Pan Drain Dimple Die Mod 2

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I’m out of town or I would resend…instead here is the forum link where the originals exist.

DIY dimple die available to anyone needing it

IAttached are updated drawings and Fusion 360 file. I modified the punch and die to eliminate the problem Bill P. had. In the old design if you cranked down on the bolt the dimple made the hole large enough that the drain practically fell through plus the dimple was conical. The new design should cause a depression around the existing hole to a depth of 1/8” but leave the metal around the hole flat so the drain lip sits flat. As of now that is theory…I need to turn one and try it but wanted…

Note that the fusion dwg with file extension .f3d.DXF is the Fusion cad file but after downloading you need to delete the “.DXF” in the file name then Fusion will recognize it as a Fusion file.