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Long story short, I built a forge press and it works great. However, we are planning to move in the relatively near future; coupled with the fact that since we have a newborn now (6 weeks...super excited!!) and a recent promotion at work, I have had very little time to make it out into the shop. Which all leads me to considering selling it as opposed to packing it up and moving it. Has anyone sold a forge press that they built? Any issues or concerns with that? Would love to see what others experiences have been. For reference I attached the drawings I created in AutoCAD / Fusion360 while planning my build. The 'As-Builts' have some slight differences, but I need to finish them before posting....Anyways, thanks in advance!! Hydraulic Forge Press - Slides rev2.pdf 22.11.08 Press v2.0.pdf

Thanks for the reply! That's interesting I'll have to do some more reading on them, but I think you hit the nail on the head! Frosty thanks for the compliments! It works well enough considering the condition of the threads. Its interesting how it seemed to almost roll the threads closer to the handle, but closer to end they look relatively normal.

Hoping to utilize the collective expertise of everyone here to try and ID the post vise I have been using. I bought it from someone off marketplace who clearly didn't know what it was. Overall it's in decent shape, but the wedges for holding the vice to the mounting plate kept coming loose. So I decided to break down and see about fixing it, while I'm at it I decided to wire wheel the old layers of paint off and came across this partial logo. This is the best photo I could really get....so far have not found any other markings. Thanks in advance! Also here's a photo of the vise when I first brought it home!

Basically, I'm unsure how to throttle back my burner so that I'm not taking my forge to welding heat and holding it there every time I use it. I feel like my burner has only one setting and that's full bore... I guess I just need to play with the settings some more.

Thanks for the heads guys, I didn't know you could do that... On a side note, when I first started making burners I quickly found your site. Between it and just a genuine curiosity I started to play with my burner assembly(s), and I have to say for about 6 months there did more piddling with my burner(s) than actual smithing! It's a hobby in it of itself. One thing I can't seem to figure out is using the needle valve for adjustment of the burner. So currently I have the typical setup for a forced air ribbon burner, with a ball valve for quick shut off and a needle valve for fine adjustment. I usually run my propane regulator at around 1psi and when I want to weld I'll run it up to maybe 2, all without ever adjusting the needle valve. It never seems to change the flame characteristics much when I open or close the needle valve. Any thoughts? Sorry for the long winded reply...

Hey guys, I've been a long time lurker and decided it's about time I properly introduce myself. I work a traditional 8-5, but after work and weekends I love to go out in the garage and build/weld/smith anything as long as it's outside. My brother and I have been smithing for a bout a year and a half, and we're on our 3rd forge design; I've lost count the number of times I have changed our burner design. Currently I am running a ribbon burner we casted out of Mizzou castable refractory and I'm loving it! I'm around the Dallas area and would love to meet other Smith's in the area! The little bit of space I have to use for my shop and the little bit of knowledge I have on the subject I'm more than happy to share with anyone local to the area! I have a spare forge and burner I'd be happy to lend or give a new Smith just looking to get there feet wet. I look forward to being apart of this community and continuing to learn together! Unfortunately, work has me in Fresno, CA for a month away from my shop, so if there's any smiths or fellow hobbyists within a few hours of hear I am dying to swing a hammer!