Sick of my moaning about the cost of copper discs, my wife bought me one of Durston's lovely 76mm disc cutters for Christmas.

Now, using a 2.5lb copper hammer I have been able to cut a few discs of my usual 1mm copper. However, it is very hard going. We're talking 10+ strong blows each time, which is not only leading to jagged edges and more noise than is fair to anyone in earshot but, over time, will probably both damage the cutter and my fingers.

As such I'm looking into buying a hydraulic press, but (having never used one) I'm not sure if the 8-tonne version available on Cookson would be suitable?

Does anyone know if that would that be strong enough to power through a 76mm sheet of 1mm thickness copper? Apologies in advance if this is a dumb question, I just don't want to shell out £200+ on something that isn't actually going to work

Thanks!