tuprox
Plastic
- Joined
- Jun 16, 2014
- Location
- New Jersey
I was wondering if it is possible to use a number of hydraulic jacks to make a higher capacity press? I'm looking at 2 or 3 different types of jacks:
Pneumatic actuated
electrically pumped
hand "cranked"
The press needs to exert force over a fairly small area - maybe 4-6" wide. I've looked at the jacks and it looks fairly easy to fit 2 or 3. I would have to make some kind of very robust plate to connect more than one jack but I suspect it can be done.
I was looking at some hydraulic rams used on log splitters and I think these would work pretty well when joined together. I would have all the jacks connected in parallel so each gets the same amount of pressure and oil for each stroke of the pump. BTW, I would use identical rams for this. I think the same could be done with pneumatic jacks.
The reason I'm looking at multiple pumps is b/c there are only certain times when I would need multiple rams/jacks and the majority of the time, each ram will be on or used in a different application/station and I could combine them every once in a while when I need them.
So is this a plausible option and can anyone see any issues with this (again assuming the plate(s) that joins the ram lifing surfaces to each other is robust enough)?
One of the main reasons I'm looking at using multiple hydraulic rams from wood splitters is the length of the stroke, which will make things much easier.
Pneumatic actuated
electrically pumped
hand "cranked"
The press needs to exert force over a fairly small area - maybe 4-6" wide. I've looked at the jacks and it looks fairly easy to fit 2 or 3. I would have to make some kind of very robust plate to connect more than one jack but I suspect it can be done.
I was looking at some hydraulic rams used on log splitters and I think these would work pretty well when joined together. I would have all the jacks connected in parallel so each gets the same amount of pressure and oil for each stroke of the pump. BTW, I would use identical rams for this. I think the same could be done with pneumatic jacks.
The reason I'm looking at multiple pumps is b/c there are only certain times when I would need multiple rams/jacks and the majority of the time, each ram will be on or used in a different application/station and I could combine them every once in a while when I need them.
So is this a plausible option and can anyone see any issues with this (again assuming the plate(s) that joins the ram lifing surfaces to each other is robust enough)?
One of the main reasons I'm looking at using multiple hydraulic rams from wood splitters is the length of the stroke, which will make things much easier.