[TheForge] Hydraulic Press Question

Thu Aug 14 09:47:00 2003

Clevland Tool  sells them at about $20 / set. $100 min.
I have a block guide that takes 1" channel .

dan tull
georgia
abba, afc, S.C. psba, obg,sofa
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Woolley" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 9:33 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Hydraulic Press Question

> Dan,
>
> Do they sell die sets for this or did you make it?
>
>
> Dan Tull wrote:
>
> >Whitney 20 rotary punch will do 1/2" hole in 1/2 " plate cold.
> >I have 9/16" sq.   in one of mine.
> >
> >dan tull
> >georgia
> >abba, afc, S.C. psba, obg,sofa
> >----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: "Woolley" <[email protected]>
> >To: <[email protected]>
> >Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 8:27 PM
> >Subject: [TheForge] Hydraulic Press Question
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>Greetings,
> >>
> >>I don't have room nor need for an ironworker in my shop(or the
> >>pocketbook).  What I would like to do from time to time is punch square
> >>and rectangular holes through 1/4 maybe 3/8 flats and plate.  Does
> >>anyone know how powerful a cylinder I might need to do this?  Metal for
> >>tooling?  I was considering making a chanel frame  to back up the
> >>cylinder and hold the tooling.  Anyone have any ideas for this set up
> >>without breaking the bank?  Thanks.
> >>
> >>Regards,
> >>Bill Woolley
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
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