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carkrazd said:
That would be very cool to make your own dies.
I will have to look into that.
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You too can become a tool&die maker :). You are only limited by your imagination and the capacity of the press.

Oh, and never stick any part of your body into the working area with the power on or the flywheel turning! Punch presses are not forgiving at all.

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JimDawson said:
No, but I spent years working on them and building tooling and dies. 2 ton to 100 ton presses. I have thought about buying one, but just don't have a good reason to;)
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:idea: Not having one is the only reason you should need.
 
Jim
Also note the back of the press is closed.
the unipunch 8" and 12 " c clamps came with the machine
but do not go thru the rear of the machine.
is it still called a OBI . it does incline.
 
I thought that was just a user installed plate in the back, so if it's not open then it would not be an OBI. First time I have ever seen one that wasn't open.
 
The table plate was installed by the former owner and he also gave me the original table.
After some looking on the net I see how the c clamp die holder fits in the OBI press.
but this is different from most I see also
As I said in other post The throat is 12 1/2" from back to tooling.
I will post some more pics. soon
 
You really do not need a manual as this is a simple machine, the tooling is another matter and you would be well served by reading as much as possible about it, clearance maximums and minimums, tool materials and design Etc.

One of the most important criteria in setup is the Shut Height which is at the bottom of the stroke, if you were to run the holder part of the punch into the die it will be tool vs tool, something will have to give in, this normally ends in tears.
Good Luck, it will be interesting to see if you find a practical use for such a machine, if so post up the pics.
 
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Jim do you have a press ? if so post pics.[/QUOTE]

there is a thread I started before called ' Punch presses in our shops ' that has pictures of ours and you can add your pictures to it---I really like yours---Dave
 
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