3D Printed Dimple Die - for those with a 3D Printer

CrossFire ® PRO
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I am going to upload a dimple die set here as STL. I drew it up in SolidWorks. Use at your own risk. Worked well for me. Make sure you ce

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nter - top and bottom die interlock. You will need large fender washers and a 3/4” bolt/nut - I used a press but a bolt should work. It exactly aligned my plug flush - print at 100% infill .02 resolution

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STL FILE HEREDimple Die - Crossfire Pro.zip (202.5 KB)

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I’d like to thank [dbrub2] for sending me a Fusion file that I was going to run on a lathe - but I’m a bit lazy so I used some inspiration from him to do a slightly different version (above) that would work well when printed. the pic shows the dimple die after pressing 2 holes. the brass fitting was not bolted in when the picture was taken

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Crank it down until it bottoms out.

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I like it. I’m currently doing my best to reorient my thoughts about the strength of 3D printed parts, this is just another example of why. I know there are V dies for sheet metal bending in my future from PolyMide CoPA, something like these would probably be a good candidate too and would allow them to work with thicker sheets, or at an extended lifespan.

Were your dies just PLA?

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PTEG but PLA would be fine.

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The compressive strength of 3D printed parts can be amazing.

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Thanks for posting the files, my water table just arrived so this will give me something to work on while waiting for the rest of my shipment.

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Wow. I wouldn’t have thought a 3D plastic part would be able to do it without deformation.

Very nice.

I haven’t used my filament printer in forever but I might make a set out of resin on the SLA printer. My standard resolution on that is .005 so I should get even more compressive strength out of it.

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Thanks for sharing the file. My table should be here in a few weeks So I’m unclear of the hole size in the water pan. I’ve down loaded the stl. file and I want to make sure and scale it to the right dimensions. What are the dimensions for the die? Thanks.

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1" hole in the pan

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Dan has posted a dimensional drawing PDF file in this thread.

https://forum.langmuirsystems.com/t/diy-dimple-die-available-to-anyone-needing-it/12790

You want the one labeled MOD 2.

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Have there been multiples successes with this file? I am in over my head and I want to try it.

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Thanks for the file. Had one made and will get it this week and will try it out

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Thanks! I owe you a beer.

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Thank-You Bob for taking the time to make the file. I have just put together my Sovol SV03 and will be printing this file.
Is this the version 2 dimple die?"

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Thanks to the generosity of Johns I have a printed version of the mod 2 die. One question I had is he used this on an older aluminum pan, will it work on the stainless pan? Thanks again John!

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Thank you! (I almost bought the tool & tooling, I appreciate the savings, hopefully). I’m waiting the the last box of crossfire pro parts, getting electrical wired, and now that I have the water table, I’m printing this. The MakerBot I have access to across town seems to limit 95% infill, I will let you guys know how that goes. (Estimated at a ~4hr print).

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Everything arrived and the 3d print dimple die worked. Even it was not at 100% infill, it totally worked.

It crushed them a little but I used what I had, a 1/2” bolt. I bet if I used bigger washers that covered more of the prints, it would have been stronger.

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Thank you for posting this.