Press Forming Metal With 3D Printed Plastic Tooling

SUCCESSFUL METAL FORMING
In this video I'll demonstrate how to form small metal parts using 3d printed PET & ABS tooling.

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[AugustoCoelhoHenriques]

i believe that your plastic pieces has a deforming factor greater than metal so dispite your theory about scale is corret you need a better deforming factor material, in first stage you can easily bend the metal sheet because is not plastic that is deforming it but that metal rod.

If you apply 90% plastic but just the tip of some metal you can achieve better results i believe

[AngelDLM]

Interesting to see strength and durability comparsion with eSUN ePLA-CF, they claim 15-20% carbon fibers, while Bambu makes PLA-CF and PETG-CF 5%, and only PA6-CF, PAHT-CF (PA12) and PET-CF is probably 15% (MSDS says 12-20%)
Printed some parts with Bambu PLA-CF 5% and I'm disappointed, it negligible stiffer than eSUN PLA+ but doubles the price and will wear AMS unit faster

[AndrossUT]

You know you might be able to finish the hinge roll by using the 180 bend jig first and also giving the "sharp" end a

[neffk]

A press is cheap (1-2 ton) and will separate you from the animals, should you ever need to install bearings.