Hello, I am working on the “definitive” dimple die to install a Kitchen Sink to the water pans. So far I went through several iterations and I tested it on a 18ga piece of mild steel sheet, it works great. I did that on a 20ton press.
However:
stainless sheet has different characteristics
on the plasma table, I will have to use a hydraulicpuller
And I would like to test those. What are the specs of the stainless pans on the Crossfire Pro? 304, 316, what gauge? My long reach caliper reads 1mm thickness, is that right?
i did not dimple the table for my drains…the drains are so thin to begin with I installed them right on the table…there is really no difference between dimpled or non dimpled pans for the sink drain install…
You will always have sludge filling the bottom of the pan which prevents water from draining…you just end up scooping the sludge out with the water later…
I have already dimpled my tables but the flow is too slow. I want to install kitchen sinks that stay well below the surface so I can drain the tables in seconds. I never re-use the water as I give it to the trees.
This is the prototype dimple on 1.6mm steel. As you can see the kitchen drain is fully under the surface unlike it happens with some of the dimple dies I’ve seen.
These are the 3D printed dies. I need to work on the final form that I will distribute in the public domain as it needs some parts with 100% infill to withstand the compression force and others that are just for alignment. I’ll post an update soon but I would like to test this on a piece of scrap stainless
Curious if this worked for you. I designed a 3D printed die for the common Home Depot kitchen sink drain. I used a hydraulic tool and the die failed. The plastic just crumpled or broke. I used 100% infill, trying to dimple the crossfire water table after I plasma cut the stock drain hole to fit the Home Depot drain. I end up installing without a dimple, but I’d be curious if you were successful in your attempt.
