Homemade Hydraulic Press Break

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I know this isn't directly a welding question but I thought that there are a lot of people on here with metal working experience so I thought I would give this a shot and see what everyone thought. I have had this idea for sometime about getting a small, bench top hydraulic press for various reasons/projects. I figure I don't need a large floor model for what I would use it for so that is why I am interested in a small one. I have seen press breaks specifically designed for use with hydraulic presses and I have also seen kits for the DIY's to build one. The thing is, I have not seen any for use with a press under 20 ton. The press I am thinking about getting is six ton, so the press break itself is to big to even fit between the the uprights. Anyhow I thought that this would be a fun/interested project to try and do sometime but I not sure what kind of steel would work for this. I was thinking about just using two pieces of thick bar stock, with a bevel on each, welded or bolted together to form the bottom v-shaped die and a piece for the top ground on either side to form point for the top. Would the typical bar stock at a local home improvement store be sufficient for this?  Would the metal have have to be heat treated? And any ideas on how wide the top v-shaped pounch should be to help reduce any deflection at the ends?Last edited by btrswt25; 10-05-2011 at 06:44 PM.
Reply:search this forum for brake press. TSOR posted a photo of one his modded HF bender.
Reply:Hey btrswt,Here are a couple threads of the press brake I made & some to the accessories I made to different operations. Hope this may give you some ideas......Dennyhttp://weldingweb.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=18821http://weldingweb.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=40932Complete Welding/Machine/Fab. ShopMobile UnitFinally retired*Moderator*"A man's word is his honor...without honor there is nothing.""Words are like bullets.... Once they leave your muzzle, you cannot get them back."
Reply:Thanks MoonRise. So of the information I think is going to be very helpful