Press brake for a 20 ton hydraulic press

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vtsteam:
Very nice looking brake! :clap:

It would be great to see something bent with it.

micktoon:
Hi Dave , You have made a nice job of the press brake :drool: :drool:, you will have to do a few trial bends and show the results, how thick plate do you think it will bend ? What paint did you use to paint it yellow it seems to have covered really well , yellow is not good for coverage normally :palm:.

Cheers Mick.

DaveH:
Whot!!!! you want me to bend something :Doh:

I post all these lovely pictures how I made it - that's after I lost the folder with all the pics :palm: - Still haven't found it.
And you are still not satisfied and now I am expected to bend something. I didn't make this to bend bits of metal and scratch it all up. :hammer:

I'm kidding guys :lol:

I have a few bits I bent I'll post some pics.

:beer:
DaveH

DaveH:
Hi Mick,
The paint was horrible - Rust-oleum 2X Ultra cover. Paint and primer in one can.
It is definitely twice the cover - if not 10 times :lol: It goes on really thick and I just wasn't use to it I suppose. Normally with a rattle can I waft it with the paint and put 4 - 6 coats.
The press brake had two coats and it looks like it was dipped, sort of looks like it has a thick coat (which I don't care for much).

I think it is a different type of paint that just needs a different technique to use it.
:beer:
DaveH

DaveH:

--- Quote from: philf on August 21, 2014, 05:11:58 PM ---
I know little about press brakes but the fillets in the removable dies look rather too generous to me.

Phil.

--- End quote ---

I can't do much about that - it how the angle iron comes :thumbup:

Actually I can by stacking smaller angle sizes and if I finish with some aluminium angle 25 x 3 mm.
Also bending 5mm thick steel then those fillets are fine. :thumbup:
:beer:
DaveH

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