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TECH TIPS by Norm Campeau |
Louvers
In one of our past tech articles we demonstrated the use of a Mittler Bros. Punch and Flare and Punch and Bead tool using their Bench Press. This month I will be demonstrating the use of Mittler Bros. Louver Dies in the Bench Press. For years having the ability to add a louver to a panel meant special tooling and machines costing thousands of dollars. This tooling just costs a few hundred dollars for the start up kit and even less when you add the individual dies from 1"-5".
The throat on the Bench Press is 12" allowing you to work to the middle of a 24" panel. These dies are also very heavy duty and can punch up to 16 ga. Louvers are not just for hot rodders to improve the looks of their cars, they can also be used in industrial applications where you need to remove heat or add cooling to a machine. Electricians in many cases need to cool circuit panels, this tool can add professional looking louvers to the access doors and panels. The Aircraft, Racing, and Custom Car Building guys often need to get air in or out of an area and need to make it look professionally done. This is one of those tools that once you have it, you will find many uses for it in places where you would not have even considered louvers before.
If you are looking to do louvers on very large panels (hoods, trunk panels, floor pans, etc.) then I would recommend the Mittler Bros. 10 Ton Louver Press Kit. This is tool also comes with blueprints, and instructions to build a 48" throat louver press. Although a bit costlier this tool still is much more reasonable than others and is made USA quality.
Norm Campeau
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