New Press Build

[John_Dennis]

The company my dad used to run had some 100 ton presses that weighed around 7000# to handle that kind of pressure with a fraction of that span. I think you are going to have to add a lot more steel to that rig to handle that much tonnage.

Dont forget the safety cage. That press you are building could easily throw a 200# part a city block.

 

[jam]

Arkie has a 50 ton press but sometimes it just wasn't stout enough to get the job done. My wife and I spend a bit of time helping him in his machine shop, along with his full time employee and one part time employee, and between the 5 of us we have been constructing a new hydraulic press. I don't know any of the dimensions except the width which is the last thing I measured on it last night. It is 95" on the outside of the uprights which will give you a table 89" long. Now if I can post pictures. I've had problems before with pictures on here. Well, i got all but one right, and that took a while. I finally just gave up. More to come as we continue the build.
Patrick

nice job looking good what do you do to have to have a press that big ?:think1:

 

[ScrapMetal]

nice job looking good what do you do to have to have a press that big ?:think1:

Come on! What a silly question. The answer, of course, is because he can! :biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

If my shop was big enough I'd want one like that as well.

-Ron

 

[Bill Gruby]

Love that Spider.

"Billy G"

 

[HSS]

nice job looking good what do you do to have to have a press that big ?:think1:

The shaft in this gear is the new one. Arkie had to bore out most of the old shaft before the 50 ton press could press it out of the gear. Needed something with a little more muscle. Also for pressing on and off forklift tires.
Later
Patrick

 

[HSS]

Update on the press build. Been busy on money jobs and the press took a back seat for a while, but we're back on it some now.
Well, I was going to include pictures but every time I downloaded them and previewed them they were all turned on their side. I'm tired of messing with the way this site handles pictures. I'll leave the pictures out.

 

[magu]

WOW that is really imPRESSive!!

I am sorry everyone, I apologize for my behavior....:slapping: please don't PUNish me badly.

 

[HSS]

Well, I finally got the lifting gear installed after Arky got my pulley brackets welded on. We found out we need some rollers running on the inside of the frame to keep the table from shifting from side to side. It's not a problem with a smaller press but on this thing the table is really heavy. Now I'm waiting on Arky to finish the cylinder. We calculated the weight of the cylinder when it's finished and it's going to be right at 1000 pounds. The problem is still money making jobs keep getting in the way of the press build.

 

[melsdad]

I'm making popcorn for this one! That is one giant press!

 

[HSS]

Ok, more pictures. I made a guide wheel for the table so that it doesn't wander from side to side when moving it. This is the piston for the cylinder and the picture under that one is the rod gland for the cylinder.