Talk my work into a ironworker

[beetlejac]

Hi Talked my work into a Kingsland ironworker and it comes tomorrow,fantastic.

 

[Hitch]

You will wonder how you managed without it within a few days.

 

[Welderpaul]

Yeah, ours seems to get used for every single job. A very big time saver.

We upgraded a couple of years ago from a 50T to 80T Geka. Looking to upgrade again next year.

 

[Wendelspanswick]

I have an ancient 5 station 50 ton mechanical ironworker, an east German made Mubea Un Bender and it paid for itself on its first job.
Its really satisfying punching out 16mm holes out of 12mm flat.

 

[500e]

We have a Geka as well superb tool, knife through butter punches shears cuts used every day

 

[dannyp]

i dread to think how long everything would take without one. being abel to chomp flat stock up and duff holes in really dont use a drill unless really have to

 

[Pete.]

I only ever used one once, when I borrowed the use on a workshop to do some minor fabrication whilst working away on Jersey. I was mightily impressed with the way it shoved a 14mm punch through 10mm plate without a sound. Kinda like elemental forces at work.

 

[beetlejac]

Hi ok we got the ironworker, its still not in use yet, , their wanting guards put on it where the flaps are that the metal you cut pushes through and there is a rat tail switch going where the punch is so you swing the bit round so the punch comes out the die.
Mental just incase some nutter puts his fingers in and chops them off.

 

[Jrstainless]

We use a geka it's a good piece of kit. My last place used kingslands which in my opinion are better but both do the job nicely. However we did have a brand new Edwards one and it was _ _ _ t. I wouldn't recommend one,it used to come loose (nuts and bolts) under use given the choice Edwards then geka.
Jr

 

[Hitch]

Weve got an 85t Kingsland and a 115(ithink) Geka.
For us the Kingsland is more versatile, with the capability to easily fit tube notching punches, offset punches, and so forth. The geka tends to get used mainly for punching plates, as it has the NC controls. Quicker to write a program for a plate than it is to mark it and and punch it manually. We are limited on the punches that go in it because we got it with the 3 station punching head, great when you have plates with various size holes.