Hydraulic Forging Press

[Dennis Paish]

Greetings,
I am in the process of building a Hydraulic Forging Press. Below are a list of questions / concerns I can not find many answers for on the net;

1) H frame verses C frame; what are the differences?

2) How big of ram is required (max and min)?

3) What are the advantages and disadvantages of having the ram mounted on the top, pressing down, or bottom, pressing up?

4) I would ask about single verse dual stage pumps, but I already got myself a sweet setup. But it might be good resource for anyone else.

5) How much stroke is required -- easy guys! What is the minumuim and maxuims?

6) Pump requirements. I have a Parker what outputs 15 gal per min already setup with external filter, hoses and tank. I'm not an expert here but I got it from a company that had it as a spare which went bankrupt.

Please add anything else that I may have missed.

Best regards,

Dennis Paish