How To Make Louvers In Sheet Metal

This is the simplest way to make one of these presses and it works really well even on large panels.

How to make louvers in sheet metal.

When formed the metal is slit across the length of the louver and forced up into the die. Use the forming tool tool to convert the louver into a forming tool. Drive the finishing block into the formed louver. Use light taps and work the metal into the die evenly.

The finishing block minimizes any tool marks and makes the louvers consistent. Homemade louver press macromachines shows you how he made a very simple louver press for punching louvers in 1 16 aluminum. Add a fillet around the bottom edge of the louver. Give it a few real good wallops.

Sketch and extrude the louver profile. Video shows the creation of parametric punch tool for sheet metal louver. In this tutorial video i will show you how to make custom forming tool louvers in solidworks with the help of sketch feature tools. Attachments louver ipt 0 17 mb louver ide 0.

The punch is quite an interesting piece a tool made just for this purpose. To make a louver you have to be carefully with using sketch planes. From start to finish it takes about ten minutes per louver. In this video lesson i will create a sheet metal punch file.

A louver in sheet metal design is typically a formed feature made with a punch press incorporating a top and bottom die. This forms a raised window in the part which is protected on three sides and open on the fourth. Please subscribe our c. You can later use the punch tool in another model.

Tell us about your issue and find the best support option. He can create fantastic louvered panels with basically a ruler a pencil a cutoff wheel and a custom made louver punch. The sides of the feature will not be slit. Visit inventor products forums.

You can take your frustrations out on the finishing block.