[TheForge] movable frame press

[smith at blacksmithing.org]

Greetings all -- 

re: movable frame press (http://www.ironflower.com/tips/Press-article.pdf) 

Lynn asked about heat sink aspect -- it's going to be a problem (like all 
presses). Material cools off fast. Narrow dies ought to help. Given the 
removable die blocks on this press, I can experiment (and will). 

Bruce commented on crediting his idea -- without the basic idea, the press 
wouldn't have taken this shape - so maybe it's Bruce's fault <grin>. 

I'm looking forward to san-mai construction on it and will keep the list(s) 
posted as I experiment. I need to run a more-or-less side-by-side comparison 
of Damascus production on the press vs my 50lb Little Giant. Ought to be 
interesting. 

Steve Bloom