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My brother was there, last week. Glad to see there is something going on. still. Neil

Good Morning Steve, Clean it up, touch the outside with the slack of a Belt Grinder to take the roughness off. Decide after clean up, whether you have to Heat Treat it before putting a handle in it. Make it HAPPY, put it back to Work!! Neil

Good Morning, I made a Socket for my Impact Gun. Neil

Good Morning, I used a 5-pin, Bowling Pin, in a 20lbs. Propane Tank (with the bottom cut cut off and the lower lip flared out for tension). It made a very Mello sound, Yard Gong. Neil

Good Morning 'T', Welcome back 'T'. Some of our members who you may remember, have 'Passed On'. I think what Billy was trying to point out, Jim hasn't been here for awhile. He was suggesting that Jim may not answer (In my opinion). I have a 5x5 Platen and we also have one at our VIBA Blacksmith Shop. A lot of the younger members don't have the imagination of how all sorts of pinned in attachments can be used. A lot see it as a Heavy Table. The Law of the Lever allows a HUGE amount of leverage to 'Form' many things as well as hold Hydraulic Cylinders that can supply needed Push/Pull. The restriction is 'How come I never thought of that'? Thanks for Kick Starting this thread!! Neil

Good Morning, Mexico and Canada are also in America. Neil

Good Morning, J Nobody will look back to this posting, to see where. Enter it in your Avatar, and it will show, every posting. Hydraulics is rated in Pressure per square Inch. If your Press bit is half that, that equals twice the ficticious rating of your Mathmatic's. If you are pushing a knife edge, calculate the contact face of your blade, might be 1/10 of a square inch. Which means 10 times your calculated rating. It gets scary. Your top tool MUST BE VERTICLE (or you will be wearing a shank when it spits out). Good Night Irene!!! Neil

Work with 'Known New Steel'. Neil

Good Morning, I have a 7.5hp on my 40kg Kuhn. It is not stressing. What is available in your area? If you know what the RPM is, a higher hp with the same RPM will work. Neil

Good Morning. Thanks for restarting this Topic. If you enter your area of making a shadow on this Earth, someone close to you May answer. There are quite a number of Books dealing with Hydraulic Press', start by reading some. There are quite a few 'How To' web-sites as well. Take the time to inform yourself in the Basic's, first, before trying to make something. The Laws of Hydraulic's is mathmatic. A Hydraulic Press is not the 'Be All', it is a system waiting to HURT someone. Neil

Good Morning, It is very 'Humbling' when you realize how much metal bends and stretches, when Cold. If you put the hydraulics below the bed, your Hot Piece can fall onto a high pressure Hose. If you put the hydraulics above the bed, Your upper body/head is close to the High Pressure Hoses. You pick your battles! Do NOT go CHEAP on the HOSES, MORE SAFETY Factor is Better!! If your Bed mounts on/with 4 points of Contact, it is less liable to turn spagetti at the most unlikely time. If you think it won't happen, it will happen, Be Prepared!! Neil

Good Morning, The most essential thing to start with, is sheet of paper and a pen/pencil. Now you can scratch some idea's down and think of how you can create it/them. The second most important Tool is a small container of Play-Doh, so you can figure out how to implement your assembly. Neil

Good Morning Newton's Law, You could ask Uri Hofi, except he is passed. The insignia on the side would be for the ABANA Conference in Flagstaff. That would probably be where Doug got it from. It really doesn't matter how you got it, it is now YOURS!! It will be a WELL THOUGHT OUT Anvil. Enjoy your Journey. Let us know when you wear it out. LOL Enjoy!! Neil

Good Morning Hefty, I use Garden Lime for Normalizing in, regular as from a supplier of Garden Supplies. I also use it for Welding Flux. Neil