5:35 pm
May 13, 2010
I think made a score today equal to the deals Larry is always finding. I found a little Enerpac electric pump on Kijiji a couple of days ago for $300. I was thinking of using it to operate a 15 or 20 ton cylinder on my platen table. I got around to going to see it today. It was not a small pump it was a 3hp pump and also came with a 50 ton double acting Enerpac cylinder and an Enerpac hand jack. Apparently the pump was rebuilt a few months ago and hasn't been used since. When I went to pay it got even better, they charged me $300 including the tax (which I get back being a manufacturer) so my actual cost was only $255.
The place I bought it from had been a factory but all there manufacturing was recently moved to the parent company in the US and it is now only a distribution warehouse.
Now I guess I need to build a press.
8:42 pm
March 22, 2010
That's better than a score, that's damn near thievery! I would guess replacement cost on that pile is in the $6000-$8000 range. Nice to get lucky once in a while!
Whatever you are, be a good one.
Abraham Lincoln
10:01 pm
August 2, 2010
Great Score John! I'm sure you know this already but just in case- That Enerpac is going to be a 10,000 psi pump and cylinder and all of the fittings and hose had better be too. If you modify it for a press be sure that any fittings and hose you buy is properly rated even if it costs more. You certainly saved enough on the deal to afford the right stuff but unless you are specific your supplier may give you the equipment rated for lower pressures. Steve G
2:09 am
May 13, 2010
Larry L;10608 wrote: That's better than a score, that's damn near thievery! I would guess replacement cost on that pile is in the $6000-$8000 range. Nice to get lucky once in a while!
It was actually $300 OBO I couldn't bring myself to offer less. It could even be more here in Canada I called for a price on a new 25ton 16" cylinder and it was over $1000
2:23 am
May 13, 2010
5:01 pm
December 19, 2010
Great score, i found a pump at the swap meet for $75, i think it is a 1 hp, but Larry sold me a 30 ton cylinder and i made a c-frame type press, it works pretty darn good, can't beat the price. I just need to make a new frame for my cylinder, too much flex, as i'm working, it starts to bounce around a bit from the flex.
1:33 pm
May 13, 2010
3:48 pm
March 22, 2010
I have thought a lot about building a bulldozer style press.. my biggest issue is trying to figure out how to build something that was fairly useful and didn't take up a huge amount of space... I have yet to figure out what that is... I am fairly particular about what to build though because I have so many other hydraulic press's that it really would have to be worth the effort to build another and make room for it... The other thing for me is I want big tonnage in a bulldozer... 150-200 ton would be minimum... And that makes for a pretty serious machine..
Whatever you are, be a good one.
Abraham Lincoln
11:54 pm
May 13, 2010
Much as I would like a large bulldozer, I am probably as tight or even tighter for space than you Larry. What I am thinking about is something Similar to this. But without the CNC although I am thinking of using a microswitch to stop it for repeat bends.
That Bender is really expensive but before I found this pump and cylinder I was looking at this one which is quite reasonable price wise. http://jd2.com/c-20-horizontal-press.aspx Unfortunately it is only about 19 ton. 50 ton is enough to do some fairly heavy bending hot and I think I could do some light upsetting in it. There are a lot of big fab shops around here that are beating each other up for the cold bending work. Prices on a lot of that type of work is so cheap I am not normally interested in pursuing it.
1:55 am
March 22, 2010
That JD2 machine is really impressive for the money... I have looked at a few of those horizontal machines and even cheap ones where $20K plus... 19 ton seems a little wimpy but dang its a lot of bang for the buck...
Whatever you are, be a good one.
Abraham Lincoln
2:39 am
March 18, 2010
SWEET! That would sure be a nice addition to the shop.
Hey Larry! Post a picture of the action on your hydraulic press brake. Thing I like about that is that with the linkage, end of stroke is end of stroke and you can multiply the force too. There are ways to use that as an upsetter too.
“There are painters who transform the sun into a yellow spot,
but then there are others who, with the help of their art and their intelligence,
transform a yellow spot into the sun.” ~ Pablo Picasso ~
4:26 am
March 22, 2010
I got the controller off the press brake... when I get it put back together I'll shoot a short video
Whatever you are, be a good one.
Abraham Lincoln
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