Lets make a Swage press

[arjacobson]

Been working my tail off on the press. Just have to weld up the toggle bar and fine tune a few things then it is teardown time for powdercoat. FUN project and thanks to all with the excellent info!!

[lgvenable]

Hey Aneat; whats the purpose of the spring in Corbins design?

[ANeat]

The spring retracts the ejector pin/bottom punch. I never got around to adding one on my press but I probably should. Ive been retracting it by hand for now or using a die set where it doesent really matter

[sprinkintime]

ANEAT, I finish my second press now, and want to test it out, since I have never did any swaging, but would like to make my own dies, in .308 since its a larger size than say .224 and easier to work, do you have any sketches or prints that you have used on this press? That you would be willing to share.

Thanks; Sprink

[Tom R]

ANEAT, I finish my second press now, and want to test it out, since I have never did any swaging, but would like to make my own dies, in .308 since its a larger size than say .224 and easier to work, do you have any sketches or prints that you have used on this press? That you would be willing to share.

Thanks; Sprink

+1 lol as if you haven't helped enough. Thank you.

[ANeat]

Sprink, you made 2 presses? where are the pics??

I found these plans on another forum, not mine but will give you an idea. A set like this with a flat top and bottom would be your core swage die

A set with no squirt hole, a flat bottom, change the top punch to fit inside the jacket and you have the core seat die.

[MuzzleFlush]

I have built a press that's more like the mega-mite does anyone have inside dimensions for the ram I guessed at it I think the inside bore is to deep and my slot is to long. I can make a new ram with the right dimensions. I may have to start a second press now that i found this site. I guess you can never have to many presses.

Thanks

[lgvenable]

Aneat; do you have an idea of the spring needed? McMaster-Carr has a boatload.

http://www.mcmaster.com/#compression...prings/=c4al7j

[MuzzleFlush]

The spring I used is 3.5" long relaxed .125" wire with 6 coils. I think it needs to be heavier , it will not retract the ejector pin always, but that was a start for me I found the spring. maybe someone with a mega-mite can answer this along with my question on the ram dimensions.

[no34570]

Do we have the plans for this press in metric?
I found an engineer that works in metric(Australia)????

[Spanners]

Do we have the plans for this press in metric?
I found an engineer that works in metric(Australia)????

I would steer WELL away from any 'engineer' that cant work in imperial/

[dragonrider]

Hopefully the engineer knows how to convert, if not there are some tables here http://toolbar.inbox.com/lp/lpu.aspx...n%20calculator

[bearcove]

I would steer WELL away from any 'engineer' that cant work in imperial/

Probably like people here, don't want to. I think he is on the sensible side. If we went metric it would be great.

[scrapcan]

on the use of SI units in the US, I agree we should be using it and it is federal and state law in most cases. It is just hard to make the change. but everyone can do base 10 numbers, some people can not grasp the fractional measurements on a tape measure.

Look up the metric cnversion act of 1975, it was ammended in 1988, 1996, and 2004. Maybe a few more times also. It has been a while since I researched the topic.

Anyway just thought I would add some not very useful info.

[no34570]

I would steer WELL away from any 'engineer' that cant work in imperial/

He told me,he can work in both,but it is easier for getting the right sort of steel in metric,as it is here it is all in metric??
Tell the truth,I don't know?

He is a mate,that I thought just did welding,when I told him about what I wanted,he said he will help,I just buy the steel and he will put it together,no charge.(only a few beers)
His original job back in the UK was welding and engineering for a Gas company,he has his lathes and milling machines here.

[blaser.306]

He told me,he can work in both,but it is easier for getting the right sort of steel in metric,as it is here it is all in metric??
Tell the truth,I don't know?

He is a mate,that I thought just did welding,when I told him about what I wanted,he said he will help,I just buy the steel and he will put it together,no charge.(only a few beers)
His original job back in the UK was welding and engineering for a Gas company,he has his lathes and milling machines here.

You could become a wealthy man ! He doesn't need to know that there are only 2 toggles per press ! It may actually need 50 and it stands to reason that if 1 ram is good 25 rams should make your press at least 25 times " gooder "

[lgvenable]

use "convert" from Josh Madison, who has for years supplied to those of us doing conversions every other day.
http://joshmadison.com/convert-for-windows/

[no34570]

You could become a wealthy man ! He doesn't need to know that there are only 2 toggles per press ! It may actually need 50 and it stands to reason that if 1 ram is good 25 rams should make your press at least 25 times " gooder "

I think he would wake up to that,if I said I want that many made

[no34570]

use "convert" from Josh Madison, who has for years supplied to those of us doing conversions every other day.
http://joshmadison.com/convert-for-windows/

Thanks for that one,I downloaded it and will use it myself

[marten]

New here!
Hi all from the UK!

Definitely will build this press!
As for 'convert' been using it for years!!!!


personally messing around machining a rimfire jacket straightener at the moment.
will have to seriously look at making some swage dies....