GordoB
Plastic
- Joined
- May 18, 2011
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
Hello all out there and a special hello to any engineers (mechanical/structural) as well
I am planning to build a 35ton Hydraulic press in the coming week to satisfy my desire to make damascus steel blades. I have already bought the hydraulic ram and powerpack (thanks fleabay) so these is my limiting factor for the build.
I am looking to build a "H-Frame" type press out of Structural channel with dimensions 200x75mm. I believe this will give me enough strength to cope with the forces involved and will allow me to bolt the Ram onto the top crossbar (it has been designed to do this already).
My Problem lies with the Joining of the Channel steel. Im certified in welding, so nothing scares me there. but i would ideally like to be able to unbolt the frame for portability. i have a fair idea of how im going to weld the bolting plates onto the frame, but as to the bolt sizes im at a loss. I was thinking about using 10 or 12 mm bolts to join the beams.
Can anyone see any potential issues with my logic? (potential for bolts shearing/ beams bending etc)
Thanks,
Gordo B
I am planning to build a 35ton Hydraulic press in the coming week to satisfy my desire to make damascus steel blades. I have already bought the hydraulic ram and powerpack (thanks fleabay) so these is my limiting factor for the build.
I am looking to build a "H-Frame" type press out of Structural channel with dimensions 200x75mm. I believe this will give me enough strength to cope with the forces involved and will allow me to bolt the Ram onto the top crossbar (it has been designed to do this already).
My Problem lies with the Joining of the Channel steel. Im certified in welding, so nothing scares me there. but i would ideally like to be able to unbolt the frame for portability. i have a fair idea of how im going to weld the bolting plates onto the frame, but as to the bolt sizes im at a loss. I was thinking about using 10 or 12 mm bolts to join the beams.
Can anyone see any potential issues with my logic? (potential for bolts shearing/ beams bending etc)
Thanks,
Gordo B