Played around with a press punch machine in a shop I am looking at buying out of foreclosure. Have a week or so to "try before I buy" so I played today.

Made a winch mount cover out of polished aluminum. The pic still has the milky coating the aluminum sheets are shipped with, will hit it with some flitz and a buffer tomorrow.

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I punched this one out of "scrap", if I choose to replace it with diamond plate, I would have to go buy a piece, was quoted $70 for a piece large enough to get three out of it. I saved the "template" in the machine...

 

i voted diamond plate. but i would powdercoat everything red lol

 

Diamond Plate.

 

like i said on the phone diamondplate

 

This was my "practice piece" to kinda learn how to use the press ( and man did I have to remember my math to program it). Thinking about a custome grill. What do you all think? I can punch any shape(s) I can graph...

 

yea do a custom grill and one for the scoop too. could you do a grille like the street scene one?

 

Diamond plate for sure!!!

 

I like diamond plate, especially since I have alot on mine. Also you could prolly make a pretty sick grill to with that press.

 

Match that toolbox!

 

Got to match the tool box, so go diamondplate.