02-12-18 Dump valve and side rams fully working

28-06-18 Starting to look like an extrusion press

10-06-18 main cylinder

12-08-16 container housing

18-05-15 die slide complete with dies

18-05-15 complete main frame

28-02-15 fitted with 12 1.6mm cap head screws

28-02-15 After some experimental errors and lots of learning. A finished die retainer

23-02-15 Container finished Full size weight would be 1.624Kg x12x12x12=2806.3Kg

05-02-15 Die Slide and Die holders the screws are 1.6mm cap head

24-11-14 Trial Assembly 2 With But Shear Die Slide Cylinder and Container Cylinders

01-08-14 Container Cylinders

01-08-14 Container Bearings

06-04-14 Main Frame to Assemble

06-04-14 Main Frame to Assemble

06-04-14 Main Frame to assemble

06-04-14 Main Frame Milling

23-02-14 frame assembly 16 inches long

11-02-14 L/H frame assembly

27-12-13 An easy bit to finish the evening "well it is Christmas" 1:12 Billet 0.5833 dia x 2.125 long

26-12-13 Main left and right BackBone 16 inches long

27-04-13 Billet loader Ramp

13-04-13 Billet loader bearing brackets

02-10-12 Billet loader pivot

19-06-11 The three tie bars one with nuts fitted and their C spanner

02-05-11 Main ram and holder 5 pads and the control desk bracket

14-03-11 Some of the smaller bits

These nine tie rod nuts have taken three weekends to complete, I have included the drawing and a picture of the actual nuts. The larger model nuts at 1/12 scale weigh 80 grams each so the real thing would weigh 12 * 12 * 12 * 80g =138Kg so I have modeled over a tonne of steel saying it like that three weekends is not so bad. The next thing is 24 10BA * 5/8 bolts and nuts to clamp them. PS the tie rods do not yet exist.

11-01-11 Been out in the workshop again made the container pistons and rods

01-01-11 Made the container cylinder ends and prepared ready for painting the one on the left was grit blasted using 190 grit the one on the right using 80 grit I will see which paints up the better

To make this model casting I have machined the shape from solid then masking the areas to remain machined grit blasted the rest to try to simulate a cast finish 14-11-10

Shear Compleat

Butt Shear Parts 12/09/10

Butt Shear Drawing 04/07/10

First Part Shear side strut 21/03/10