[TheForge] 15Ton Press

[Jeff Harding]

Ralph;

   I'm not a Blacksmith yet...LOL.. but I am in heart and will be in
practice as soon as my plate is cleared, I have " served " in machine
shops. However, if I have understood this thread correctly, (and
probably haven't), you are talking about lateral motion presenting an
additional resisting force.

   Why can't there be installed roller bearings in the "extreme flex"
positions of the press.. when forces get so great as to combine press
resistance with load resistance, the bearings are contacted and over
come that.

   Again... not an economical resolution of a problem, just a factual,
"wouldn't this work", question...


Jeff   ><>


>         Steve, Chuck sent me a picture of his press, and it seems
like a
> nice design.  It would work great for billets and straightening, but
when
> you upset in a press, the dies really want to move to the side with
the
> resistance to the metal being moved.
>         My guides are faily tight, and I have to wrestle with this
whem
> making upset feet and components.
>
> Ralph