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I'm stumped! Mini hydraulic jewelry press spec question, please help!
Hi Guys!,
So I've been reading over many of this forum's threads for a couple weeks now and I either couldn't find the answer to my question or didn't understand it if I did lol. I make jewelry and am looking to create a hydraulic press similar to this one. The description for it's construction is here:
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It seems like a solid plan as far as concept, but the author is frighteningly vague as far as specs for the plates/rods/etc. I want to know what thickness of 10"x10" square steel (plain) top, bottom, and press plates I'd need to withstand a 30ton bottle jack. Also, is the 1" threaded rod that they suggest safe? Thank you, thank you, thank you for any help you can give! I've been all over the calculators and formulas and have just been really struggling :/ :banghead:[IMG]http://www.engineersedge.com/engineering-forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1460&stc=1[/IMG]