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Thanks for the helpful replies, everyone! :-)

Thanks, Dennis.

Hello,

I am looking into having a go at fold forming, and I can't seem to find a cheap supplier for large sheets of copper.
Please could someone recommend a good supplier who isn't charging the...

I bought a Cliff Carroll anvil stump, which is really nice. I think I would prefer to use metal stake holders mounted onto that, rather than cut holes...

Hi all,

I know this is probably a 'noob' question, but...

Where do all the silversmiths buy their stakes from?

I've looked at all the major suppliers in the UK, and they only sell a few...

Sounds like you know a lot more about materials science than I do (heck, I'm just a tech author). :-)

I was fairly sure that Potter says in a video that he's using 2 cm plate, but I did a bit of...

A Potter USA-style press would definitely be the most efficient design - fewer parts, less welding and much better looks (I think).
If it costs you less than £50 for the steel, that sounds good....

I think that would go down well - I think there is a big gap in the market here.
You might sell a few hundred.
Too late for me though, as I have just bought a garage press.

Yeah, it has a big gap between platens, so I might experiment with some wood or delrin blocks (or something else that might be suitable). My Dad has some blocks of boxwood and lignum vitae that might...

I just bought one of these:

http://www.sgs-engineering.com/hydraulic-press/bench/shbp10-10-ton-h-frame-bench-hydraulic-press

When I get round to re-engineering it and using it for jewellery...

Yes, I think it wouldn't be that difficult.

Yes, I found that too a while back. Looks good.

Look at the price! :-O

I can't believe nobody supplies or makes these presses in the UK. We really are quite deprived here in this country.

I'm now thinking of buying one of these:
...

Thanks!
The Sirio looks very slick but the platen size isn't big enough for some of the things I want to make.

I quite like the look of the Potter USA press...I might just design my own version...

Is that Sirio press any good?
I notice that HS Walsh is selling them, but they're pretty expensive.

Yes, I've been looking at those, but even the bench versions are huge. I'm concerned that I may not be able to lift one all by myself. If I bought one of those, I'd probably have to do a bit of...

I'd say that was a gap in the market - a business opportunity for any local engineering company.

Bonny Doon gear is really good, but I don't think I can afford one right now - certainly not the...

Hello all,

Complete newbie here.

I've been Googling a lot lately for anybody in this country (or even Europe) who makes affordable hydraulic forming presses...but all the stuff available on the...