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Cutting holes in 1/4 thick rubber sheets

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Earl S .

06-10-2003 17:42:18




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What kind of die can I make to cut accurate 3/4" holes in rubber sheet. Can I use a gasket punch?? Does it need to be bigger than the hole I want to cut. I just thought I might get some ideas before the material arrives. Thanks for any help you can give me.Earl




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Dell

06-12-2003 21:24:34




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 Re: Cutting holes in 1/4 thick rubber sheets in reply to Earl S ., 06-10-2003 17:42:18  
Been in the rubber stamp bus for 40 yrs. We do this a lot...except we keep the centers. Use a punch with an escape hole, put in drill press at low speed and punch away, changing hardwood base every 20 or so holes. On soft rubber you will get X shaped cores by just punching it.



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mj

06-13-2003 23:06:33




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 Re: Re: Cutting holes in 1/4 thick rubber sheets in reply to Dell, 06-12-2003 21:24:34  
I've used tubing and cartridge cases to drill holes in phone books and such to hang them from....never tried it with rubber but I'm going to now! :-)



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John Humphrey Morocco IN.

06-11-2003 17:05:34




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 Re: Cutting holes in 1/4 thick rubber sheets in reply to Earl S ., 06-10-2003 17:42:18  
Find or make a cutting die. Any thin walled tube will work when sharpened. Place your material on a soft wood surface and wet the area with ALCOHOL. Twist the die while pressing down. Be careful, as the die will cut thru very easy. Works with straight or curved cuts with a razor blade or knife. Try it out.



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John

06-11-2003 11:35:35




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 Re: Cutting holes in 1/4 thick rubber sheets in reply to Earl S ., 06-10-2003 17:42:18  
I have done this for a Physical Science activity. What I used was a sharpened piece of 3/4 conduit. I had to sharpen it quite often but it made a decent hole when hit with a deadblow hammer



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Ray,IN

06-10-2003 20:40:13




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 Re: Cutting holes in 1/4 thick rubber sheets in reply to Earl S ., 06-10-2003 17:42:18  
If you want to buy a 3/4" hollow hand punch to cut the holes you should buy a heavy mallet also, the force required to cut 1/4" rubber is more than you think. Hollow punches are sold by most all tool supply stores.



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T_Bone

06-10-2003 20:26:51




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 Re: Cutting holes in 1/4 thick rubber sheets in reply to Earl S ., 06-10-2003 17:42:18  
Hi Earl,

Scott's method works very good!

I have made dies out of common black pipe for thin materials. I sharpen the edge on a grinder then heat treat to hardness for longivity.

There good for leather, rubber, paper, carboard, etc:

T_Bone



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Al in BC

06-10-2003 20:25:05




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 Re: Cutting holes in 1/4 thick rubber sheets in reply to Earl S ., 06-10-2003 17:42:18  
As an retired Millwright our procedure was to use hole (belt) punch and use a 5 pound lead flat like the plumbers use for a backing surface. This will work well. Hope that helps.

Al.



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Scott.ID

06-10-2003 19:50:19




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 Re: Cutting holes in 1/4 thick rubber sheets in reply to Earl S ., 06-10-2003 17:42:18  
Earl,

I don't know what size the sheets of rubber are, but if you can sandwich 1 (or more) sheets between two pieces of plywood and clamp them together you can get a clean hole thru all of them.

Back in the late'70's we used to veneer rubber sheets between birch ply’s for wood press forms. 3 or 4 1/16 rubber sheets clamped between two pieces of 1/2 plywood and drilled on a drill press will create nice clean holes thru the rubber in the exact same location. Just remember to always use fresh plywood for each batch of holes and not try to use existing holes in the plywood with new rubber in between.

P.s. Use Forstner bits if at all possible, They cut from the outside in and won't shred the rubber.

My nickels worth,

Scott

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john

06-10-2003 18:04:47




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 Re: Cutting holes in 1/4 thick rubber sheets in reply to Earl S ., 06-10-2003 17:42:18  
Earl..
depends on your degree of accuracy... you could take a piece of 3/4" copper tubing and sharpen the edge... punch over a pine block... if you have a good 3/4" gasket cutter, use that..how many do you need to cut? and do you need the center piece you're removing ... or the hole ?

john



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JDK

06-10-2003 18:40:12




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 Re: Re: Cutting holes in 1/4 thick rubber sheets in reply to john, 06-10-2003 18:04:47  
If you don't need the cutout and material is fairly rigid or laminated as opposed to stretchy.I'd try a med tooth hole saw with a wood backing block.I think this would work better than punching on harder material like belting.Piece of metal tubing heated red hot would be stinky but works on softer material.



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