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Title: Press build
Post by: bjansen on April 22, 2017, 07:08:00 PM

I just finished this press and took some pictures while it is still nice and clean.  Back when I lived in NJ my buddy Thad told me if I could design one, he could weld it up - and we did just that.  Thad welded up two of them, one for him, one for me. I moved it to Wisconsin where it sat for a year and a half and I just moved it out to the new shop and got it going.  Turned out really good and it provided a solid mount for my blacksmith vise as well.  This is a 5HP unit - 2 stage pump and very much based on Batson's book.  

Here are some pics:

Title: Re: Press build
Post by: bjansen on April 22, 2017, 07:09:00 PM

 (http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr287/bjjanse/AC165AF9-3837-4B6F-AD6C-DD76C5B5207E_zpsup5rjwdi.jpg) (http://s492.photobucket.com/user/bjjanse/media/AC165AF9-3837-4B6F-AD6C-DD76C5B5207E_zpsup5rjwdi.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Press build
Post by: bjansen on April 22, 2017, 07:10:00 PM

 (http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr287/bjjanse/EA5DE196-F8D0-472C-9ED5-1E8CD390343F_zpsw7uwkveb.jpg) (http://s492.photobucket.com/user/bjjanse/media/EA5DE196-F8D0-472C-9ED5-1E8CD390343F_zpsw7uwkveb.jpg.html)


  (http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr287/bjjanse/6D49C7A3-9660-4CED-B34F-E12B6E58D3BC_zps8nphghun.jpg) (http://s492.photobucket.com/user/bjjanse/media/6D49C7A3-9660-4CED-B34F-E12B6E58D3BC_zps8nphghun.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Press build
Post by: bjansen on April 22, 2017, 07:12:00 PM

 (http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr287/bjjanse/E5EE32FA-EC20-4180-80B8-4054C400E1C6_zps0ya8kteq.jpg) (http://s492.photobucket.com/user/bjjanse/media/E5EE32FA-EC20-4180-80B8-4054C400E1C6_zps0ya8kteq.jpg.html)

  (http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr287/bjjanse/3B688511-5383-4C5C-8105-57E1D650E6DD_zpsrcjevj9k.jpg) (http://s492.photobucket.com/user/bjjanse/media/3B688511-5383-4C5C-8105-57E1D650E6DD_zpsrcjevj9k.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Press build
Post by: kbaknife on April 22, 2017, 09:36:00 PM

Enjoy it while it's clean!!
Nice job.
Rig up a foot pedal that'll kick it up a notch.

Title: Re: Press build
Post by: Roughcountry on April 22, 2017, 11:12:00 PM

I like that old blacksmiths vice mounted on the side. The old with the new, great combo.

Very nice press.

Title: Re: Press build
Post by: Steve Nuckels on May 21, 2017, 10:15:00 PM

Wow!  That is an Impressive piece of equipment!

Your gonna have fun with that!

Steve
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Potomac Forge
Member, W.F. Moran Jr. Foundation
ABS Apprentice

Title: Re: Press build
Post by: Lin Rhea on May 22, 2017, 09:10:00 AM

Mine wasn't that clean when it was new. Great job.