[TheForge] Speaking of presses ...

[James Binnion]

Dave,

Many of the cheap 20 ton H frame presses cannot withstand a full 20 
tons either on a single basis or repeated usage If it is a name brand 
like Dake or Powre Team or Enerpac it is properly designed but most of 
the ones you will see are Chinese models and not worth much as the 
steel is too thin and too poor a quality.
Jim

On Monday, March 24, 2003, at 08:38 PM, Dave Brown wrote:

> Are those 20 ton presses that use bottle jacks worth converting to 
> powered hydraulic at the same tonnage?  I saw a used one for sale and 
> the cross bars seemed pretty long for that kind of application.  Or is 
> 20 ton just 20 ton?
>
>
> Dave Brown
> Heritage Smithing
> Green Bay, WI
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