Have Money, Need Press

ScottRoush

ScottRoush

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So I will have $2500 or so to put into a press. Where should I start? Obviously building would be cheaper, but I don't do anything other than wire feed welding... and honestly I don't think I have the skill set. I think my time would be better spent cranking out product at this point.. rather than frustrating myself with building.

So can anybody give me some good advice on how to shop.. or perhaps look for used?

I would GREATLY appreciate any assistance! Or if you have one....
 
The two that come to my mind are Ron Claiborne of Jeff Carlisile (1-800-378-1246). One is an "H" frame and the other a "C" frame. To get either I think your going to have to add at least 1k to your budget, plus freight shipping.
 
Wow. I think I must be over building my press. I have close to that much into mine, just in material. I would rather overbuild than under build. Must be from building oilfield equipment for 25 years that makes me over build.

Jim
 
Go riverside machine. I did, and it is a great press. I called Clairborne when I was looking, and he said that he was going to take a hiatus from making presses for a while so he could focus on making knives. He also mentioned that his presses were in the neighborhood of $4500, which was considerably more than was mentioned on Ellis's website. I went with riverside and am not even a little disappointed. It has been a great press. In fact, I just got done using it for about 3 hours today.
 
Thanks a lot.. I'm now considering Al's. I have an email into em asking about dies. Just wondering how much I will have to put into it once I get it.
 
Scott,

Al will normally send one set of flat dies set at a 45 degree angle. Radius the long edges with about a 1/4 inch radius, and you can weld in the long direction, and draw across the dies. Works great. There's room on the dies to put thickness stops, so you can draw to exact thickness when working across the dies.

The dies fit on 4inch x 8 inch x 3/8 plates. Get some 4 inch x 3/8 flat bar, and cut several plates. 3/8 x 3/8 pieces welded across one long edge makes your stops. You can make your own squaring dies from angle iron and other dies from mild steel, using your wire feed.

It's a small, simple, but powerful machine, filled with hydraulic fluid. Plug it in and go.

John
 
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