Mount for the hydraulic jack.. Turning it upside down.

[Tuomas]

Wanted to add bigger jack to my press.
To get most of the pressure to the small area, i decided to turn the jack upside down.
This way i can mount hole punching and stamping dies directly to the cylinder of the jack.

In use:
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Stored:
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Takes about 10 seconds to assemble / disassemble.

Springs are surplus from trampoline. Bigger holes drilled with a variable wood cutter, with diy hss blade.

Used cheap 8 ton jack that was sealed with welds.
Actually this should work with "any" jack, without need to open it.

Here is the video:

More info:

Picture shows how springs goes between the rods that hold the jack

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Jack mount is locked on its place with two M8 screws. Lid in front is weld to the mount...

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Latch on the back is bolted to the press frame..

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This is the reason why i welded similar plates to the bottom and upper bars of the frame..

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I can use same dies with both jacks.. when i need to bend thicker materials i use bigger jack..
With thinner ( <5mm ) i use smaller one, wich is more accurate and faster to use.

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I used surplus cutting fluid container as a oil container,
for mounting it to the press, i used clamp that's originally intented to connect flashlight to the welding mask.

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Hose clamps..

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And why i originally wanted to add this jack to my press.. i had this idea in firts place when i made the original frame, but no i needed it. So, i made it.

For stamping sheet metals. These are going to be reflectors for small leds. I got idea from Tony Foale, i decided to place dozen small led spotlights to my shop where i need more light.

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Edit:

New container:


Fitting. Didn't find suitable, so i made it from bigger one, cut the end out and welded piece of 6mm ( hose is with 6mm inner dia ) thick pipe to it.



Connections..



Cap is made from a bolt. I filed groove to it, it allows container to breathe.



Open..



Closed.. When stored, so it doesn't leak if it falls.



Easy to fill..



Ready.



I used this hose in that first version. Now i changed it to appropriate one...



But at that time, i had any hose and stores we're closed. So, i improvised.
I peeled it from electric cable. It worked nicely that time i used it, but i decided to change it before it breaks.