Thank you guys. It was more expensive than I had planned, but bought the HD finger brake accessory and the stops from SWAG. The SWAG video sold me, lol. The product appears well thought out and designed around the HF 20T press.
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Press Brake Attachment
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Shoup used to sell one of these, which I could not afford, so I built this one. 3 inch channel, some square tubing. The angle pieces keep the flange from collapsing, the 7/8 bolts keep the channel from spreading. It is a 12 inch but my 20 ton press won't bend quarter that wide. Need to redo the anvil as it has pitted in the middle. Meant to put springs on it, never found the right ones, really does not need them.
I built one years back after seeing it on a utube video. I think it works great. The only thing I’d change in this design is to have an interchangeable top die. Which is easy to do I had just went the east route for the needs I had at the time. Making different depth V grooves on a bottom die is also good thing like a 4way bottom die. The only other complaint I have is the width. This one does 22 inches between the rails. I wish it was 24 between the rails.
I run this off an air over hydraulic foot pedal unit 10ton cylinder and it’ll bend 1/4 over the full width without a problem.
I run this off an air over hydraulic foot pedal unit 10ton cylinder and it’ll bend 1/4 over the full width without a problem.
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I like your system for raising/lowering the "table" (I have no idea what that's actually called on a press)
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Thanks. I'm not sure what the proper name is, but I just built it using a small boat trailer winch and machined some grooves in a couple of hard plastic caster wheels for cable guides. It really works well and sure saves my OLD back.
Ted
I've seen manufacturer's literature that calls that "table" a table, a platten, a bolster (I've seen bolster used for the "top rail" as well, that holds the jack/ram), and I've seen it called an apron. I always grew up hearing it called an apron, so I go with that usually. i gave up on official names for press parts when I tried to find a proper name for the part on a bottle jack press, the little "bar" that sticks down under the moving cross bar. The one I want to call a dingus end. Or a proboscis end. Proper name? What brand did you buy, most don't call that thing anything...
Sometimes there's a correct terminology about equipment. Other times..... I don't loose any sleep over the name of press parts. They're just too much all over the map.
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