Method for making specialty tools

Abstract

A METHOD FOR MAKING SPECIALTY TOOLS, a metal forming process for impregnating complex patterns in various tool designs is disclosed herein. According to the process, a blank tool is placed into the first stage 1 of three stages in this automatic rotating/indexing table 10. A blank tool example being a socket or a wrench. Sensors and a PLC control the automation of the entire process. The holder carries the blank tool to stage two 2 where a free floating punch 48 is driven into the blank tool. After the punch has pulled out of the tool the newly impregnated tool is moved to stage three 3. In stage three the newly impregnated tool is driven out of the holder by a stationary punch and at the same time a new blank tool is being located into the holder in stage one and a new part is being impregnated in stage two.

1 . A new and improved method for making specialty tools in which complex patterns are impregnated in various specialty tool designs, said method comprising: 
 a upper end of the die set;    a lower end of the die set that is located directly under the upper end die set; and    an automatic rotary/indexing table built in the lower end of the said die set which contains three blank tool holders and the automatic rotary/indexing table is moved by a belt in which the other end is connected to a motor and the complete operation including the press is controlled by a Programmable Logic Control better known as a PLC; and    a blank tool is incased by a holder all sides except for the opening where the impregnating punch enters and the knock out punch ejects a newly impregnated blank tool.    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the upper end of the die set contains and supports a knock out punch and a floating impregnating punch that impregnates a blank specialty tool such as a wrench, socket or a specialty tool, the impregnating punch and punch holder is supported by bearings and a backup plate and is free floating horizontally within the desired bounds of the interior side walls of the die set where the punch holder is recessed and the knock out punch ejects the newly impregnated tool from the blank tool holder.  
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1  and  2  wherein different complex impregnating design punch's can be interchanged in the accommodating punch holder and the blank tool holders are interchangeable.