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

[Bob Ehrenberger]

I think ours has 4" of travel, which is more than enough. you don't need the 
momentum like with a trip hammer.  If you can fit it between the dies, you 
can work it.  I bought a piece of H13 from Pat McCarty at the BAM conference 
2 weeks ago, it was 2" x 3" and I was able to work it down into a 1" x 3/4" 
bar under the press.

Robert Ehrenberger
Shelbyville, Mo.
eforge at centurytel.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ben Barrett" <stircrazyben at gmail.com>
To: "Bob Ehrenberger" <eforge at centurytel.net>; "Blacksmithing List Sponsored 
by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 5:50 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Old Punch Press ... is it worth it?


Thanks Bob, what a great idea!  The one I picked up cheap has very short
throw and would otherwise only be useful for sheet metal, I think, unless
rebuilt as you describe.

"Fab!" :)

Ben



On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 6:27 PM, Bob Ehrenberger 
<eforge at centurytel.net>wrote:

> Our hydrolic press started out as a punch press. It is a real nice 
> machine.
> You have a rigid frame and a guided ram. We took off the crank and added a
> solid bar to to mount the cylinder to.  The oil tank motor and pump all 
> fit
> inside the frame. I use it almost every day.
>
> I think that my son paid $100 for ours.  When he moved out I paid him 
> $1600
> for the completed and working conversion.  I didn't want to see it leave
> the
> shop.
>
> Robert Ehrenberger
> Shelbyville, Mo.
> eforge at centurytel.net
>
> > ---- Original message ----
> > >
> > >
> > >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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