Last week i received the hydraulics unit for my forging press. It’s a 10 hp motor with a dual stage pump.
Up to 6 tons it can press at 10 cm per second. Above 6 tons it can press up to 20 tons at 3.5 cm per second.
Next up: build the frame!
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Snailforge 
That is some serious power!
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Go big or go home 🙂
10 HP is probably overkill. 5 would have done probably. But this way I am certain that I will never run into power problems. Plus it is a standalone unit, so if I want to add something like a rolling mill later on, I can power it off of this unit as well.
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What is this for?
Very very glad the guy with Howard’s blade surfaced. Can’t wait to see the final pics
Dave
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Hey Dave, This is a hydraulics unit for the forging press I am building. This should work very well for squeezing billets of damascus flat. Should be much faster than my power hammer even, and much, much more silent 🙂
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