Build gloat!

I'm encouraged. I'm glad someone out there has excellent skills, a bit of luck, and some great results.

Now, get two witnesses, get the work order form signed, and run like hell before someone else adjusts everything.

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I just an hour ago finished assembling a 30-T dual-cylinder press for a customer, and it's heavy -- about 1400lb, including the two 6" hydraulic cylinders; one 12" stroke, the other 8", and the fat 100lb boss plates on the cylinder rods.

I had built in some alignment capabilities for about an 1/8" lateral movement of the cylinders, front/back, and side-to-side, and also some tuning screws to allow shims to be fit under the reaction plates to cure axial misalignments.

I got it all plumbed yesterday, and SURPRISE! No leaks, drips, or even any damp spots -- and it's _all_ hard-piped, which I hate to do.

But today, I mounted the pressing mold on it to check the alignment, and to start the fairly slow process of getting it all trued up.

DAMN! It was dead-on within 5-thou all the way around; as-welded and bolted-up. DAMN! I just picked up a whole DAY of schedule! (which I probably wasted getting it that true on the first pass. )

LLoyd

Some days are like that.

I hate you Lloyd. I'ld have spent three extra days making sure it was perfect, and still had to make some machine to fit adjustments to actually make it good when I was done. LOL.

"Bob La Londe" fired this volley in news:Ux3gr.53454$ snipped-for-privacy@newsfe09.iad:

Well, don't hate me TOO bad! Like Paul Simon sang, "when somethin' goes right, it's apt to confuse me."

This NEVER happens! (well... once, I guess)

LLoyd

Now that you've jinxed yourself it won't ever happen again.