Hole Punch Force Calculator
The hole punch force calculator calculates margin, punch shear relief, clearance, stripper load, press tonnage, and cutting force. It use your press capacity, material shear … Read more
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Angle Degrees Chart
At some point, you’ve stood next to a miter saw with high-dollar hardwood in your hand and had no idea how to make the right … Read more
Hose Clamp Sizing Chart
Do you feel panicky on a hot day when temperature gauge reaches max and your windshield fogs with steam from a burst radiator hose? It’s … Read more
Sheet Metal Blank Size Calculator
It uses K-factor, radius, thickness, bend count, and finished dimensions to calculate the finished width, length, trim, relief area, bend allowance, and bend deduction for … Read more
Pipe Thread Measurement Chart
Follow these steps to identify a thread. Do you panic when you’re holding three of the same fitting while water sprays all around? Chances are … Read more
Springback Angle Calculator for Sheet Metal Bends
Before even starting production, springback can wreck a setup. You adjust right angle on your press brake and as soon as you let go of … Read more
Unf Thread Chart
It’s frustrating to have something you try to get a bolt in there doesn’t want to let go. The wrench turns, your knuckles burn, the … Read more
V-Die Opening Calculator
The most critical parameter of any bend is its v-die opening, which determines both quality of the bend and any potential defects. Radius, tonnage, and … Read more
Notching Force Calculator for Sheet Metal
This notching force calculator matters because getting tonnage wrong can stall a press mid-run or wreck a die in a single cycle. Even with experience, … Read more
Jic Thread Size Chart
For mechanics, there’s nothing like hearing that hydraulic fluid shooting all over your garage floor. It means you have used a fitting that is the … Read more
Metal Weight by Gauge Calculator
The first sheet is your tell for judging a job. The weight shows if the racks can hold a stack without bending. You know if … Read more
Standard Washer Size Chart
Ever find yourself standing at a workbench staring at a bunch of seemingly identical metal rings and wonder what makes some fasteners slip and others … Read more
Sheet Metal Bend Deduction Calculator
Brake inputs and Flange outputs including flat length, neutral axis, outside setback, bend deduction (or allowance), and tooling checks. Use this sheet metal bend deduction … Read more
3/8 Bolt Torque Chart
There’s more to torque than simply making it tight enough to stay put; there are also the precise equations of friction and tension involved. Failure … Read more