40 Years Old Hydraulic System Converted into Forging Press
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- Опубликовано: 31 июл 2024
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I bought this old hydraulic Press to convert it into a blacksmithing forging press.
I don't know exactly what this would have been used for, some kind of production line step for Aluminum Doors judging from the schematics title.
This press came with a bunch of thick scrap steel, that I used to make the dies holders and various spacers, and two extra hoses from the pump unit that I think powered other parts of the system now missing.
Thankfully everything else was all still working and in overall decent shape (except the wiring, which was absolutely terrible).
The 3hp motor runs on three phase and since I re-wired everything I changed the controls to feet switches: the two small ones attached together determine the direction of the piston and the big one lets the oil flow and actually moves the piston.
This way accidental use is unlikely as both switch have to be pressed simultaneously for the piston to move. I could have used any kind of switch but I thought having both hands free is nice, tho I have never used a forging press so if I change my mind I'm ready to rewire things around.
The conversion took around 2 weeks. Making the dies holder and spacer was particularly time consuming as everything is made with very thick stock and I'm new to machining.
One extra positive side of this conversion is that I had to buy nothing more than paint and switches. Everything else is made with the press spare parts!
I can't wait to try making damascus with this new tool!
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0:00 Intro
2:53 Remove parts I don't need
5:53 Paint
6:46 Reassembly
7:05 Wiring
8:16 Tooling Holders
11:08 Test
12:27 Conclusion
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Extremely cool, man. Not only was it cheaper, but I'm pretty sure you now have a badass press no one else has. I love old stuff upcycled and modernized, this checked all the boxes for me.
Un giorno vorrei passare per la tua officina come turista, sei davvero un grande
anch'io
This is amazing! Love it :D Looks like an extremely useful tool
hi,i love your project too.
Hope so! 😁 Thanks guys 😘
I love seeing makers commenting on other makers builds/videos etc... Love your guys work too Nerdforge
Old tools are immortal.
Awesome ! i need 2 more weeks to wake up my 30 ton press :) New forge is almost completed :)
DUDE! This is freaking awesome! 😲
Thanks a ton! 😆
@@BlackBeardProjects lol good one
Nothing more satisfying than taking something which has already served a good purpose for one lifetime, giving it some love and making it possible for that piece of equipment to be TWICE as useful!
Your viewers, the environment, and forging press enthusiasts thank you!!
That definitely helps me out with my decision to go get that used one I've been looking at. Love it. Thanks for your input.
I love this channel and his honest approach to building and learning along the way, knowing his limitations. Very humble and likeable. Thanks for another great video.
That's a really nice to addition to your shop. And, if may say so, you're getting to be much more comfortable in front of the camera. Your real enthusiasm is showing through much more. Always a pleasure to watch your vids and learn something new.
Wow. I love it. It’s going to do almost everything you need it to do. Great repurposing of a still functional machine. I hope you get many years out of it. As long as you maintain your fluid levels and service your gaskets and joints you should get another ten years out of it I’d think.
it´s a 40 year old machine and it still works, my guess is that it´ll outlive him hahaha
That is a serious press, and a great addition. Great job on putting that together!
Great transformation and hope it serves you well for years to come!!
Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up
You have amazing skills, even without any knowledge in hydraulics. I think you chose the perfect way to get into it
And now you also have the added satisfaction of keeping an old machine working. Well done!
Clever. We shared this video in our homemade tools forum this week :)
What a fantastic idea. You did really well and created a wonderful press. Thank you for sharing your video. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
It's also way cooler to be ecologically responsible and give new life to old equipment. Way to go!
smart choice and smartly customised ...well done 👏🏼
wanted to say I love your editing in this video. keep up the good work
Thanks!
A wonderful project! You already have a large number of machines, which is great. I dream of such)
Man! This was an awesome project! It presses the metal like butter! 💪🏾💪🏾
Thanks mate!
Fantastic for your kind of work!
Well done
Thanks
One of the best maker channels on RUclips hands down!
Sweet press. Lovely action to that control!
So, so well done! I love it
Nice machine! I've literally been making dies for a press I've converted into a forging press myself! I too wanted something ready to go that I could tailor to my needs. :)
This is awesome 😍 great idea and great job
Hey man I really enjoy your videos and I always look forward to seeing what you do you have great talent and watching you and your shop grow has been an enormous inspiration to me
Thank you very much Matthew!
