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DA, as promised here's a coupla pics of my I beam shop press. It too is 10,000lbs
   
the moveable table was modified at the bottom rod by changing the hole to a slot and drilling and tapping the plate for screws to allow "tilt" because the press was "opening up" like a kid's mouth with ice cream in sight!
I later added a bracket at the top of the press to try and keep the tilting back under control. I lost some range in that I had to lower the ram on the I beam two holes to accomodate the upper bracket.
   
This shot shows the "bow" in the I beam. If you look at the strip of light coloured wood immediately behind the beam you can see it's wider at the middle of the I beam than the ends.
The I beam is 3¼" x 6" and the 3¼" sides (top & bottom) are .270" at the edge and ½" thickness. I was surprised that I could bow a stout I beam like that over the 15 or so years I've used (or abused) it.

I have a larger press ram, an air powered pump and a design for a "conventional" floor mounted press on the mile long "to-do" list.
Busy Bee 12-36 lathe, Busy Bee Mill drill, Busy Bee 4x6 bandsaw, Homemade 9x17 bandsaw, Ad infinitum.
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new project - by dallen - 09-19-2012, 03:13 PM
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