Armin Drumm

Happy Birthday pal and wishing you many more!

Happy Birthday pal and wishing you many more!

i saw the bowie you made, and the leathern sheath and frog. excellent work!

Hi Doug, only the spacers between the two I-beams are welded. Each of them is made of two pieces of the same I-beam. With this construction no shear forces occur in the welds. Power of the Press is 25 tons. I would make no changes, its the second press i build.

I noticed the huge hydraulic press you made. It looks like a very solid, simple construction. It does not look like you really needed to weld anything. Is that true for the frame? How much power does it have, and do you think you would make changes if you did another like it? thanks, Doug