kovacija(blacksmith) Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Hi guys I am wondering if is possible to make an press-for blacksmith of scrap material?? (I have a lot of el.engines from industry so...):rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Yes for hydraluic presses. No for fly presses. It's quite common for bladesmiths who do patternwelding to build their own hydraulic presses from scrap materials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kovacija(blacksmith) Posted September 8, 2008 Author Share Posted September 8, 2008 (edited) have you got any blueprints? and what is the diference bettween hydraulic and fly press??? Edited September 8, 2008 by kovacija(blacksmith) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateDJ Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Flypress - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaHydraulic press - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Richards Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 If you can weld 12-25mm thick stock you will have no problem building a forging press. There are several plans available on line. Don Fogg sells a book that is used widely in the knife community, here is his website Don Fogg Custom Knives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Russell Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 kovacija(blacksmith) , heres another idea you could use too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armand Tatro Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Question for Dale Russell: What is that big rusty gear behind your press in first photo attatched to and what is its function? From: Armand Tatro Ashkum, Il. USA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Russell Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Armand Tatro , that big rusty gear is part of my hand crank twister . It's ment to be able to do 25 mm / 1" square " cold " , althou i'm not about to go try . Does 13 mm / 1/2" easy I'll try get out today & take some more photos of it Dale Russell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawitt Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 hi, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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