 Design
& Building Dies
by Jim Geary
Jim Geary writes in the introduction at the
beginning of Chapter 1 "The purpose of this book is
to provide toolmakers, tool buyers, tool engineers
and tool users information on die design, wire EDM,
how to construct dies, how a punch press operates
and miscellaneous information on dies in general. "
Jim's wit and humor are interspersed through the
book. It makes for great reading. Plus, you will be
enlightened about terms in this trade that we all
love. Example: "Did you know that a 'French Notch'
should really be called a 'Fringe Notch?'" Jim goes
on further writing "I have always asked every class
that I taught why do we call a french notch, french
notch? Everyone knows what you are talking about,
but no one has an explanation. One day we received a
request for quotation from a small company that
requested fringe notches on their dies. Our response
was 'Fringe Notch?' On my, that was it. A french
notch is a fringe notch mispronounced so much that
slang has replace the true description of a fringe
notch. (Could this be correct? I certainly would
like to know)."
The book offers 315 pages of
detailed description and illustrations of every
aspect of die design. It makes an excellent employee
gift for any purpose, i.e. anniversary, achievement
of a certain classification, or appointment as an
apprentice tool maker. For an investment of $45.00,
the reader gets the lion's share of Jim Geary's 40+
years of industry experience.
- What is needed to quote dies
- Die design method
- Nominal die specifications
- Designing for wire EDM
- How to make sections
- What cutting clearances
should you use
- Designing parts for tool cost
- How a punch press operates
- Formulas for die design
- Forming 90 degree angles
- Solutions to die design and
build problems
This book is hard bound with 300
pages and 279 illustrations. |
 Die
Makers Text
by Jim Geary
Die Makers Text intends to teach anyone who has
no previous knowledge of dies something immediately
useful. And, old salts in the field might learn
something, too. Since there are so many different
ways to solve the same problem, one can never stop
learning in the tool making trade.
The book is based on the author's 40+
years of experience. An extensive troubleshooting
section of the book can help you recognize a problem
when you see it and understand what is supposed to be
happening in the die that is not.
Chapter information includes:
- Die components
- Types of dies
- Die trouble shooting
- Die setup
- Changeovers
- New tool tryouts
- Problems most likely overlooked
during repair
- And more
This hard bound book has 493 pages,
hundreds of illustrations, a full index and glossary. |
