Presses

I have a 27 ton hydraulic logsplitter(two stage pump)..It has a easily removable wedge and a 1 1/2" thick solid base..Basically all a logsplitter is, is a hydraulic press with a wedge..I was thinking of making a flat press attachment for the ram(easily done) and trying to press some damascus billets with it....What do you think??

I was thinking of building a indexing head for my flypress and was interested in input from anyone who has built such a device. I have a simple design that I would post to be scrutinized if there is any interest. brad

Gave up on making a flypress last year but still needed a press of some sort. Gathered the motor,pump and ram from various sources over a few months and finally got it all together. The original 2 inch ram was too small but I had the good luck to find a 4 inch ram just before it went to the scrap heap. Had to cut 10 inches off the ram and cylinder and then weld the cap back on the cylinder, pretty pleased all my welds have held so far and no oil leaks.I estimate the press capacity at somewhere between 15 and 20 ton .It'll bend 1 inch flat bar cold fairly easily and 3/4 into a right angle with no effort.I'll see if I can get a photo in here and there are more in the galler…

Is anyone here presently using a fly press? I am really seriouly considering one? My socket swage block of O6 and end mills were taken to machine shop today. I discussed making swage blocks for the chisel blades themselves- they think they can do a set at a bearable price. 1/8th" width to 1" wide by 8ths-from six to 7 inches long before adding the welded on sockets. I read what I could in links and sites. Thanks, Mike

Today I went to the pain control doctor. Keep in perspective that this, unlike other worse things, won't cause my early demise. Besides low back, the right rotator cuff is well torn. And, a new discovery--- left is going too. Best we can figure it must have started with rattling around in a flipping sprinter. So, I am going to commit to be a student of the hammer and anvil, but a press is in my future. Hammer won't do- not my garage floor to crack and residential neighborhood. I had a very high quality air over oil tubing bender so I am at least familiar with the "circuitry." I notice power hammers covered nicely but no tutorials on press forging. Any good plans…

Here's me next to my size 10 press. It weighs 2000lb. The fly arm that I'm holding is from a size 6 press. Below is a size 8 bar press that I bought for a pound ($2).

Anyone found a use in blacksmithing for an arbour press? 1/2 ton ones are available for less than

My latest purchase arrived this week and I'm pretty happy with it. Should certainly come in handy wherever it ends up going. For now it's living in the bosses cellar, along with several other bits of kit (I still darent tell him about the 'little' forge hearth in there. LOL) safely greased and wrapped up snug.

How much more work is a P6 capable of compared to a P5 ? Or is more just added throat? I'll estimate 95% of my work will involve stock 1" or less. So is the P6 worth the extra $300 and extra shipping?

One of the guys in our shop was using this press to bend some metal, without being trained on it.. :mad: (but, I digress). When he was releasing the valve to home the press cylinder he loosened the valve too far and oil started spilling out - since then the press does not press at all. I need some direction in repairing this. My thinking is that the valve screws down onto some kind of one-way valve and that loosening the valve too much unseats the one-way valve - but I'm unsure as to how to repair it, or even if I can do it in house. Any help would be appreciated.

So I finally got my fly press all set up today and able to be used. I've only got one tool for it, and need to learn to weld to make more since I've fabricated a bunch of tool blanks to fit the die receiver. This thing is great, I took it and just to do something, used 1/2" square, cold, and ran two parallel lines down the side, like you'd do getting ready for a fancy twist. Normally just veining 2 lines like this hot with a chisel would take me a couple heats and not be nearly as straight and precise looking. It took all of 60 seconds to do it cold with the fly press, vs maybe 10 minutes + by hand, and it looks better too. This is only a really small fly pres…

Ok... i am working into this punch press tring to get it alive my problem is this or maybe it's not a problem ... but why does the head needs a spacer there ? and do i have to make a new one to perfet fit the empty space or is it normal to be loose ... here are the pictures with what i talk about

I have here an extract from Maneklal and Sons website " FEATURES FOR 'P' SERIES SINGLE AND DOUBLE SIDED FLY PRESS . Top end of screw with hexagonal tapered reception for the wheel to ensure no slip Mild Steel screw with heavy duty square angular thread" Would anyone be able to tell me what steel is used in their fly press screw or are they all mild steel?

Know this is a difficult one to answer. What size flypress would suit me for general smithing?:confused: Mainly work hot mild steel up to 30 mm maximum . I am thinking 5 to 8 ton would suit but need all the advice I can get as I will have to get it shipped over and want to get it right first time.

