Punching their way through the metal  Classifying Punches A punch is a male member of a complete die.  It complements the female die in order to produce the desired effect upon the...

A headless punch is essentially a plain punch,except for the fact that it does not contain dowels. It does contain mounting screws, which are used to fasten the punch within the confines of the...

Because something is going to have to hold this die together There are generally only so many fasteners that you are going to encounter in the trade and, from what I am understanding, a good...

Basics of Bending When used in reference to stamping dies bending is a specific type of process. In the bending operation, the material is formed around a straight axis or an imaginary line, one...

Cutting shapes and piercing metal, at the most basic level, is really all the toolmaker is trying to achieve. Like everything, when we learn a new skill or topic, it will have a set of principles and...