This book and drawings are designed to help you build your own 24 ton hydraulic forging press. This book covers the history, the how to, and especially the versatility of the hydraulic forging press for the blacksmith and the knife maker. Jan 20, 2018 forging a knife from toilet paper with hydraulic press in 4k duration. Sizes have ranged from ton to 8000 ton and are found in many automotive and industrial forging companies around the world. In 2017, anyang has utilized their knowledge about hydraulics and precision machining to build an affordable yet feature rich and rigid hydraulic press for. A wide variety of forging press options are available to you. Gilmore presses american made hydraulic forging presses. Build your own hydraulic forging press howto basic skills power hammer. Hydraulic presses anyang has been a leader in manufacturing large scale industrial hydraulic presses since 1956.
I just finished building 2 30 ton hydraulic forging presses for knifemakers. Dec 25, 2014 my new book, hydraulic forging press for the blacksmith explains the differences in the major forging equipment, it helps you decide what type of press would work best for what you want to make, goes over safety issues, shows tooling and how to make it for your press and has a gallery in the back of smiths from around the world with their. I did get to run the press yesterday and all is good. This relatively small machine, which is often hand made, allows smiths to do many of the same operations as a power hammer while adding more control and expanding what one can do with hot metal. The hydraulic cylinder here looks smaller than ive seen for most hydraulic forging presses and the hand cranked winch on the side worries me as well. I saved these for a possible article and then when we. About 8% of these are metal forging machinery, 10% are hydraulic press, and 4% are punching machines. A group for blacksmiths and knifesmiths who have an interest in the use and construction of hydraulic forging. Matt walkers 30 ton hydraulic forging press by matt walker and dave smucker back in february, matt walker sent me some pictures and notes on a new 30 ton hydraulic forging press that he had designed and constructed. A forging press, often just called a press, is used for press forging. Hydraulic forging press metal forming press tz tyhi. A continuation of randy mcdaniel showing the workings of his home made, 60 ton, 2 cylinder, hydraulic forging press, some tooling and how it can be used to expedite hot forging.
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I am thinking about using a hydraulic press to make damascus. A number of folks have asked me about my hydraulic press i built last summer. Hydraulic press problems tools and tool making bladesmith. Here are a few pictures of the press and rolling mill i made to forge damascus for my knives. Oct 15, 2014 the hydraulic forging press is becoming increasingly important to the any blacksmith shop. Macrodyne hydraulic forging presses are specially designed for forging applications and are supplied with application specific hydraulic and electricalcontrol systems. In the year 2006 they installed a hydraulic press of 150 mn, at that time the largest in the world. Forging extrusion stretch forming compaction metal forming. Ever consider building your own homemade hydraulic press. Forging a knife from toilet paper with hydraulic press in 4k duration.
Forging japanese knives for beginners messer magazin workshop. Available books and videos for lendig by the rocky mountain smiths. My new book, hydraulic forging press for the blacksmith explains the. Anyang usa power hammer and hydraulic press since 1956 anyang has been making hydraulic forging presses since 1956. Stepbystep instruction for forging your own knife from expert bladesmiths, including making your own handle, sheath and sharpening. It will roll out round bar steel into whatever thickness you require for knives or tools. I jokingly call this a hydraulic forging press kit, but this is the raw material i started with. Its not the best thing for a true beginner although most would say that a true beginner shouldnt even try their hand at blades until after building up their skills on every other kind of craft, but it includes plenty of information that youd need to scour the ends of the internet to find otherwise, including things that require a materials. In this ebook, we will explain you all aspects of metal forging. This is an older book but has detailed information about grinding knives and adding handles. Can you press snow into ice with hydraulic press duration. Build your own hydraulic forging press howto basic skills.
Rmp knife blade steel high carbon annealed, 1095 knife making billets, 1. In june 2009 they casted and forged ingot of 580 t. The hydraulic forging press is becoming increasingly important to the any blacksmith shop. Hydraulic forging presses are used wherever high forces and long working travel distances are required. This book and drawings are designed to help you build your own 24 ton hydraulic.
