# Press brake dies

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**Created:** [November 9, 2024, 12:20am UTC](https://forum.arcdroidcnc.com/t/press-brake-dies/4636 "2024-11-09T00:20:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![2strokeforever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/90db22/32.png) [@2strokeforever](https://forum.arcdroidcnc.com/u/2strokeforever)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2024, 12:20am UTC](https://forum.arcdroidcnc.com/t/press-brake-dies/4636/1 "2024-11-09T00:20:14Z")

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I found this super handy site with more press brake dxfs than you could imagine. Super handy for making laminated dies.  
I just looked thru their catalog until I found what I wanted and downloaded it.

[https://www.mate.com/technical-resource … ing/files/](https://www.mate.com/technical-resources/press-brake-tooling/files/)

021.207M is the 4 sided die I think most people would want  
018.141 is the punch I think I want, they also have gooseneck punches

Heres a dxf of them together

[die and punch together.dxf](https://forum.arcdroidcnc.com/uploads/short-url/6Ei5n9zp6EDcz1lHZy91LxWcrCC.dxf) (109.0 KB)

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**Author:** ![Gary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Gary](https://forum.arcdroidcnc.com/u/Gary)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2024, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.arcdroidcnc.com/t/press-brake-dies/4636/2 "2024-11-09T15:46:36Z")

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Thanks for that, just downloaded the perfect gooseneck for my press!

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**Author:** ![Dencope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/82dd89/32.png) [@Dencope](https://forum.arcdroidcnc.com/u/Dencope)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.arcdroidcnc.com/t/press-brake-dies/4636/3 "2025-01-30T20:23:38Z")

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So how does this work? Obviously the pieces shown would be way to thick to cut.

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**Author:** ![Gary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Gary](https://forum.arcdroidcnc.com/u/Gary)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.arcdroidcnc.com/t/press-brake-dies/4636/4 "2025-01-30T20:45:59Z")

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It all depends on what your cutter will cut, and what size die you want. Mine is rated for 25mm but I haven’t got any 25 so I just cut a dozen from 12 mm and welded them together to form a 144mm die. Simple…

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**Author:** ![Dencope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/82dd89/32.png) [@Dencope](https://forum.arcdroidcnc.com/u/Dencope)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.arcdroidcnc.com/t/press-brake-dies/4636/5 "2025-01-30T22:32:24Z")

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ah okay, that’s kind of what I was thinking but thought it may be hard to keep it all straight. Did you just grind it after? Would you happen to have any pics? I’m currently making a small hydraulic press brake at the moment. I have the hypertherm xp 45 and was able to cut 5/8" pretty clean. Would probably just get 1/2’ FB what ever with I deeded and do it that way. Thanks for the clarification.

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**Author:** ![2strokeforever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/90db22/32.png) [@2strokeforever](https://forum.arcdroidcnc.com/u/2strokeforever)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 1:29am UTC](https://forum.arcdroidcnc.com/t/press-brake-dies/4636/6 "2025-01-31T01:29:14Z")

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I used oxy fuel, cuts perfectly straight and no weird bevel issues with sharp corners