[TheForge] Hydraulic Forging Press

Tue Mar 18 22:31:00 2003

Hi Chuck,

How are you balancing the cylinder travel?

Ed
----- Original Message -----
From: "chuck schaeffer" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 1:42 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Hydraulic Forging Press

> Dave,
> I built and used a Batson design a few years back.  In fact Ric has it in
> Sturgeion Bay with a few minor changes to it to meet his needs.  It is a
> very good design and easy to built. The only thing, it had limitations un
> what you could used for.
>
> I now build  H frame units as apposed to the C frame. The H frame allows
the
> pressure to go up by using two cylinders and still be under 3000 psi.  The
> press I build now has foot control with automatic return when it reaches
> pressure with the option of being able to cycle it with a selected range.
> It develops a conservative 40 tons of force.  The knifemakers at the ABANA
> conference used my H frame for their demos.
>
> If you would have more questions get back to me off line.
>
> Chuck
>
> Chuck Schaeffer
> Metals Magic Shop
> [email protected]
> Ph. 608.798.4296
> Fax 608.798.1940
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Brown" <[email protected]>
> To: "TheForge" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 12:03 PM
> Subject: [TheForge] Hydraulic Forging Press
>
>
> > 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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