metal stamping help

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Does anyone on here do metal stamping or know a place/forum that deals with it. I am restoring a ols garm tractor and need some plate that hold wheels on made. I am hoping not to go to crazy with price but I am sure thats not possible. I am looking for 8-16 of them. Attached Images
Reply:i know Boker's, Inc. does it (www.bokers.com), but i'm not sure of prices or their capabilities for that. why not get flat pieces cut for the center and the lip, then get a piece of pipe, or another strip of metal and roll it, then weld it all together? i bet the welding would be stronger. how thick/heavy is the metal? it looks like maybe 16 ga?Later,Andy
Reply:Andy I think its heavier than 16 but could be wrong. There are a few bend in it. It would be alot of work to try it that way and I am not that good. I would rather find someone that can do it for me.
Reply:hmmm... about the only way that i can think of getting it done, rather than doing it yourself would be to pay quite a bit for the services and products. most places charge a set-up fee and require a minimum order. i'm not saying that you can't get it done cheap, but after working in the manufacturing industry, i have noticed that most parts aren't feasible to get stamped without a large run order. if you have access to a leathe, i bet you could make your own die set and press your own with a 50-100 ton press.Later,Andy
Reply:These were originally made by the thousand.If tooling cost a few grand, that was amortised over years of parts, to a few pennies each.But to make 8 of em?Figure a few grand in tooling, for real stuff that a real stamper would allow onto their equipment. Which makes these things very expensive.I would agree, fab em if you can. Assuming you are not looking at a Park Concours style restoration, where everything must be perfect.What type of tractor?Many older tractors have companies making new parts for them, similar to 55 chevys.For instance, this place has all kinds of stuff for Moline tractors, which havent been made since the 60s-http://www.molineparts.com/Charlie Biler, the guy who runs it, probably knows more than anybody about how to have small quantities of historic tractor parts made. You might email him and pick his brain.
Reply:Reis, I will email him and see what he has to say. It is for a set of mower for a Farmall Cub. I belong to several clubs and thay all say I need to get them made. The mower isn't that comon at all/ Them make no repo parts for this. I know I am going to have to get them made or forget about restoring the mowers.
Reply:The tooling for that piece is going to be expensive.Each hole requires a pin. $600.00 +Pacific Metal Stamping in Los Angeles are experts and can make stampings up to 10 guage.I think the better way to do your project is to have a METAL SPINNER make the part and drill the holes yourself.OR...there is another way you could do this.Find a machine shop and have them turn an inside and outside piece and thenyou could cut a piece of round sheet steel and use a hydraulic press to press them together. You could align them with a pin in the center.But check the internet because someone may have the parts.
Reply:try a site called RFQ.com (request for quote) It is a place where people who need stuff done get togfether with those who do it...those of you who have small welding/fab shops can also find work there.
Reply:you could use one of the good pieces to make a mold and then lay up fiberglass laminate.the farmall cub is currently manufactured by mtd in cleveland ,ohio--you could email them to see if a similar part is in production. regarding a stamping source,even temporary tooling would not be cost-feasible.