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Comment by Bryan Walstrom on March 18, 2015 at 9:24pm

Michael... YES. I used a 20% off coupon and bought the press for $39.99. I tried it out on a scrap piece of metal. Work perfectly and MUCH quieter than beating your table to death with a hammer. :-) Used a two pieces (top and bottom) of 1/4" flat steel to distribute the force evenly

Comment by Michael Chesney on March 18, 2015 at 9:05pm

Are you using the arbor press to form the flanges? The dies turned out nice!

Comment by Bryan Walstrom on March 4, 2015 at 9:39am

HUh?  Oh... you mean the "ID"? Yes... I still need to add a little material to the bottom so the male die doesn't bottom out. Then I will trim the edges small enough to fit inside the ribs etc. I am guessing that will leave be 3/4"-1" edge distance. I am hoping that is enough material to keep it from breaking open under stress.

Comment by Timothy Aanerud on March 4, 2015 at 9:21am

You might want to make the female dies round too.