[TheForge] Old Punch Press ... is it worth it?

[Bruce .]

What a cute little punch!  A friend of mine has its big brother -- punch,
shear, angle-iron shear, notcher -- in his shop.  Stands about 7' tall.
He's the the bigger brother in its barn, retired from a local steel firm
when they bent the shear blades.  The punch still works.

Don't worry about the wife.  Tell her it's a new flower planter you got for
her ...

Bruce
NJ


On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 4:53 PM, <wmullett at bright.net> wrote:

> I think I ran one like this in the mid '60's pressing corrugated brick
> ties.  It had a safety strap that pulled my had back on every cycle when I
> cleared the pressed strip and inserted a new one.
>
> ---- Original message ----
> >Date: Tue, 20 May 2014 13:28:27 -0700
> >From: "TheForge" <theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net> (on behalf of Peter
> Fels & Phoebe Palmer <artgawk at thegrid.net>)
> >Subject: Re: [TheForge] Old Punch Press ... is it worth it?
> >To: Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> >
> >They are very handy tools, but unforgiving.
> >They are famous for removing fingers and hands too. They cycle by
> themselves sometimes.
> >Unlike a power hammer, there is no give in the stroke and if it bottoms
> out prematurely,
> >things break big time!
> >I've got an extra if yours is too small or you want two!
> >
> >
> >On May 20, 2014, at 12:43 PM, Eric Klaus wrote:
> >
> >My friend Tom found me a jem on an auction last weekend ... he's not a
> >blacksmith, and though it was a trip hammer ... no one was bidding, he got
> >it for $52.50 .... it's not a trip hammer, but an old punch press.
> >Consolidated Press Company.  Pictures can be seen at
> >
> http://moltenpackets.blogspot.com/2014/05/a-couple-of-pictures-of-my-friend-tom.html
> >
> >
> >My question is ... is it worth it?  I mean for $52.50, to me, its $52.50
> >worth of cool factor for sure ... but at probably 1000 pounds of hard to
> >move in my small garage shop ... trying to decide if I want my wife to see
> >me bringing more stuff home ;-)
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