whodoamb Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Not new here but my first post.Just finished Sunday haven't had time to see how well it work,s yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawnJockey Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Very nice. Can you tell us more about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianinsa Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 It looks good and cool, BUT, it looks a bit er .... flimsy ???? Now I'm no expert wrt. Hydraulics but I've built and own a large number of different hydraulic powered machines. That piston looks like it could 'push like a herd of Randy buffalo bulls' and all that potential power is 'held together by 4 dinky bolts and 2 micro flanges at the base'?Whodoamb, I mean no disrespect here and you may be(possibly are) a hydraulic(and structural engineering) guru, so if I'm wrong please enlighten me(learning is good) , I have always been a firm follower of the 'rather way over than way under engineered school of thought ' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whodoamb Posted April 29, 2015 Author Share Posted April 29, 2015 I thought the same thing about the flanges on the cylinder,but it has a column load rating of 58,900 lb. The little tab's are 2 inch by 3/8 1045 per spec's for cylinder. Bolts for guide plates are 3/8 grade 8. Bottom mounting and top slide mount are 1 1/2 thick. Uprights are 2 by 3 by 1/4 doubled to make a 4 by 3, Bottom mount 6 by 1/2 plate sandwiched between 2 - 6 by 4 by 1/2 angle 13 - 3/4 inch plug welds per angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
78sharpshooter Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Does the bottom of the cylinder rest on the 1.5 inch plate? If not it will at the first use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whodoamb Posted May 1, 2015 Author Share Posted May 1, 2015 No there is 1/4 inch space between cylinder and mount. You have to realize that the pin is hardened so it ether has to break the pin or stretch the hole. Nether has happened yet thought I have only gotten to use it once, see photo 3/4 inch straightened coil spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormcrow Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Really like your die holding setup. Might upgrade my power hammer at some point with similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianinsa Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 It looks good and cool, BUT, it looks a bit er .... flimsy ????Sorry , I was wrong! (yes it happens) in the later pictures it looks much more substantial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will52100 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Looks good, can't really see from the pics, but if your using the factory cylinder mounts, with the rite pin you shouldn't have a problem. There have been some pins sheared that shoot out like bullets though, that's why mine has a deflector plate in front of the cylinder mounts, but then mine more of the clayborn style and the pin is at eye level.Only thing I see is maybe adding a die plate retainer, had one pop out on mine when doing some off center work and it punched me in the gut, no damage to me, but didn't feel real good. Looks like you've got bolts in front, wouldn't take much to make a keeper/latch for the die blocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whodoamb Posted June 7, 2015 Author Share Posted June 7, 2015 Bolts in front are shoulder bolts for a toggle latch. Just need to get some the proper length. See pic of first billet started as 9 layers,5 - 1084, 4 double layers of 15n20, Currently at 81 layers,one more draw to 243 then on to a knife! 1084 from Aldo, 15n20 from free bandsaw blades from day job,see pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will52100 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Cool, a press sure makes quick work of large stock don't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalanton Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 looks mighty nice, where did you get your hydraulic cylinder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whodoamb Posted June 12, 2015 Author Share Posted June 12, 2015 Cylinder is from International Hydraulics. They sell splitter parts and dump bed parts general hydraulics,The most compact 5 inch X 8 inch I could find. Search on google should get you to there site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffrat Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Just a little piece of unsolicited advice, if I may. I would change the die holding setup so that changing dies could be done very quickly. Get rid of the bolts and weld the top plates so that the space below them accepts the bottom plate of the die almost perfectly. Then put a stop at the back end of the slides so the die cannot fall out the back. Then weld a semi-circular handle on the front of the die so you can pull them out, hang them up and slide them back in easily. I find my self needing to change dies constantly during a single forging, especially when making Damascus. I change from my welding dies to my drawing dies, to my squaring dies, to my straightening dies, then to my cut-off dies, while the billet is coming back up to heat. No down time changing dies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianinsa Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 @ cliffrat, it looks like he's got the 'quickchange ' setup already adding a handle is a bit of genius though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffrat Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 From the photo, it looks like the three bolts on each side are holding the die in place. Maybe I'm wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianinsa Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 I got 'that' T-shirt in bulk on sale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalsculptingben Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 This press makes me drool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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