Books are vitally important in the blacksmith craft as they give us techniques to refer to and images of. Offering the 25 ton daily press or the 50 ton super press. Learn more about bladesmithing and the history of knife making at blacksmiths. Knife making books knife making dvds blacksmiths depot.
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. Jan 20, 2018 forging a knife from toilet paper with hydraulic press in 4k duration. I am thinking about using a hydraulic press to make damascus. I saved these for a possible article and then when we had the aacb meeting in april at bristol forge. Jul 31, 2015 this summer i finished a new 25ton hydraulic forging press. Nathan and andy are a couple of artisan blacksmiths who build forging presses for sale and use their presses for their own work. I have had several people ask about my punch setup for the hydraulic press.
The machine is a brute and will enhance any knife shop. 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. Stepbystep instruction for forging your own knife from expert bladesmiths, including making your own handle, sheath and sharpening. Blacksmith book shelf ontario artist blacksmith david robertson. Build your own hydraulic forging press howto basic skills. Examples include hot forging presses, piercing presses and presses for partial forging of fittings and thickwalled pipes. In this ebook, we will explain you all aspects of metal forging. This 25 ton hydraulic forging press is fabricated by knifemaker ron claiborne of knoxville, tennessee. Forging japanese knives for beginners messer magazin workshop. I saved these for a possible article and then when we. Forging damascus steel hydraulic press or power hammer. This summer i finished a new 25ton hydraulic forging press.
Buy hydraulic forging press for the blacksmith book online at. I did get to run the press yesterday and all is good. I just finished building 2 30 ton hydraulic forging presses for knifemakers. 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. This is whole new direction than i was thinking with the power hammer. My neighbors are pulling for hydraulic press too, they just dont know it. Buy hydraulic forging press for the blacksmith book online at best prices in india on. A 700 ton hydraulic press, a newly installed 500 ton mechanical press of scotch yoke design, and a 400 ton screw press were used in the study. Rmp knife blade steel high carbon annealed, 1095 knife making billets, 1.
This is revealed in numerous special applications up to press forces of 300. Forging a knife from a wrench with hydraulic press youtube. Damascus steel books books and dvds on making damascus for knife makers, bladesmiths and blacksmiths. Ram force of 24 tons is applied by a 5 diameter double acting hydraulic cylinder at 2500 psi pressure. Ever consider building your own homemade hydraulic press. We have the knife makers to thank with coming up with the powerful. 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. About 8% of these are metal forging machinery, 10% are hydraulic press, and 4% are punching machines. Erie press systems works hard to provide you with truly turnkey solutions to your manufacturing challenges. Industryleading resources and redundant press capacity provide added assurance for timecritical applications. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. This book covers the history, the how to, and especially the versatility of the hydraulic forging press for the blacksmith and the knife maker. Oct 15, 2014 the hydraulic forging press is becoming increasingly important to the any blacksmith shop.
Speaking of damascus, you dont necessary need a homemade hydraulic press to make those eyecatching blades. Hydraulic press problems tools and tool making bladesmith. This book and drawings are designed to help you build your own 24 ton hydraulic forging press. In this guide youll learn forging meaning take me to chapter 1 forging. 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. 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. Mini hydraulic knife forging press here is my mini hydraulic knife forging press made from an air operated bottle jack. This press build is based on the information in james batsons book on hydraulic forging presses. Check out this download from blade on how to make damascus knives. Libros en idiomas extranjeros saltar al contenido prueba prime hola. Gilmore presses american made hydraulic forging presses.
Hydraulic presses anyang has been a leader in manufacturing large scale industrial hydraulic presses since 1956. A forging press, often just called a press, is used for press forging. Hydraulic forging press, punching an eye under the 24 ton press. In june 2009 they casted and forged ingot of 580 t. I would say a press opens up a lot more possibilities as far as forging in general goes. This punch is not everything i would like it to be but i will share both its good. Build your own hydraulic forging press howto basic skills power hammer. Sizes have ranged from ton to 8000 ton and are found in many automotive and industrial forging companies around the world. We aim to provide you the basic and advanced foundation of metal forging. These versatile presses are built for blacksmiths and knife makers. I jokingly call this a hydraulic forging press kit, but this is the raw material i started with. A two horsepower 220 volt single phase motor running at 1725 rpm powers a 5.
Forging extrusion stretch forming compaction metal forming. 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. 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 number of folks have asked me about my hydraulic press i built last summer. A group for blacksmiths and knifesmiths who have an interest in the use and construction of hydraulic forging. This study discusses the important characteristics of forging presses and describes methods for determining them. A wide variety of forging press options are available to you. 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. 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. Can you press snow into ice with hydraulic press duration. 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. Jan 27, 2017 i just finished building 2 30 ton hydraulic forging presses for knifemakers. My new book, hydraulic forging press for the blacksmith explains the.
Coal ironworks 16 ton forging presses are made in central indiana by our experienced craftsmen. The hydraulic forging press is becoming increasingly important to the any blacksmith shop. It is designed for both experts and nonexperts in the forging industry. 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. Hydraulic forging press for the blacksmith forge books. Jul 22, 2011 i did get to run the press yesterday and all is good. Macrodyne hydraulic forging presses are specially designed for forging applications and are supplied with application specific hydraulic and electricalcontrol systems. Anyang usa power hammer and hydraulic press since 1956 anyang has been making hydraulic forging presses since 1956.
Improve your work and productivity with a hydraulic forging press from. Anyang usa hydraulic press, hydraulic press, forging press. In the year 2006 they installed a hydraulic press of 150 mn, at that time the largest in the world. Available books and videos for lendig by the rocky mountain smiths. It will roll out round bar steel into whatever thickness you require for knives or tools. Knife making supplies best prices, selection and service. Even this little bitty jack still exerts 20 tons of force.
Our 16 ton forging press is built with the small shop in mind, simply roll the press out when in use and back out of the way when you are done. Forging a knife from toilet paper with hydraulic press in 4k duration. Here are a few pictures of the press and rolling mill i made to forge damascus for my knives. As anyone who has seen one of these presses in person can attest to, ron pays particular attention to detail. Hydraulic forging press metal forming press tz tyhi. Scot forge press forging hydraulic upset forging presses.
He loves how the power of his sixty ton press pushes hot metal as if it were clay in his hands. This book and drawings are designed to help you build your own 24 ton hydraulic. Running on any 110v 20 amp outlet allows you to take the press anywhere in the shop. Build your own hydraulic forging press metal working, power. 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. Broke down some wagon wheel wrought and w1 round bar and the press behaved like a new machine. 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. Mechanical presses function by using cams, cranks andor toggles to produce a preset a predetermined force at a certain location in the stroke and. Hydraulic forging presses are used wherever high forces and long working travel distances are required. As more and more people join the doityourself revolution, they are breathing new life into many timehonored skills and crafts. I recently used a hydraulic press at liam hoffmans shop. Our presses are built with the small shop in mind, simply roll. This is an older book but has detailed information about grinding knives and adding handles. We not only build these presses, we use them daily in our bustling blacksmith shop.
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