[TheForge] Hydraulic Forging Press

Wed Mar 12 20:31:13 2003

Talk to the source directly.   Come on down for the Batson Blade Symposium 
next month and speak to him in person...  you can also get a close up 
examination of the new press the AFC is building for use at the symposium.

http://www.afc.abana-chapter.com

or if you cant make it ..  here's his email   [email protected]

mike

At 12:03 PM 03/12/2003 -0600, you wrote:
>I know there was a discussion about hydraulic presses a while back, but I 
>wasn't interested then but I am now.
>
>Does anyone have any experience with the hydraulic forging press that Jim 
>Batson 
>designed?  (see:  http://www.artmetal.com/project/TOC/BookRevu/HydroPrs.html )
>
>I know our good friend and occasional poster to theforge, Chuck Schaeffer, 
>has considerable experience in this area.  So, any comments and/or 
>suggestions will be appreciated from any and all.
>
>Also, does anyone remember when the discussion on hydraulics took place on 
>this list so I can go back to the archives and look the postings up?
>
>Dave Brown
>Heritage Smithing
>Green Bay, WI
>ABANA, UMBA, GoM, MODA, ARG
>
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