Thanks for posting these!

Re: 3D-Printed Dimple Dies

Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2023 2:31 am
by pippy
Thanks so much for sharing these. SPEED HOLES FOR ALL!