| The Kick Press. Here is a picture of my kick press. This is a foot operated press. It has a 1" diameter ram that travels about 2". The mechanical advantage between the foot pedal and the ram is about 12 to 1. I figure it will press more than a ton. |
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| The Kick Press. Here is a picture of my kick press. This is a foot operated press. It has a 1" diameter ram that travels about 2". The mechanical advantage between the foot pedal and the ram is about 12 to 1. I figure it will press more than a ton. |
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The Kick Press. Here's a close up view of the front. One corner of the bolster is broken but this is not a problem with the small operations I'm doing. |
| The Kick Press. Here is a picture of yours truly to show you the relatively small size of the kick press. Don't be deceived as this small solid cast iron press weighs 225 lbs! |
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The Kick Press as a Shear This picture shows the press used as a small metal shear. The 3" long blade and base plate was fabricated in my shop. |
| The Kick Press as a Shear Here I am cutting off small pieces of aluminum for turnout parts. It cuts well when set up properly. |
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The Kick Press as a Shear Here is a pile of aluminum blanks to be processed further using the Kick Press. |
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