Knick,
Two questions that need to be asked before giving a meaningful answer.
- What kind of bends will you be working with?
- What is your range in material thickness?
Tooling can get expensive really quick. I’m opting for the entire package LS is offering because I can use all of them with my designs immediately and lost time is money.
That being said, their current offering, to buy everything, will set you back $3,637.70 before tax and shipping.
If I were you, I would think about what you will primarily be using the press for immediately and make my initial tooling decisions based on that to get started.
Once you get familiar with the machine and your skillset progresses, your initial question will answer itself.
An option you can play with is 3D printing your dies. 3D printers are a dime a dozen and it really is a viable solution to thinner material bends.
Here’s some videos.
Here’s a video of different types of tooling that you may not even be aware of.
