[TheForge] Hydraulic Forging Press

Wed Apr 16 21:21:01 2003

Damascus is trivial when using a press.

Steve Smith

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> okay...This is gonna sound foolish...what do you use a forging press for?  I 
> can think of a few uses, but most of the ones I can think of could be better 
> done with a hammer.  Most of the conversations about various machines have 
> given me ideas about how I could use them in my shop to make better curves, 
> better welds, or increase speed of production runs.......
> 
> so besides pressing on bearings, and bending something between some dies (which 
> is why I has a hossfeld).....What is this for?  can you weld with it?  Is it 
> better than a powerhammer?  I seem to remember something about damascus 
> billets.  Are they fast?  I have seen plans for homemade hand operated ones 
> that use carjacks.  Will these do the same job?...I guess the practical upshot 
> of this is....why should I want one?
> 
> dan
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