(06-29-2014, 11:41 AM)Dr Stan Wrote: What is the reason for enlarging the holes? If it is simply to have stronger pins would making some from a higher tensile strength steel achieve the same result?
Dr Stan I have given that thought but I'm not able to determine what type of steel would do the job... I'm going by what other presses use. I made a mistake when I cut the holes on the press, unfortunately one of the presses I was copying used smaller 1" pins not larger ones. Most presses on websites when I built the press didn't give pin sizes so I used what I thought was the right size. It works the way it is but it's not right and it bothers me.
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