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Making your own hydraulic forming die?
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<blockquote data-quote="TheDerkster" data-source="post: 1175422" data-attributes="member: 92447"><p>I was just thinking that it might be nice to make my own hydraulic forming die if its possible. I work at a machine shop at my college part time and it wouldn't take much to form a crude die with the reamer I chambered my barrel, thread it to the appropriate size, ream the ram hole, and make a stainless ram that will have maybe a .5-1 thou fit with an o ring groove in the die body. Thinking that a .282 rod would pretty nice since most cases run about 2 to 3 thou under bullet diameter after being sized. Therefore I could get a .001 interference fit around the ram from the case neck and hopefully speed up the hyrdoforming process a little over repeated hits. I believe with the pressures that are gonna be created, the neck is gonna get stretched no matter how I do it. </p><p></p><p>This is just so I dont have to spend time loading up rounds to fire form them all the time. Itd be pretty awesome just to say I made one as well <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I dont know what I want to use for the body. Regular steel would be a lot easier then SS just for making it, but then theres more maintenance to keep it from rusting. I just think it would be an interesting project and wondered what you all thought or if somebody has made one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheDerkster, post: 1175422, member: 92447"] I was just thinking that it might be nice to make my own hydraulic forming die if its possible. I work at a machine shop at my college part time and it wouldn't take much to form a crude die with the reamer I chambered my barrel, thread it to the appropriate size, ream the ram hole, and make a stainless ram that will have maybe a .5-1 thou fit with an o ring groove in the die body. Thinking that a .282 rod would pretty nice since most cases run about 2 to 3 thou under bullet diameter after being sized. Therefore I could get a .001 interference fit around the ram from the case neck and hopefully speed up the hyrdoforming process a little over repeated hits. I believe with the pressures that are gonna be created, the neck is gonna get stretched no matter how I do it. This is just so I dont have to spend time loading up rounds to fire form them all the time. Itd be pretty awesome just to say I made one as well :) I dont know what I want to use for the body. Regular steel would be a lot easier then SS just for making it, but then theres more maintenance to keep it from rusting. I just think it would be an interesting project and wondered what you all thought or if somebody has made one. [/QUOTE]
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