Old ironworker...thoughts on this.

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Reply:Thats an old flywheel job, reliable as anything, but it will also take your hand off in the blink of an eye. Wait till a nice hydraulic unit comes up.Disclaimer; "I am just an a$$hole welder, don't take it personally ."
Reply:11/16" thru 1/2" means its about a 35 ton machine. pretty small, in terms of capacity.punches and dies are available new, in any size and shape you want.there are at least three different companies in Cleveland that make round, square, oblong, and other punches to fit this machine.shear blades should be no problem either.any other parts, though, that are not just standard fasteners or off the shelf generic stuff, and you are pretty much on your own. that machine is probably mid 60's in age.plenty of people use mechanical ironworkers- yes, if you put your hand in there, it will bite. So will a chainsaw, or a paper cutter, or a fan on a car engine.The answer is, dont put your hand in there.whoops- just saw its actually from 1942. So the lack of parts thing goes double.You can build guards if you want, easy enough. Personally, I think its a bit high for a fifty year old mechanical that small, but its not outrageous.
Reply:buddy of mine has one very similar, a peddinghaus. it works, but nothing compared to a hydraulic. the only other i have used (thousands of punched holes haha) is a scotchman. id pick the hydrualic all day over the other.Miller ab/p 330Hobart champ 16Miller 140Lincoln Power Mig 255Lincoln SA-250