Recent content by mpin382

Definitely learning, starting sorta of basic, been using a shop press and fixing cars and construction equipment my whole life. I want learn more about the Machinery business in general, whether being a metal fab shop, tool and die making, pretty much anything related to making things and the...

Essentially I have a ton of mechanical experience, full restorations custom classic, paint and body. My meta fab skills are basic and average. I’d like to learn more about the reading those type of prints, understand the math behind building these drawers and the math for cutting them bend...

I really need to learn about the blueprints, I am in construction so I get the basics, but when it comes measuring and math I am terrible. I want to be able to build these but also learn how to change the layouts so I can replicate a lista vidmar style cabinet. I need to learn and understand how...

Awesome information, i got lucky and scored a free 1hp 3 phase motor already connected to a pump and a 2 way valve and ram, my buddy has a spare cylinder that he said would work, once i know the specs on the cylinder i can make sure my pump is big enough. Thank you very much for all that info, I...

So i am in the process of building custom shop press and press brake to build my own lista vidmar style cabinets. I already have a complete set of plans for an 18' set of base cabinets. Even my metal supplier was impressed, had all the measurements and marking for my steel supplier to do all the...

Awesome! Thank you, thats probably pretty darn accurate information, thanks very much

So I picks this stand up hydraulic press/punch for free, it’s for got a 1hp motor and and old John c Barnes pump. I’ve called everybody that was recommended including the company that bought them and no information. I’m building a good size custom press and I’m trying to determine if I could use...

Handy to know I was gonna keep the little one in one shop and use the components from it to build a big press one I could bend 5’ sheet metal with among other things

Well I think I’m going to use the components to make my 20 ton press wider, use all the components there and find a 30-59 ish ton ram to use and widen my existing press and beef it up

What do I have here here exactly? I was thinking of upgrading my harbor freight 20 ton press to something wider. Already have the c channel but I wanted to do either electric hydraulic or pneumatic hydraulic. I stumble on this that has a hydraulic tank, a baldor 1hp motor and a 2 way hydraulic...

Check out the Eastwood I believe they are scroll compressors, they were compact, produced impressive airflow, and I’ve heard them in person and couldn’t believe how quiet they were.