Home made press

[8ob]

I made this hydraulic press about twenty years ago out of channel and a few second hand hydraulic bits lying about, its been in a storage container for a few years getting rusty and gathering dust so I am cleaning it up and painting it. It will fold 15mm thick plate @ 90 degrees, I dont know the tonnage but it must be a fair bit. Hydraulic pump/motor is a £50 3phase unit off ebay.

Here is a few pics to be getting on with, if anyone is interested in copying it feel free.

 

[winchman]

Thats excellent well done

 

[octo0072000]

Now that's what i call a press

 

[8ob]

I have taken a video of it folding some plate but it seems to have disappeared.

Bob

 

[8ob]

Found it

 

[Barlidge]

Found it

I know where to come to get my engine mounts bent up then Bob

 

[8ob]

Your more than welcome Bruce. Being able to fold the thicker stuff has saved so much welding time over the years.

Bob

 

[roofman]

it folded that like A4 paper...very impressed here with that machine

 

[doubleboost]

Proper job

 

[ronan]

Looks a good bit of kit.

 

[Bill Edwards]

Impressive

 

[Richard.]

Ha. It didn't even notice that at all. I'd like to see it with a half inch thick lump. Yes you are not wrong when you say it's got some tonnage behind it.
Great tool, well done.

 

[pedrobedro]

I used to work in a boiler factory and we used Promecam folders that weren't that quick. Nice machine but it needs paint

 

[gaz1]

if you dont mind bob as i would like to ask you for some measurements and what you have used to build that bender please

 

[8ob]

No problem Gaz, I will see if I can con Bruce into doing some legible drawings .

Bob

 

[8ob]

Ha. It didn't even notice that at all. I'd like to see it with a half inch thick lump. Yes you are not wrong when you say it's got some tonnage behind it.
Great tool, well done.

I made the press to bend all the plates on some 4x4 chassis`s that we used to produce in the workshop, some of those plates were big old lumps.

 

[Bill Edwards]

4x4 chassis?
Looks heavy enough for 4x4 tractor chassis! Bet they don't bend easily.

 

[Parm]

Serious bit of kit

 

[Ton-up]

Impressive press! What was the chassis for? Looks like Land Rover components?

 

[octo0072000]

ibex?