Awesome conversion
Amazing work!
just an amazingly talented dude... love your vids, your editing rocks too.
Absolutely amazing. You're a genius
Your English is better every video.
Good work there, and on this great repurposed machine. It will be nice to see some of your unique knife designs.
Thank you! Much appreciated from a long time viewer as you are. Cheers!
Good job man👍🏻, you have golden hands🔥
Ficou uma prenssa de profissional.....parabéns...
Super appreciate your channel. Big thanks from Detroit
another great vid by the legend!
Ottimo lavoro 💪🏻
Ottimo lavoro!
Excellent work 👍👍👍 . Thanks for sharing
Wonderful. Looking forward for future videos
You should add a cylinder speed control -probably some kind of needle valve (flow valve?Im not a hydraulics expert)on a pipe that controls down motion .
That way you would be able to reduce cylinder speed to give more control and precision for detail work and if you open it it would go fast as now for fast working.
better solution is to change the cetop3 valves. Valves on this are ON/OFF valves. Changing valves to propotional control valves gives you the option to controll both movements with foot pedals. and for installing you only need the propotional control box ( sort of a PC chip) and the valves. IF you slow it down with a needle valve you are running on risk that the oil starts to heat up and making air bubbles. And those arent good for cetop valves.
So enjoyable video. Cheers man 👍
Great work 👍🏻
As usual, brilliant work
Congratulazioni per la nuova macchina.
Great video, grazie
Bravissimo come sempre
Good work👍
as always-well done!. master
Great job. Well done.
Fantastic bit of machinery. I have a footswitch the same as the two you are using for up and down. Check the the hinge pin regularly, they have a habit of working their way out.
WTG man, nice acquisition.
Nicely done 👍
Outstanding project thanks for sharing with us
BBP your working skill is so perfect
I like so much
That isa great idea! Never thought about doing that!
Great job and a good choice.
sono iscritto da un sacco e ad ogni video che fai ti ammiro sempre di più. sei un'ispirazione.
nice job as always
Super cool! I really dig it.. nice machine!
absolutely incredible repurposed machine. excellent results 👍😎👍
looks realy cool man, i love when people upgrade and recycle old machines. you could add some adjustable stop blocks
Excellent job buddy.
BRILLIANT!!
Beats the hell of hammering.
Rapaz, tu és um gênio!
Valeu!
LOOKS LIKE A SMALL BUT POWERFUL MACHINE ! NICE JOB , WELL DONE !
Great video 👍
Amazing!!!
Brilliant .
Your starting to be on par with the Shurpa. Time to make some damascus knives. Great work.
That's a high bar
Nice work
Impressive!
Nice choice on the machine. It looks like it will work well for you.
Truly impressive 👍
Bravo!!!!!! Bellissimo video! Saluti da Ferrara
You my friend do awesome work 👍
Incredible
Awesome video thank you 😊!!!!!!!
Very nice conversion. Super useful. Now... to make a set of dies for fullers etc.!
Works well, nice job repurposing it.
I would like to see it have a nice paint job, but, gray works also.
Good job sir 👍👍
I love how he looks like he'd punch you in the throat for eyeballin him but then he talks and just couldn't be a nicer, more pleasant person lol what an awesome man. Respect.
Good job, Bro! Now you can say I made it myself!
How clever!
Very nice as always,think you will using this a lot 😎😎😎👍👍👍
👍👍👍👍👍👍 Great job! Thanks for sharing.
Thats cool man, always more fun doing it urself. Good job. 🇺🇲🤙
...good one, that should get 'er done. stay safe...
Gotta be over the moon with that BBP 💪
definitely an interesting application of the press, you have very high control of accuracy with it compared to hammering :D
Looks good 👍👍 Excited to see it being used on some projects. Seems like its a little short for you though.
Cool restoration! Another tool in your arsenal for the dagger challenge.
yooooooooooo cant wait to see you making homemade damascus billets with the new press hell yeah!!!
Pretty sure that press will fit your needs jus fine 👍🏽👌🏽
Wow that was a super video 😃
So cool thank you!
This beast wil be handy to fold damascus, like shurap does!
Great job!
:-D
Хорошая работа- хороший результат!!!