[TheForge] Side-loading question (was: 15Ton Press)

[Dave Brown]

I asked Joe and he said that his his press is "balanced".  He's not exactly 
sure what that means, but that's what's it says on the machine press.

Dave

   At 14:50 01/17/02 -0600, you wrote:
>At 13:05 01/17/02 -0700, you wrote:
>> >
>> > For example, suppose you build a press using three hydraulic cylinders 
>> arranged in a triangle.
>>
>>         Why multiple cylinders?  One properly sized cylinder makes for
>>         simpler construction and fewer design problems.
>
>My friend Joe Baer (you UMBA and some of you BAM guys know him) has a 
>4-poster hydraulic press.  Put anything of any shape at forging 
>temperature between the platens and ... squish, you have a flat 
>something.  400ton will do that.  It's a monster press.  This is not a 
>home made press.
>
>It is single pump and I believe that all four rams are connected in 
>parallel.  I'll have to ask.
>
>Dave Brown
>
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