[Shop-talk] dimpling metal ??

[Pat Horne]

Rather than dimpling, how about building up the area around each stud 
and just cut a countersinked area at each stud into the thicker metal? 
You might want to also relieve the back of the area on the bottom of 
each stud hole just a bit to not have binding.

Seems easier, but you won't have to buy new tools,,,,a plus and a minus!\

Peace,
Pat

  Thusly spake John Niolon

> maybe what you call it...  I need to 'dimple' a piece of metal just like a rim
> is dimpled where it fits over the wheel studs... for the same reason...   I'm
> making this (see links) and can't figure how to deform the metal into the
> right shape...   hyd press with a rounded rod ??  I've got a hyd press (bench
> top 20 ton) I use for bending metal...
>
> it will be 1/16 or 1/8" plate and I need to do this pretty accurately so it
> will fit the rim... I'm trying to copy a wheel lock gizmo I saw on the net...
>
> http://jniolon.classicpickup.com/hub_closeup1.jpg
> http://jniolon.classicpickup.com/back.jpg
>
>
> suggestions...
>
>
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