[TheForge] Hydraulic Forging Press

[Shannell Sugrue]

http://www.dfoggknives.com/Press%20Gallery%204.htm
Dunno if Mr Dfogg is on this list but this is a relevant URL
----- Original Message -----
From: <Hochewa@aol.com>
To: <theforge@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: 18 March, 2003 12:28 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Hydraulic Forging Press


> To All.
> I built a "Baston-type" 24T press two summers ago.  I bought the plan from
> ABANA and was well pleased with the detail.  However.....
> 1.  Where on God's green earth do you find a 5HP, 220 V, 3450 RPM motor
that
> turns in the right direction?  I bought the recommended pump and the only
> above mentioned motor (on the planet) turned the wrong way.  Believe me I
> looked.  I had a guy offer to rewire the 5HP for just about what I paid
for
> it.  I dropped down to a 3HP.  For what I do it has worked out but I have
no
> room for expansion.
> 2.  MEASURE TWICE, THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE DOING, MEASURE TWICE MORE,
then
> order, cut, drill, weld or whatever.  The things you learn about
fabrication
> and yourself when you have to make up for brain farts.
> 3.  Either build it exactly where you will use it, or put wheels on it.  I
> have found that 700+ pounds, 8 ft tall and a little top heavy does not
slide
> well.
> 4.  Dealing with your local steel supplier can be difficult when your
order
> adds up to 700#'s and it has four or five different shapes and sizes.
> 5.  A mag base drill is well worth the rental fee.  Pick it up Thursday
night
> or Friday morning and you may only have to pay for one day's rental.  You
> will go through two sets of drill bits so plan ahead.  We have a
super-duper
> drill sharpener at work and it is magical.
> 6.  Somewhere along the line you need access to a milling machine to bore
the
> holes for the cylinder pins and to do a little finished machining.
> 7.  I thought that an "H" frame would be better from a flexural aspect but
> load for load it was cheaper to build the "C" and not worry about the
flex.
> 8.  Lucky for me I bolted the major pieces together where I could.  After
it
> is all together you need to plan on taking it all apart at least once.  I
> did.
> 9.  In 2001 it cost about $2500 for materials and supplies, all new.
>
> Plan ahead, be patient, have fun.
>
> Hochewa
>
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