Hydraulic press for large disc cutter

[J Allison]

Have a word with Brandon Edwards here https://www.facebook.com/groups/978231512899044 He is manufacturing presses in the UK.

[Ruedeleglise]

Hydraulic bench press…..I feel sure I took photos of one I made 3 or more years ago and published here. I made it using a hydraulic Jack . I again found it a bit of a nuisance to use as it is in my garden shed/workshop and found generally a brass hammer did what I needed in my nice and warm inside workshop! I made it at a time I wanted to cut largish heavy gauge discs. I will have a trawl round …..inside….too cold and damp outside and see if I can find the pictures.

[Ruedeleglise]

Photo of my homemade press found…..


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[nicks creative stuff]

That looks like the business with those fat aluminium blocks … N

[Ruedeleglise]

It’s only a 2 ton Jack as it was one I had already. But by golly it works. Cost was negligible as I had the aluminium sections over from some other project.


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[nicks creative stuff]

Nothing quite as satisfying as cobbling together a home-made tool, especially when you can save a lot of money. Looks like it can handle a lot more than 2 tons if necessary one day.
I suppose it’s all about how much threads can hold before stripping.

[china]

Nick ,totally off subject, I enjoyed your Celtic Knot Bead video.

[nicks creative stuff]

Thanks for that China. I’ve been really enjoying my new dapping set, surprising what you can come up with when fiddling around with new tools sometimes.
Here’s a link to my wire bead video if anyone’s interested … https://youtu.be/yEMSMa1Nj70 … cheers … Nick

[china]

Yeh I noticed that dapping set makes mine look a bit ordinary.

[nicks creative stuff]

Got carried away a couple of months ago and used Christmas as an excuse … N