The strike plates in my renovation are not long enough to cover the trim, so it’s getting dinged up. Machining longer strike plates would be straightforward for the flat features, but how would I do the bends? I think the existing strike plates are 5/8 stainless, which is much too thick for our brake.
Is the solution to make a custom die and anvil and use the hydraulic press? I probably have enough of these to make to justify that.
A member had briefly lent us a bender that could do thicker items like that. It was useful to a number of people, I think perhaps we should get our own version of that. The cost for the fundamentals would be $600-800.
The video Joe posted suggested only a 60% infill. The holes are 0.27", so I figure I can use 1/4" rod for pins. I’m going to print the piece again with holes there for metal pins.
The width might be a bit off. I remade the cad. The holes, and cutouts are spot on. The curved section might be off a small bit. I didn’t flatten out your cad model. Let me know if there are changes that need to be made?
Thanks, the dimensions look good. Hand pressure is enough to bend the center at this thickness. My print with holes instead of locating pins should be ready the next time I’m at Asmbly