Cutting metal shapes

[jmac80]

Thanks
so how on earth do people cut stuff like this from thin 1000 series aluminium

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[magicniner]

Thanks
so how on earth do people cut stuff like this from thin 1000 series aluminium

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If I had to produce large quantities of those I'd CNC press tooling for my Fly Press. It's a substantial initial investment in time, tool steel and heat treatment but the payoff is making a part in less than a second with a short pull on the press handle.
If you were really posh you could also have press tooling trim off the waste from the previous part, along with a back guide and an end stop the work would then be self-aligning in the press ;-)
Regards,
Nick

[Jonathan]

Thanks
so how on earth do people cut stuff like this from thin 1000 series aluminium

They're stamped, like this:
Metal Stamping - YouTube

Can do it with a fly press if it's small...

[jmac80]

So lol.............
Can i do it on a machine for under 2k?
the largest i would need to stamp is maybe 3" (if that)

[magicniner]

So lol.............
Can i do it on a machine for under 2k?
the largest i would need to stamp is maybe 3" (if that)

Yes,
But you'll have to shop around ;-)
I picked up a nice but slightly problematic ex-educational mill that had already been converted for Mach3 for £650.
Replacing the DC motor & drive with a 3phase motor and drive plus some limit switches brought it up to £900, add a license for Mach3 and 4-Axis Standard BobCad/Cam V25 and it runs over your budget by a few hundred, but for what you want to do I'm sure there's some free or very cheap 2/2.5D Cad/Cam that would leave you space in your budget for a nice fly press - my No.3 cost me £80 from a local engineering tool dealer - he had around 20 in stock and I waved pound notes under his nose ;-) .
ATB,
Nick