Just joined your site, Well I'm hooked seam to read it everyday. I found the site because of the discussions on the Green Mamba as I'm the one putting the chassis back together for Doug. My shop has always been involved in some kind off Automotive projects, From ground up road race cars to stunt cars for theme parks. Sheet metal work beyond just my brake or bead rollers has always interested me, so I purchased a pulmax with no clue what to do with it. I have about 30 different die sets some I understand some I don't. Any of you guys have any ideas on this thing, Cause I need help Thanks Ted
Welcome! Look up Fay Butler in Wheelright Mass. He is a pure gentlemen and an expert metal finisher. He knows a thing or two about the Pullmax and makes he own dies. I'm sure he would be happy to help.
Someday when I grow up I want to have a pullmax. I know on the metalmeet and metalshapers message boards there are whole forums dedicated to those machines. You may want to go there to find out more. As much as I like to blow money I will probably never drop the cabbage it takes to have one of those.
If you can post pictures of your dies I can probably help you figure out what they do. standard things are shearing,folding,beading ,circle cutting,louvering, shrinking and streching
Thanks for the replys, As far as the dollars go it was not easy to justify the money for me either, untill I told someone I only paid a grand for it, and it was in operation when I bought it, They offered me a pretty nice profit so I guess I could always sell it if I don't figure it out. I don't get much time for my own projects but hoping to soon, My model A is a 1930 deluxe roadster with 11000 original miles , we've had it since 63, Building the wife A 54 corvette Hot Rod Its a kit car but all the same to her, 52 crosley station wagon rat rod 352 Ford auto, I've been into Volkswagwn for ever an still have a few. Again glad I found this site I see lots of common interest here Ted
I used one in the navy, I wish I took the time to use it more. We used it mostly to cut big ass circles in sheetmetal. Now and then someone would hammer out a wok or something stupid to experiment with the power hammer dies. Lucky you. Never mind the money I don't have the shop space for it.
You might want to check out local night school,adult education in the aircraft sheetmetal field.Aircraft industry still teaches traditional skills because they have to remake hard to replace parts.
Here is a pic of my Pullmax. Awesome machine... It came with some tooling when I got it, but not nearly as much as yours. If you could, would you mind posting pics of the different sets yours came with? I'm trying to figure out my machine as I go, and there are some sets I would like to try and duplicate... I've heard really good things about Fay Butler as well, and I definately plan to go look him up for some lessons as soon as I can swing it financially & timewise.
you payed a thousand dollars for a pullmax.they must not have known what they had.i here guys paying 5 to 10,000 thousand for them.you are avery very very lucky guy. oh did i say you were a very lucky guy.
Ted, Like someone suggested, post some pictures of the dies that came with the machine and we'll try to help you identify them. You might also what to checkout www.metalmeet.com On MetalMeet there are a few guys that are members that live in Florida.
I have one too. If you dont have a use for them I could take them off of your hands. Lol. I am looking for domming dies, shrinking dies, and just plain old 24.5mm shanks for my p-9sld. Thanks, Bill H. 8167394667
Bill, if you dont have a mill, you can sand the 1" bar down to fit your collet pretty easy. Hit 2 sides of them on the disc sander until they fit. Just takes a couple of hits. Also, pick up the dvd on Pullmax tooling that is available on ebay. Also, if you own a Pullmax, Fay Butlers Pullmax tooling book is a must read. Tim @ www.irrationalmetalworks.com
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