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General Category => General Scroll Saw Talk => Topic started by: DWSudekum on February 28, 2015, 07:36:11 am

Title: Large item clamping press
Post by: DWSudekum on February 28, 2015, 07:36:11 am

I am working on a clamp / press for making bowls and banks and boxes.  I had some left over water well pipe so I made a stand.  The idea is to make a press that would be somewhat like one of those 20 ton bearing presses at Harbor Freight, but who needs 20 ton of pressure for wood hehe.  So I drilled holes in the well pipe ( point E ) and put a removable cross bar between the pipes on both sides.  I was able to get on the cheap some cut off stair tread ( point C ) that was being tossed at Home Depot.  I planed both pieces flat and marked one upper and one lower.  I purchased 2 5/8 in all thread that were 48 inches long and cut them in half.  (Point A ).  I drilled 1 inch holes in the four corners of the stair tread pieces and bolted the all thread to it.  I then sleeved the all thread with some 1 inch pvc piping.  The whole upper section is raised and lowered with an old ( 40 years ) scissor jack that I had laying around not using.  This is still very much a work in progress however it does show promise.

(http://s6.postimg.org/jspw6sai5/22815_cd_004.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/jspw6sai5/)

(http://s6.postimg.org/toqz6fga5/22815_cd_006.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/toqz6fga5/)


DW

Title: Re: Large item clamping press
Post by: dunk on February 28, 2015, 11:19:41 am

Interesting.  Keep us posted.

Title: Re: Large item clamping press
Post by: waxman on February 28, 2015, 06:24:24 pm

Very creative, should work well.

Title: Re: Large item clamping press
Post by: spirithorse on March 01, 2015, 07:42:34 pm

Nicely done, DW,
Thanks for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse