Patent ID: 8881571

Claim:
A punch press in combination with a form-up multi-tool, the punch press having upper and lower tables, the form-up multi-tool being mounted on the lower table, the punch press having a workpiece position located between the upper and lower tables wherein the form-up multi-tool is situated beneath the workpiece position, wherein the form-up multi-tool carries a plurality of individual forming tools and has a head, the plurality of forming tools and the head being further situated beneath the workpiece position, the head bounding a plurality of openings in which respective ones of the forming tools are disposed, the form-up multi-tool having an adjustment mechanism adjustable to selectively place an activated one of the forming tools in an activated configuration beneath the workpiece position, said activated configuration being characterized by said activated forming tool being rigidly secured in an upright position, wherein the head and non-activated ones of the forming tools have a limited range of freedom to move vertically downwardly relative to said activated forming tool when the upper table is lowered relative to the lower table so as to engage a workpiece between the tables, said adjustment mechanism comprising a rotatable plate defining a series of openings adapted for being aligned respectively with said non-activated forming tools, the rotatable plate having a rigid surface adapted for being engaged by a bottom end of said activated forming tool.