What does it take to blow up a 20T press?

[Kevin B.]

Give to Bryson. If I took it, it'd probably sit around for a couple years before I got around to doing anything with it.

 

[Corban_White]

Where does one get a set of steel arbor plates that don't cost more than the press??? The swag ones are nice but holy crap that's some expensive steel!

 

[I Lean]

I made my arbor plates from 1/2" and 5/8" steel welded together. I don't know if they're as strong as a solid piece of 1 1/8" plate would be, but they seem to be doing fine so far.

 

[redrussell]

Ok I am tracking this thread because a Press is the next purchase for me. For the arbor plates, can you make them out of 1"x12" flat bar? I found 2 feet of it and can have it milled down for arbor plates. when you reinforce the top what size beam should be used?

 

[Unimog]

My arbor plates were made from 1.25 or 1.5" square stock welded side-by side and ground smooth

 

[redrussell]

You certainly aren't going to be bending that with a 20 or 30 ton, Red. If you have someone to cut it, go for it.

Yeah I have a guy who who has pretty much anything you could want for machines but it takes him FOREVER to do anything. I could make probably 2 or 3 sets of arbor plates out of this but it will take him probably 2 months just to get around to them.

 

[MikeGyver]

be careful putting a schload of pressure on a stubborn part like that. Hardened steel can fragment and literally go into you like a bullet.