sloengineer
Active Member
I'm having an interesting dimple die result. I'd like to get feedback from the collective....
We purchased tools from Cleaveland required to finish the Van's toolbox. Then when we started the empennage, we bought out a local builder that was selling his tools. He had Avery (now out of business) dimple dies.
My situation: In the main squeeze, both dimple dies create a crisp dimple in the rudder skin. When you look at a reflection, it's sharp without distortion around the dimple. But in the c-frame dimpler (hammer style) I can not get a crisp break on the Cleavelend. The Avery dies create dimples that look exactly the same as the main squeeze. But using the cleaveland dies I get a mound around the dimple. On scrap aluminum of the same thickness, I can create consistent dimples with the avery, but nothing I try on the cleaveland is making a crisp dimple.
Thoughts?
Thank you, guys and gals.
We purchased tools from Cleaveland required to finish the Van's toolbox. Then when we started the empennage, we bought out a local builder that was selling his tools. He had Avery (now out of business) dimple dies.
My situation: In the main squeeze, both dimple dies create a crisp dimple in the rudder skin. When you look at a reflection, it's sharp without distortion around the dimple. But in the c-frame dimpler (hammer style) I can not get a crisp break on the Cleavelend. The Avery dies create dimples that look exactly the same as the main squeeze. But using the cleaveland dies I get a mound around the dimple. On scrap aluminum of the same thickness, I can create consistent dimples with the avery, but nothing I try on the cleaveland is making a crisp dimple.
Thoughts?
Thank you, guys and gals.