Thank you. I did TIG the entire press. I enjoy welding so it was fun but I will say that if I did one again I would MIG it. Much quicker especially when one starts getting into multiple passes for the important welds.

thanks for the compliment

You do nice work. Nice welds there too. I like the press a lot, nicely built.

@ChrisHarris4U

6 жыл бұрын

1990notch Thanks for the compliment. My friend was the mind behind the design. He has a great aptitude for this type of thing. All I did was listen to him, cut, bend, tack and weld.

Very nice video Thanks for sharing! looks like a nice design and some nice welds on the dies you made. Nicest one I have seen yet on KZread!

@ChrisHarris4U

4 жыл бұрын

Van Schmeichel Yes Mr V - I wonder who is the man behind this remarkable design. I wonder....

Nice work!

I love to weld with my everlast welder too. This would be a great project to put in some hood time.

All nicely tigged looks great

Very nice!

Awesome job!!!! There should be ZERO thumbs down!!

@ChrisHarris4U

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I have to say, I find it rather amusing why people like to do a thumbs down. I am not saying I have a great press but I can't see why it deserves a TD. I do give some videos a TD when they are purely clickbait and zero to do with the lure. Maybe KZread needs to come up with something better. Thanks again.

I say old chap jolly good job!!!

I gotta weld me up a press with my everlast soon. I really miss having a press in the shop.

Now there's a press!

Nice job on the press! The welds on your dies are awesome!!!

@ChrisHarris4U

9 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the comment. I wasted a lot of time TIG welding everything but it was fun. Next time I will MIG almost everything.

@usnva5638

9 жыл бұрын

Chris Harris Is MIG welding better than TIG?

@ChrisHarris4U

8 жыл бұрын

+USNVA In most cases TIG will produce a better weld. Much easier to control heat input and travel speed. MIG is great for getting the job done. You have a free hand with MIG to hold things in place. So if I was going to do something quick then I use MIG otherwise TIG.

@drd1924

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, maybe a little...TOO AWESOME

That is a huge press. I will be welding a press with my everlast welder but it will be much, much smaller than that. Have you ever had a job that required the full size of that press?

@ChrisHarris4U

6 жыл бұрын

Elijah Taylor - Yes, because one quickly needs all the space when bending sheet metal. But for simple jobs, a smaller one will do fine. Would suggest as much pressure as you can get. One always needs that.

How much pressure does that electro-hydraulic system generate?? Something tells me this machine has a little more chutzpah than a 12-ton bottle Jack rig. I’d like to be able to effectively bend 3/16” stock.

@ChrisHarris4U

5 ай бұрын

i think it is 60,000 pounds. i can check if needed. but this can bend 3/16 easily. obviously depending on width

NIce press love the speed what ram is that?

@ChrisHarris4U

6 жыл бұрын

Eric Williams Thanks. I can't remember - I would need to go digging but I bought it at Northern Tool. Let me know if you need a part number.

What is the pressure of the pump Chris? Thanks a lot

@ChrisHarris4U

7 жыл бұрын

I think it is 60,000 pounds

@SegoMan

Жыл бұрын

@@ChrisHarris4U Wrong answer............More like 3,000 psi

@ChrisHarris4U

Жыл бұрын

@@SegoMan true, i did not read the question - pump pressure. press is around 60k

What PSI rating is the pump that were use to pump the jack?? thanks

@ChrisHarris4U

9 жыл бұрын

LEN HENG Not sure of the PSI, I can check it out. I worked out the force at around 60,000 pounds.

I was not ezpecting a full 90* bend as you're using both male and female 90* dies (springback) Can you comment on this? thanks

@ChrisHarris4U

6 ай бұрын

good question. i experimented with this and the die can bend beyond 90 degrees because of the stretch at the apex. so one has to be careful on how much pressure to apply otherwise the opposite problem can occur - too much!

@garygerard4290

6 ай бұрын

thank you for the reply - I've watched other videos and 'theirs' can't do a 90* You built a Winner.

Very nice press and dies, but builders keep forgetting that all the force you apply upstairs will go directly to the base and the wheels

@ChrisHarris4U

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment. I enjoyed building it. Not sure what you mean by "force you apply upstairs will go directly to the base".

@josearrue4072

7 жыл бұрын

The pressure you apply with the jack to the work piece, X tons, will be also apply to the base or wheels you have in your build. If you have a cheap wheels, they eventually could break under the pressure. Regards

@atVVV1

7 жыл бұрын

+Jose Arrue so a 20 ton press applies 20 tons to the work piece as well as to the wheels? And builders are always forgetting that important fact?

@ChrisHarris4U

7 жыл бұрын

I can't see how any force is directed to the base. The force is applied from the ram and resistance is in the cross member welded to the frame. Below the point of the weld there is zero fore applied other than gravity.

@atVVV1

7 жыл бұрын

+Chris Harris yeh, by his theory every production press ever made was engineered wrong

ok

Why do you have so many grinders?

@ChrisHarris4U

Жыл бұрын

probably use a grinder more than anything else except the cnc mills and lathes. grinding, finishing, polishing, deburring, shaping, they all have a different purpose and i need more

did anyone else notice the random black dot on the video that shows up at 1:00

@Eggsr2bcrushed

8 жыл бұрын

+LV1mage it was there all video....

@kamarkhan1372

7 жыл бұрын

LV1mage sfyhst

@DickTator6969

6 жыл бұрын

it's an insects that probably was on the camera...

What's that accent? South African?

@ChrisHarris4U

8 жыл бұрын

Pretty good. I am English but grew up in South Africa, now American.

@cryptosguns

8 жыл бұрын

+Chris Harris Can definitely hear the south African accent in "Here"

put a iphone 6 in there :P