Another thought(lot of thunkin' going on here) I get my trusty gas axe and angle grinder and carefully cut a cam out of 3/4 inch or so plate.Cam to go from 0 to 2 inches in one revolution, approximately same amount of travel as a flypress. Attach cam to shaft made of torsion bar to give it a bit of flex and put a fly wheel on the end of shaft . Make a ram with a roller on top end so cam won't jam (hopefully) when I spin the fly wheel.Bore a hole in the other end to take tools. Mount it on a two pillar frame with a substantial plate under the ram Reckon if I adjust the ram so the flywheel gets some speed up before it hits the steel it should give the same force as a…

Can ye learned gentlemen (or ladies) tell me how far the shaft would travel vertically on a fly press at one revolution of the screw. Know there are all sizes so not a huge industrial press just a one man press used for general blacksmithing.:confused:

Found this big fella hiding in the corner of the shop, he was jumping up and down wagging his tail and i couldn't resist:D. It is a 20 ton hydraulic press, used for bending(see the bending jig) in the welding shop, and the new owner does not use it, so i think i will thorw a set of forging dies in it it and see what these things are all about. That is a pack of cigs for scale.

OK Folks, Have located a couple of presses but the cost of freighting them from one side of Australia to the other is prohibitive. If I could get a 4 start thread cut internal and external, would it be possible to make the frame from some heavy pieces of steel,I've got some old axles made of 3" solid square stock that have a 90 degree bend on each end which I'm sure have been bent not welded. Would any of the learned gentlemen be able to calculate how thick the steel would need to be to withstand the force of the screw? Alternative would be a two post frame which I guess would be simpler to make though not as convenient to work with. Guess it a…

i was wondering if anyone could tell me the pitch of some of the larger fly presses, or if theres some formula for the wight of the head vs screw diameter vs thread pitch. i am looking into the possibility of making a fly press, welding up a base, arm, and ram guide are no problem. but i have not clue what type of screw to use, i imagine i would have to have it turned out on a lathe, along with the receive for the arm. i know that is quight steep. could the screw be perched from McMaster ccarr?

Hi People, I'm trying to find a fly press, Anyone know if there's a company in Australia that imports these? Thank's Brian

Wanted to purchase a flypress at Quadstate this year but the one that I would have bought was pre bought by someone else and they were just delivering it to him. My question is how many of you have a fly press and if you actually use it #1 how often do you use it #2 what size do you have and is it adequate or would you go larger or smaller #3 show and explain some of its features and capabilities. #4 please show any standard tooling that you may have made for it and some finished product produced by you and it. Thanks Mike

Hey everyone, I was digging around in the collective, um.... "collection" of stuff on the farm and realised that, short of a used hydraulic pump, I have pretty much everything to build a relatively sturdy forging press. If I dig around more there might even be a pump somewhere, so all I would be investing is the time, the hoses, and the fittings. My Question: I know that a forging press can be used for consolidating pattern welded billets, but is there anything else that they are practical to use for? I am just wondering if it would be worthwhile to build one (both in the time, the hoses, and the fact that it would take up floor space). I don't really do any blades…

just as the title states, I friend has a older good shape, fly press that he is willing to sell, he figures a its a #6, but I just wanna make sure so I can judge the price compared to the new ones. if its a #5 or #6 its a good deal.but any smaller and its gets questionable when for a bit more you can buy new. I was looking at weight of the press but this one is a bit different of a style, there is no table cast out under the head its made to be bolted to a heavy plate with what looks like 4- 1" bolts and has a 3" x 4" bar that slides in and out of the c frame under the head that has a built in tool holder for setting rivet heads or holding tools. It also has 2 cast ba…

Doees anyone have any suggestions on how to make one that may satisfy Civil War era re-enactments? Thanks Daniel

We had a nice fly press page going, and it may be lost, so we have an opportunity to get it going again. I have a number 5 Flypress, made in India, purchased from Amy Pieh at Pieh Tool Co, a wonderful supplier and a friend to all smiths, and have made a lot of tooling for it. If these photos aren't recovered and reposted in the gallery in the next few days, I will simply repost them; life goes on! Dr. Jim Hrisoulas just bought a #6 Flypress from Pieh Tool Co, appropriately named Augustus Squeezer, and like myself, he also purchased the excellent steel stand for the press that Amy carries. For those who do not know, a flypress has a 3 or 4 lead screw with a fast twi…