October 22, 200916 yr I am totally new to this site and it looks like it has lots of great info. from a lot of expeirenced people. Anyway, I am thinking of building my own press like many others on here have. My first question is, What tonnage of a cyclinder should I get for it? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
October 23, 200916 yr Depends on what you want to forge, forging presses can range from 8, 10, 15ton right up to the big dadies at 14000 ton plus. A 14000 ton press will let you forge an ingot up to approx 1000 ton in weight, you would struggle to do that with a 8 ton press. Cheers Phil
October 23, 200916 yr Author O.k., I guess I did leave that a little vague. I would like to try my hand at making some Damascus and some other forge welding. I do have access to a couple of 10 ton cylinders but I am not sure that is enough judging by what others have used in their builds. Like I said I am pretty new to this and just seeking some help from more experienced people. I am not sure I am up to building a 14000 ton press but it might be a way of telling my wife I need a bigger barn. Thanks again.
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