June 23, 20196 yr Had so much fun building my last press, thought I would have another crack at it. The pic below is a rough draft! All the details can be worked out as long as I have a solid foundation. The foundation (frame) is a piece of 1" plate cut to the drawings dimensions Shooting for a 16 ton press. 4" bore with a 6" stroke. 5ph motor to drive a 11gpm two stage pump. That will provide " almost" 1" per second on the second stage of the pump, according to Batson. The press will sit on top a custom built I-beam to strengthen the bottom. (Not in drawing, ran out of paper space). I know a few of you press guys out there will be able to say ," yes this is possible ", or " No, you have lost your mind" All input appreciated Peppie
June 24, 20196 yr Well, I can't say either, Peppie, but I can say that's a might fine looking piece of equipment you're designing there. I'm a retired furniture builder and it's reminiscent of the "cloudlifts" in Green&Green style furniture. I like it.
June 24, 20196 yr Wish i could draw like that lol its goin to be nice anything is possible with a square a tape and a 2'level and a welder you could squeeze cars with 1'' plate .All joking aside i like the design and the more compact the better in my opinion. '
June 24, 20196 yr Author Chris, I to have built many pieces of high end furniture. Was leaning toward the Art Deco theme. ThomasPowers, neat idea.....or make the lifting eye the shape of a bell?? Bubba. TY, I am thinking I need small more compact than my last build. Been thinking I may need a couple of gussets on the back side. 2 each, one on each side of the opening, running top to bottom. Would help keeping the 1" plate straight over time. Not sure it would be needed at only 16 ton. Edited June 24, 20196 yr by Peppie
June 24, 20196 yr I was thinking California mission (I heard the Mission bell). But it is very Deco too and Deco does so much better for a press than Baroque or Art Nouveau; though Romanesque would work well; probably better than Gothic.
June 24, 20196 yr Yup, much more Art Deco or California Mission than Greene & Greene. Whatever style it's in, I like it. When you get it finished, I'll give you my delivery address.
June 24, 20196 yr Structurally I think you'd be better off with early '70s Taco Bell than Mission. Frosty The Lucky.
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