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I found a good way to get the feed ramp dimple created. Hammered a square-head bolt and used metal bar stock for the backing.
I was looking at my welder friend's welding vise-grips that come in all shapes and sizes... it made me think about how I can make use of this for dimpling.
After looking at it, I think vise grips won't have the power to invoke a dimple. I can get a C-Clamp to replicate this. That will have the power to do so. The trick will be, to mill a plate to attach to the c-clamp. Better yet I suppose is to keep the plate separate, and thereby allow whatever clamping is available. I'm thinking that 4" C-Clamps are less than $3.00 each from HF, so parts would be rather cheap.
I'm moving in a few weeks so I'm going to have to put everything on hold until probably the end of June or more likely July... thus no dimple dies, rental rivet squeezers, or '74 floorplates until then
I put all the pics of the dimple work on my page here:
http://pookieweb.dyndns.org:61129/AK/docs/construction/dimples/dimples.htm
- Jerry
I was looking at my welder friend's welding vise-grips that come in all shapes and sizes... it made me think about how I can make use of this for dimpling.
After looking at it, I think vise grips won't have the power to invoke a dimple. I can get a C-Clamp to replicate this. That will have the power to do so. The trick will be, to mill a plate to attach to the c-clamp. Better yet I suppose is to keep the plate separate, and thereby allow whatever clamping is available. I'm thinking that 4" C-Clamps are less than $3.00 each from HF, so parts would be rather cheap.
I'm moving in a few weeks so I'm going to have to put everything on hold until probably the end of June or more likely July... thus no dimple dies, rental rivet squeezers, or '74 floorplates until then
I put all the pics of the dimple work on my page here:
http://pookieweb.dyndns.org:61129/AK/docs/construction/dimples/dimples.htm
- Jerry
