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I am trying to find a complex hinge of some sort to make a long reach drill press. (see drawing). I would like to have the drill 72" above the floor and be able to move straight down to the floor level without arcing. I was thing of a car hood hinge or something like it. Not trying to...

Hi Mike, thanks for the input. I have been using a friend's big brake to make my 90° bends but I need to make radius bends using a 1" round bar as the punch. I tried to use a Baileigh electromagnetic brake to bend the radius like they do on YouTube. It works with steel but not with the aluminum...

I guess it's a good thing I got a 50 ton press! I really want to bend 42" to 48" wide aluminum for windshield frames but my press opening is only 32". From the other people who posted comments, I will have to rebuild the entire press to accomplish this. I do appreciate all of the input. This is...

What would be the approx. tonnage needed to brake 48" of .090 5052 aluminum?

I am planning to use the press to brake aluminum sheet.

I was considering doing this. http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=28fe6860-5ff1-468d-b6fa-ff36adf2521a&file=50_ton_press_drawing.jpg

I am going to modify my Harbor Freight 50 ton press brake and need some advice. The upper C channel is 7” tall, 2 5/8” deep and 1/4” thick. The lower C channel is 7” tall, 2 5/8” deep and 3/8” thick. Both C channels are 35” to the support pins/ mounting bolts. I would like to widen the...