Precision Die Sets and Die Shoes(click on thumbnail to enlarge)  Lower Die Shoe Showing Length Hamilton Precision is your go-to source for die sets, die shoes and MDL Die Set components. We cut, grind and machine a variety of parts for press die plates upper dies and lower dies, upper parallels and lower parallels with scrap ramps burned into them, as well as slotted feet in the parallels and handling holes in shoes. As a leading distributor of steel plate with burning, surface and Blanchard grinding services under one roof, Hamilton Precision LLC services the die set manufacturing market as well as independent tool and die distributors. Hamilton Precision offers their services "a la carte" to tool and die shops that opt to do their own machining - with or without handling holes, with pins and bushings installed, or as a kit (MDL parts in a box - no machining) or can build die sets complete. As an MDL products distributor, we also carry D-and L-style ball bearing guide components, including pins, springs, ball bearings and bushings. Hamilton Precision will work with you to meet your specific requirements. We accept most common file formats, so getting started is easy: Contact Hamilton Precision today. (click on thumbnail to enlarge)  Lower Die Shoe with Shapes & Slot Burned in |  Completed Die Shoe Packaged for Shipping |  12 intricately Burned in Shapes on Lower Die Shoe with Scrap Ramps with Rounded & Straight Corners | Send Inquiry/Request Quote| General Capabilities | Inspection Testing | Tool History Documentation Technical Support |
| | Manufacturing Capabilities | Blanchard Grinding CNC Machining Fabrication | Oxy-Fuel Cutting Surface Grinding Welding |
| | Intended Application | Ball Bearing Guiding Components Bolster Plates Sub-Plates Scrap Ramps Handling Holes Die Plates | Hot Roll Burnouts Molds Parallels Pins Risers Wear Plates |
| | MDL Products | Distributor of MDL Products: D-Style Ball Bearing Guide Components L-Style Ball Bearing Guide Components Plain Bearing Ball Bearing Bushings | Cages Clamps Posts Retainer Plugs Steel Bosses |
| | Materials | A36 | | File Formats | AutoCAD Software utilized AutoCAD (DWG,DWZ) BMP Bit Mapped Graphics DXF Drawing Interchange Format, or Drawing Exchange Format GIF | Graphics Interchange Format JPG or JEPG Joint Photographic Experts Group PDF Portable Document Format TIFF Tagged Image File Format |
| | Overall Part Dimensions | 96" Corner to Corner. We work with tight tolerances depending on width, length and thickness. | | Tightest Tolerances | Parallel within +/- .001" per foot standard thickness tolerance +/- .005.
We work with tight tolerances depending on width, length and thickness. | | Max Material Finish | RA of 80. Standard Blanchard grind finish is 125 RMS. | Send Inquiry/Request Quote |