Starting this project I looked all over the internet for ideas on press styles and capabilities and ended up landing on this post on the blade smith forums site- The great part about this post is it has step by step photos of his build plus he attached a google sketch up 3d model that included measurements. My build is based off of this style with a few minor adjustments. After deciding on the style and type of frame I had to educate myself on hydraulics.

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I was starting from zero so I picked up the book everyone suggests called ' Build your own Hydraulic Forging Press ' by James L Baston. The book was great and had everything a beginner would need for learning about hydraulic presses. Next step was to pick up all the parts. I select Northern Tool for as many of the parts as I could only because I have a store fairly close to me and being new to this I thought I would have a few returns to do ( I was correct). Below is a list of most of the parts minus the motor. I ended up buying one new but I can't seem to find the info on where.

Picked it up online somewhere, I'll add the motor info when I find it. Cylinder 234.95 Hydraulic oil tank- 129.99 Hydraulic pump 159.99 x control Valve - psi pressure gauge - 19.99 return line filter - 24.99 right angle swivel adaptors x 3 - 7.99 90 degree street elbow x2 - 5.99 Suction Strainer -19.99 40 micron breather cap - 14.99. I finished this press at the end of July 2014 and have been using it almost daily ever since. Building it from scratch I had no idea what 24 tons of power would be able to accomplish but I'm very pleased with the power of this machine. Another great part about hydraulic presses besides the power is the relative quiet of the machine. I'm now able to work weeknights and mornings without worrying about waking the neighbors or even worse, the wife!

I hope this post helps inspire someone who is thinking about building a press but isn't clear how to start. Feel free to ask any questions and I'll do my best to get you an answer. Hey Chad, I can answer the first question - Javos can correct me if I'm wrong. I would say you'd be looking at $1000-$1500, depending on what price you can get some of the steel for. I don't know the second question, but I wouldn't worry too much about it's capabilities - having first hand experience, this thing is a beast. Javos Ironworks and I have been making some hammers together, we've been taking a lot of the work out of the process by punching a 3/4' hole through our 1-1/2' or so steel in one heat! Thought I'd post a update to this post as it's been a few years since the original post and I see lots of folks are still using it as a reference.

The Press is still working like a champ. I find myself using it more than my power hammers as it's quieter and doesn't shake the entire neighborhood like the hammers do. I've made quite a few dies so far. They are generally easy to make or tweak. Most of the dies I make are mild steel. I do get some deforming on the dies but it's pretty minimal. If you need higher heat resistant dies I'd suggest S7 or something similar for your dies.

My punches are 4140, s7 or 1045 One thing I wish I would have added is a hole under the bottom ram where I could punch and pop slugs out of. I can get around this by using a built up bottom die but having the hole to allow deeper punching would be a nice feature. Bara No Sabaku Drama Cd List more. I'm still around so if anyone wants more detail shots of the press or have any questions go ahead and ask them here (thats the whole point of this post).

Regtomerlin wrote:Thank you so much for your excellent documentation of your hydraulic press build! Can you tell me the total height of the 'H' portion of your press and the thickness(s) of the top cap plate and bottom cap plate? Beat regards Reg The press opens 10' Are you looking for the total height of the frame? (see picture).

The top and bottom are way overkill at 1-1/4' solid thick pieces. I happened to have those sitting around so I thought it would be worthwhile to add them to cap off both ends. My thinking was 1. Cost to me.0$ 2.

The more rigid I make the frame the more power I'll be able to put into the forged piece. So in the end those are not required but it doesn't hurt to have them either. Jer6999 wrote:Love all the info on this build, thank you.

I'm looking to try to build one myself and am curious if I should do 25 ton or reduce to. Say.15-16 tons? I'm just starting and want to dabble in Damascus so any advice would be appreciate. If 16tons, ous there any major pros or cons and any major changes to your design? This is the only press I've ever used but.I have my doubts about 15-16 ton press for Damascus.

Why.when I first built and ran my machine the hydraulic control valve (lever) was set to about 2/3 power. I'm guessing that brings me down into the range you are thinking about. It really felt underpowered.

Making damascus requires high heat an pressure so the machine needs to be quick and powerful. Personally I'd hate to invest time and money into a machine that would _maybe_ do the job.

That all said I'm no damascus expert. I'd suggest going onto a blade smithing forum and asking around.

Good Luck, Jeff.