I Re-Uploaded this video without music. I got some feedback that the original video with the music made it hard to hear the Voiceover. This Is my 1st real video where I talk and didn't want my voice to be drown out by too loud music.
Hi I like the fact that you designed it to be in line with the piston and not with a "sliding saddle" like the horizontal equivalents. What is your opinion now a few months down the road. You still happy? Tnx :-)
I’m actually working on a video where I use the press to make Damascus. I wanted to see if it was up to the task. So far it really does work good. I do have a 144 layer billet. All the welds set with no problems. However I will say if I could do it all over, I would have gotten a 10 ton press. But the 5 ton press is faster than doing it by hand, and a whole lot easier. lol
Man I am glad you put this together! I’ve had this project on the back burner for months. Once I saw some one do this vertically it made much more sense. Less shifting dies and seems safer. The only problem is I couldn’t find a good video showing how they accomplished it. So thanks for doing the step by step with tutorial! I’ve got a 7.5 ton splitter sitting in my garage waiting.
I didn't have to do anything to the log splitter to be able to run it vertically. It will be fine either way. The hydraulics is a pressure system, gravity wont effect it. @@TCMW2020
Thats a great question! If I could go back and change something, I would probably get a 10 ton log splitter instead of the 5 ton. But it does work. I used it a few times to draw out material. It does make things go quicker than hammering by hand. But it's not lightning fast either. It might only go a little bit quicker, but it is a whole lot easier than drawing everything out by hand. I still haven't tried to make Damascus, yet. But that is something I want to try very soon. Or at lease a San-Mai billet.
I've read the hydraulics on these don't like to be up vertical - something about fluids. I'd be curious if you run into any issues. For sure having it vertical like this is a big space savings
I asked a diesel mechanic about running it vertical, and he says since its a pressure system it fine. Gravity doesn't play a role. It's kinda like an excavator runs a ton of hydraulics and they move in all kinds of positions. The electric Motor doesn't matter which position it's in either. So I figure it's ok. But we'll see I guess. Ill do in update video in a few months or so. Thanks for the comment. It's something to watch out for.
