i need to make a die to stamp a flat peice of steel about .050 thick into a U shape. i need these done consistently and will need quite a few of them. these individual Us then get welded togeter.
basically i need the die to have a flat bottom about 1" wide and then have a radius in the corners of .25" and then go up the sides about 1.25 inches. the lenght of the die is about 10-12" long.
i figure that i will need a female and male die to form this, what i don't know about is the spring back of the steel and how to start with making the die. i can bend these by hand but i need consistent uniform results. i would like this to be able to be used in my 20 ton hydraulic press.