steve200TDi Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Ever since I got my bench top 10 tonne hydraulic press I wanted to make a folder for it. I've seen the kits you can buy and weld together yourself (https://www.stakesys.co.uk/review/product/list/id/972/category/76/), but I had another idea! I was recommended by a friend about a second hand tools company that may have tooling for sale. Specifically press brake tooling. A pointy top part that goes into a V bloke to fold steel. I was then the proud owner of 12 inches of press brake tooling, a pointy bit and a bog block with multiple V's or different sizes and angles. My idea was to make an attachment to mount the pointy bit onto the end of the press. So I had my first project for my newly acquired lathe! I had sorted the tooling out and adjusted it to the right height. It's still not perfect, I'm looking at a new quick change tool post set up, hopefully second hand on ebay! With a chunk of steel in the lathe I was ready to make up a longer copy of what was in the end of my press. So it turned into this! Which was a copy of this. Don't worry, the groove that the grub screw goes in does not need to be that wide, so I made it narrower on my part. Now it was time to figure out how I was going to attach this to the press brake tooling blade. After more complicated ideas, I decided to test drill the tooling to see if it was drillable.......It was! So I nice thick piece of steel was employed to mount the tooling too and I would need to make a slot in the turned up piece. In the bandsaw it goes. Then the pillar drill! And now I have this! Which slots over this. I drilled 4 holes through the tooling and plate and I was ready to weld them together. A bit of weld prep. And they were ready to weld together. I made sure the press end was parallel/at 90 degrees to the metal strip. And job down! All bolted together. And fitted to my press, along with the v block underneath. It even works too! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blanco Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Result! 👍 It really looks made to measure for your press. Can you share the 2nd hand tool emporium or is it a secret, have they got any more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve200TDi Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 3 minutes ago, Blanco said: Result! 👍 It really looks made to measure for your press. Can you share the 2nd hand tool emporium or is it a secret, have they got any more? Sure! It's this place: https://www.used-machine-tools-uk.com/ Over in Ford on the Sussex coast, I popped in there and asked and they had a rumage in their warehouse. He was very helpful. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blanco Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Memories! .... haven't been to Ford in 40 years, the train used to stop there instead when there was trouble on the Littlehampton line, I shall look them up next time I pass (???? could be a while!) thanks for that, all the time I was around LA I never knew it was there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballcock Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Well done nice job, I need to make bits for my press. A brake is on the cards along with stands and drifts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 That looks great Steve, nice job! It's one on my to-do list.... but higher up the list is make the press Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post steve200TDi Posted December 26, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 26, 2021 So after watching this: I had an idea of making it out of metal using my above folder.......as card was not good enough! I first made a paper template from a piece of A3 paper and drew around it onto 1.2mm ali Then using a 90 degree guillotine we have a work I cut it out, handy for acute corners! The I used my folder at home, there was no guarantee that this was going to work, but I had a vision and enthusiasm to make it work! It did! A bit of cleaning and deburring saw it securely fixed to my Christmas tree! It's not perfect, but the concept is proven so maybe a mk2 will be made for next year! Steve 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 That's really cool Steve! I'd missed the thread about your bender too. I also have a lump of press tooling which I've been beaning to do something like that with, but have never got around to it. I ought to buy / build a press first! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 All I can think is that Nige would need a reinforced tree to handle the 10mm plate stainless star dragging the top down 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 I decided just to get on with it - and ordered a press (sort of a late Xmas prezzie for the workshop!). I have some parts I want to cut & fold - so it's not a bad time. This is what I ordered. This is what I'm going to build! A 3 Axis office chair (as you do). 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missingsid Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 9 hours ago, simonr said: I decided just to get on with it - and ordered a press (sort of a late Xmas prezzie for the workshop!). I have some parts I want to cut & fold - so it's not a bad time. This is what I ordered. This is what I'm going to build! A 3 Axis office chair (as you do). Slight gap before filming starts then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 1 hour ago, missingsid said: Slight gap before filming starts then? A little gap, just a couple of weeks! A few people in SFX have been talking about building a home flight simulator for a couple of years. We've come up with all kinds of big and or expensive options but this seemed to tick the most boxes. One of them has written an Arduino (ESP32) interface to X-Plane which calculates the kinematics for a 3 or 6 Axis. There are a variety of 3D Printable yokes / joysticks out there. Coupled with VR Goggles - it could be quite good! Once we've got it working, it will be published fully open source. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve b Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Very interesting . Back in the mid 80's I did a viability assessment of a volume production robotic welding project and had the chance to experience one of the early flight simulator prototypes built by Rediffusion Robotics Division . The last 40 years have been a time of such massive leaps forward in tech. application. Nice set up Steve , and a nice press Simon . Proper press brake tooling is very versatile and worth every £. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve200TDi Posted December 28, 2021 Author Share Posted December 28, 2021 22 hours ago, simonr said: I decided just to get on with it - and ordered a press (sort of a late Xmas prezzie for the workshop!). I have some parts I want to cut & fold - so it's not a bad time. This is what I ordered. This is what I'm going to build! A 3 Axis office chair (as you do). Nice press Si. I look forward to you build progress 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 To be honest, the main reason I bought this one was because it looked nice! I looked for the same type as yours (Steve) - but everywhere was out of stock or eyewateringly expensive. 23 hours ago, steve b said: Very interesting . Back in the mid 80's I did a viability assessment of a volume production robotic welding project and had the chance to experience one of the early flight simulator prototypes built by Rediffusion Robotics Division . Motion simulation platforms are, unsurprisingly, a big part of my work - so I've had lots of practice. I wish I could show you the one I've been working on for the last few months (maybe I shall once the film has been released). It's an unusual geometry, big enough to sit something the size of a small jumbo-jet on top & throw it around. On Fantastic Beasts, there was a gag where they wanted a table top to levitate & wobble around (magically) - but we didn't have time to design & build a proper motion platform, so ended up just shaking the table & I guess they'll CG the levitation. But it got me thinking about cheap, small platforms - and this is the result. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 6 hours ago, simonr said: To be honest, the main reason I bought this one was because it looked nice! I looked for the same type as yours (Steve) - but everywhere was out of stock or eyewateringly expensive. Motion simulation platforms are, unsurprisingly, a big part of my work - so I've had lots of practice. I wish I could show you the one I've been working on for the last few months (maybe I shall once the film has been released). It's an unusual geometry, big enough to sit something the size of a small jumbo-jet on top & throw it around. On Fantastic Beasts, there was a gag where they wanted a table top to levitate & wobble around (magically) - but we didn't have time to design & build a proper motion platform, so ended up just shaking the table & I guess they'll CG the levitation. But it got me thinking about cheap, small platforms - and this is the result. Would love to see that Si! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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