08-06-2012, 04:41 PM
Hello Ed,
Yeah, it was Press #4 for me (not counting folding and bending presses)so I wanted it to be the last press I ever needed to build, My first one used a 10 ton porta power, then I did one with a 16 ton bottle jack, #3 was with a 20ton pneumatic bottle jack. Each one was a little different to get over a shortcomings in the last, this time I figured, lets go BIG, if I wind the pressure relief valve up on the pump it should push 65-80 tons but that's just silly. If you can't do it with 50 tons get another plan.
As for folding and forming presses;
This one was for forming the radiused corners on truck diesel tanks we needed 16 tanks made and wanted radiused corners, the local tank manufacturer said that the radius we wanted was "impossible" sorry buddy, wrong answer.
Then we needed a whole heap of pressed bends in 4mm plate, so this one came along
By the end of it's development we were bending 8mmx100mm plate in it, cold, that is, with only 12 tons.
Both of these were built in the shipping container workshop I have talked about, I still have the little bender stored out in a container, I rarely use it now as I use the Flypresses for most forming.
Best Regards
Rick
Yeah, it was Press #4 for me (not counting folding and bending presses)so I wanted it to be the last press I ever needed to build, My first one used a 10 ton porta power, then I did one with a 16 ton bottle jack, #3 was with a 20ton pneumatic bottle jack. Each one was a little different to get over a shortcomings in the last, this time I figured, lets go BIG, if I wind the pressure relief valve up on the pump it should push 65-80 tons but that's just silly. If you can't do it with 50 tons get another plan.
As for folding and forming presses;
This one was for forming the radiused corners on truck diesel tanks we needed 16 tanks made and wanted radiused corners, the local tank manufacturer said that the radius we wanted was "impossible" sorry buddy, wrong answer.
Then we needed a whole heap of pressed bends in 4mm plate, so this one came along
By the end of it's development we were bending 8mmx100mm plate in it, cold, that is, with only 12 tons.
Both of these were built in the shipping container workshop I have talked about, I still have the little bender stored out in a container, I rarely use it now as I use the Flypresses for most forming.
Best Regards
Rick
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