All urethane deflects under a load; the lower the durometer value (softer), the greater the deflection. As a brief aside, if ...

The press brake tools were printed on a standard Prusa i3, ... I haven’t tried 3D printing dies for my brake, but I do often print fixtures for making comparative measurements in the shop.

In fact, the 3D printed die worked out so well that they’ve now expanded the idea to a cheap Harbor Freight brake. Before this tool was going more or less unused as it didn’t have features ...

This class describes key factors that affect a bending operation on the press brake and also surveys the common types of forming and bending operations. Includes an Interactive Lab. Recommended for ...