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what size pres sin your videos
hello Ed,
what size is the green press in your videos? I am in the process of building a press and was thinking of doing around 30 ton press. yours looks like it moves metal pretty effortlessly. i have access to large I beam and buddies who do industrial type welding so doing the build should be no problem. Thanks Pete |
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My press is adjustable 25 to 30 tons, and most of the time it's set to about 25 ton. There are times when I wish for more tonnage, but those time are few. Unless you have a special purpose in mind like making huge loafs of damascus, I think that much more than 30 tons will cause more problems than it solves. Those problems being wanting to get too much done in a single pass......especially if your working with damascus. You can wreck a billet of damscus quickly by pressing too much at one time...the lower tonnage press will keep you from doing that. I always kinda chuckle when I read that someone is going to build an 80 or 100 ton press, because in their mind, they are thinking "I can get so much done with a single press!". What really happens is that a lot of billets get wrecked before they understand that their trying to do too much, too quick. If you have a specific need to high tonnage on a press, and understand it, then I say go for it. Otherwise its best to stick with 30 tons or less and you'll be doing yourself a favor.
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Good advice, Ed.
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You do not have to be doing damascus to ruin steel with a high tonnage press. I have a 50 ton and it will literally tear a piece of steel apart if you try to press too much at a time. Though I like having the pressure when doing big billets I rarely get the pressure over 1000psi on the gage when doing most work.
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