johnakay
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at the moment I have a 12 ton hydraulic press bought off ebay.
the 12 ton gave up in the end so I fitted a 20 ton jack and what a difference it made but the frame wasn't design for that and yes it buckled a bit.
so I've decided it would be cheaper to build my own for half the price.
I can buy a steel Chanel at £10 a mtr 100mm x 50mm x 5mm thick.
of course the top and lower bit will be strengthened.
and there will only be 2 holes or welded flat bars 1" quare .
now the question is would this be ok for 20 ton or ebven 30 ton?
I can get wider 150mm but I don't think this would make much difference.
oh and the most I'll be punching is 2mm to 3mm thick plates for brackets etc.
the 12 ton gave up in the end so I fitted a 20 ton jack and what a difference it made but the frame wasn't design for that and yes it buckled a bit.
so I've decided it would be cheaper to build my own for half the price.
I can buy a steel Chanel at £10 a mtr 100mm x 50mm x 5mm thick.
of course the top and lower bit will be strengthened.
and there will only be 2 holes or welded flat bars 1" quare .
now the question is would this be ok for 20 ton or ebven 30 ton?
I can get wider 150mm but I don't think this would make much difference.
oh and the most I'll be punching is 2mm to 3mm thick plates for brackets etc.
