Members 1CJK Posted March 26, 2017 Author Members Report Posted March 26, 2017 1 hour ago, strathmoredesigns said: That's really helpful info thanks. Assuming your plates are steel? Are they stainless or no and are they hot or cold pressed? This whole world of metal plates is new to me. They are steel hot rolled. The piece that the jack sits on is 4" channel. I was thinking about my design and thinking the 20 ton jack is way over kill. I returned it this morning and got the 12 ton. Looking at all the clickers online the 12 ton should me more than plenty for what I'm doing with it. I also noticed the 12 ton almost twice as fast pushing the top plate down than the 20 ton. If you have a steel supplier near you it will be way cheaper than any of the online suppliers. I paid $130 for all the steel locally. Online it was going to be just over $200 plus shipping witch was about another $80. Quote
Members 1CJK Posted March 26, 2017 Author Members Report Posted March 26, 2017 10 minutes ago, JLSleather said: Since you save about $3k NOT buying a different clicker, it would take a good bit of volume to come up with that much waste! Very true! I think it is going to be perfect. I think I was getting ahead of my self thinking I just had to have a dedicated clicker. Quote
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted March 26, 2017 Contributing Member Report Posted March 26, 2017 1 minute ago, 1CJK said: Very true! I think it is going to be perfect. I think I was getting ahead of my self thinking I just had to have a dedicated clicker. I made the same mistake thinkin' I "need" a 5' brunette. Once I sold that out of here, things started workin' out Quote "Observation is 9/10 of the law." IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.
Members 1CJK Posted March 26, 2017 Author Members Report Posted March 26, 2017 I think this evening when I have some more time I'm going to start a new thread on how I built it so if others are searching for ideas on building one for them selves it will be easier to find and all about the construction. Quote
Members strathmoredesigns Posted March 26, 2017 Members Report Posted March 26, 2017 How do you think a 6 ton a frame press would do as a clicker and/or stamp press? The size seems like it would be a better fit for my space. Quote
Members 1CJK Posted March 30, 2017 Author Members Report Posted March 30, 2017 (edited) I got it all done. I ended up painting the frame because I didn't have that color powder. All the black pieces are powdered in flat black. I have a bunch of JET tools so my OCD said this has to match. Now I just need to get some dies to see how it works. Total cost was right at $430 Edited March 30, 2017 by 1CJK Quote
Members strathmoredesigns Posted March 30, 2017 Members Report Posted March 30, 2017 That's sharp. Nice job! Quote
Members 1CJK Posted March 30, 2017 Author Members Report Posted March 30, 2017 3 minutes ago, strathmoredesigns said: That's sharp. Nice job! Thank you Quote
Members HENDREFORGAN Posted March 30, 2017 Members Report Posted March 30, 2017 One question : with any power operated clicker the pressure can be - or should be - easily set . . even pre-set . . thus ensuring the ribbon steel tool doesn't get a hammering or your plastic bed protector . . but what about manually operated hydraulic jacks as above? How do "they" - or rather you - know when to stop? My reason is that I can use my welding and engineering skills to make similar to the above to suit our leather needs . . whereas here in the UK a reconditioned second hand machine costs about GB£3000 up to between GB£5000 to GB£7000 for a new machine. So, a truly cost effective exercise then. Quote Always remember. Every engineer out there now stands on the shoulders of ALL other engineers who went before them.
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted March 30, 2017 Contributing Member Report Posted March 30, 2017 1 minute ago, HENDREFORGAN said: How do "they" - or rather you - know when to stop? That's the reason for the bolts (pronounced "positive stop"). Set the height of the bolts so that top plate hits the bolts just after the leather is cut. If your dies are the same height (mine are) then you don't need to change height. IF you also use the press for wet forming and thus need a different height on occasion, then add a jamb nut to teh bolt(s) so you can remove teh bolt, do the forming, and put the bolt back in the same position easily. Quote "Observation is 9/10 of the law." IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.
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