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

[Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer]

Let's be clear...If you run the flywheel at speed, and stick a cold piece of steel
under the die, and the machine can't finish it's stroke....
You have a fair chance of a catastrophe!

On May 21, 2014, at 5:44 AM, roger degner wrote:

A punch press can make a great too for decorating bar cold.  Make chisel to
fit machine fit a fence run stock length wise turn around do other side and
you have a bar with 2 lines.  Make S chisel punch bar and it has designs.
Make sure belt is loose enough it will slip if full revelation can not ne
made as if you bust the crank shaft it is shot and you could be injured.
UMBA library has a couple DVD showing some work being done with punch press.
On May 20, 2014 8:27 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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