Ideas on making a punch and die

[BGHansen]

That's a lot to digest but thank you.
It sounds like a fun project down the road but for making only four a month I'm thinking it's way overkill. Maybe the Roper hand punch is the way to go. I don't know what a hardened drill jig is.

The drill jig is a plate of steel with your hole pattern. If it's made from hardened steel, the holes will hold up better to running a drill through them.

For only 4 parts a month I'd use a glue stick and a paper pattern. Carefully center punch your holes right on the paper pattern and go at them with the RW#5.

Bruce

 

[MrWhoopee]

I didn't see anyone mention off-the-shelf punches & die buttons.

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Still require precision alignment, but no heat-treating or grinding.

+1 on the Roper-Whitney punch, though it may have too much clearance, producing a burr. I got mine at HF. A must-have tool.