loktr2002 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Anyone use a Hypercyl press to forge with? Just picked up one at auction. Uses air to move the cylinder until contact with work piece and then hydraulics kicks in with a maximum power stroke of 1/2" after contact. Very fast but only 15,000 lb max pressure. Would this be enough pressure for setting damascus? maybe a better question would be how many tons per square inch of work surface is required for damascus and general forging? Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Billy Merritt "sets" his billets using a wooden hammer handle. It's the drawing out that profits from powered umph! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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