Great thread....Have you guys thought about using some ideas from the jewelers press,I will try and post pictures if I cant look for Bonnie Doon Press Rio Grand sells them..On that note if you build one of these presses and later decide to get a full size one,these small presses come in handy for doing allot of different pressing operations for handle and sheath work in pressious metal along with jewelery work so dont think making one is a mistake it is just another added benefit to the shop,found bent guard material can be flattened quickly with this press.
I will be building one of these mini presses also.
Bonny Doon 20-Ton Mark III Hydraulic Press
$1534.00 each
Item 110455
Bonny Doon 20-Ton Mark III Electric Hydraulic Press
$3340.00 each
Item 110457
Bonny Doon Pro 25-Ton Manual Press
$5860.00 each
Item 110462
And these will take the pressure.They do make a 50 ton version of the pro model and have the pro in electric....
These pics are just to give you guys other ideas on this small press,check out rio grande and see what all you can do with one.
Bruce
