April 29, 201313 yr Hello all. I can get a cheap 12ton air jack for around 60-70bucks. I wonder if this is enough to make a Hydraulic press? Or shoud i try to get a 20ton?
April 29, 201313 yr It's enough to make a 12 ton press. Sorry could not resist! More to the point what do you want to press?
April 29, 201313 yr Author hehe! most 1-2.5 cm thick steel, and some spring steel. idont need it special, only wanna make it to have a nice project. But i want it to have enough power to later use.
April 29, 201313 yr Ah well have a look at some of the home builds on here I am sure something will catch your eye. The main drawback to using such a press for hot working is they are too slow. Better for cold bending, pushing off bearings and etc. You might check out second hand tool dealers if you want a forging capable press. If you look at the thread about bowl making tools started by Kurgan, I posted a link there to a couple of videos of my bowl tools on my old 12 tonne Hi-Ton press..that cost me less than 300 sterling and is fast enough for hot work. I have punched and drifted Ø50mm holes through 50x50mm steel with it.... Alan
June 16, 201313 yr looking at the other thread already posted, the general opnion is that 20 ton is not enough, and hand operated anything is too slow, why would you thinik 12 is ?
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