Erie press systems works hard to provide you with truly turnkey solutions to your manufacturing challenges. Jan 27, 2017 i just finished building 2 30 ton hydraulic forging presses for knifemakers. Metal forging plays an important role in the manufacturing industry. I recently used a hydraulic press at liam hoffmans shop. Damascus steel books books and dvds on making damascus for knife makers, bladesmiths and blacksmiths. Industryleading resources and redundant press capacity provide added assurance for timecritical applications. Running on any 110v 20 amp outlet allows you to take the press anywhere in the shop. Coal ironworks 16 ton forging presses are made in central indiana by our experienced craftsmen.
Check out this download from blade on how to make damascus knives. Build your own hydraulic forging press metal working, power. Broke down some wagon wheel wrought and w1 round bar and the press behaved like a new machine. Our hydraulic upset forging press produces custom flangedend forgings in a variety of shapes and lengths. It has a 5 bore and 8 stroke with a 22 gpm gear pump for a fast cycle time, the motor is a 5 h. Even this little bitty jack still exerts 20 tons of force. Mechanical presses function by using cams, cranks andor toggles to produce a preset a predetermined force at a certain location in the stroke and. Speaking of damascus, you dont necessary need a homemade hydraulic press to make those eyecatching blades. This is revealed in numerous special applications up to press forces of 300. This study discusses the important characteristics of forging presses and describes methods for determining them. Aug 04, 2017 the hydraulic cylinder here looks smaller than ive seen for most hydraulic forging presses and the hand cranked winch on the side worries me as well. I would say a press opens up a lot more possibilities as far as forging in general goes. Knife making books knife making dvds blacksmiths depot. Jul 29, 20 i have a had a few guys me where they can get a hydraulic press and i didnt know so lets start a list who makes hydraulic presses for knife makers.
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This punch is not everything i would like it to be but i will share both its good. In this guide youll learn forging meaning take me to chapter 1 forging. We have the knife makers to thank with coming up with the powerful. I saved these for a possible article and then when we had the aacb meeting in april at bristol forge. We aim to provide you the basic and advanced foundation of metal forging. He loves how the power of his sixty ton press pushes hot metal as if it were clay in his hands. Blacksmith book shelf ontario artist blacksmith david robertson. Buy hydraulic forging press for the blacksmith book online at. The machine is a brute and will enhance any knife shop. Examples include hot forging presses, piercing presses and presses for partial forging of fittings and thickwalled pipes. As more and more people join the doityourself revolution, they are breathing new life into many timehonored skills and crafts.
Running on any 110v 20 amp outlet allows you to take the press anywhere in the shop and even outside with an appropriately sized extension cord. The current motor appears to be a 2 hp one, but the photo showing the hydraulic pump info is to washed out to read. My neighbors are pulling for hydraulic press too, they just dont know it. My new book, hydraulic forging press for the blacksmith explains the differences in the major forging equipment, it helps you decide what type of press would work best for what you want to make, goes over safety issues, shows tooling and how to make it for your press and has a gallery in the back of smiths from around the world with their. Forging damascus steel hydraulic press or power hammer. I too was planning on building my own, but then i came across the guys at coal ironworks of indiana.
Nathan and andy are a couple of artisan blacksmiths who build forging presses for sale and use their presses for their own work. Our presses are built with the small shop in mind, simply roll. It is designed for both experts and nonexperts in the forging industry. Ram force of 24 tons is applied by a 5 diameter double acting hydraulic cylinder at 2500 psi pressure. This blacksmithing book covers the history, the how to, and especially the versatility of the hydraulic forging press for the blacksmith and the knife maker. Jul 31, 2015 this summer i finished a new 25ton hydraulic forging press. As anyone who has seen one of these presses in person can attest to, ron pays particular attention to detail. We not only build these presses, we use them daily in our bustling blacksmith shop.