What kind of press for sharp bend in 10 guage steel

Are the shop presses with removable auto jacks too slow? I don’t need a production type outfit, but I don’t want to pump, and pump, and pump for little or nothing. What should I look for & what options are worth considering?

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Gad - I am Dum Ole Bob!!!

here's what I built with a 20 ton jack... I'm going air over hydraulic a.s.a.p. lots of pumping..but I don't use it every day... this press will put a nice 90 in 1/4" x 3" with very little sweat.. I've got plans if your interested

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hope it helps

john

ps..its a knock off on www.shopoutfitters.com unit

Your talking alot of hydraulic power, 40tons to do 10ga. The bottom die would be 1" with using a knife top die. Using a 90* top die will not yeild a finished 90* bend in 10ga on a close radius and thats why the knife die is needed. You can find used dies at any machinery sales shop, grab both cheeks as there expensive.

To make one is going to be expensive and to use a piece of equipment not designed to brake metal your final product will be soso. Cost effective? Depends on what the job requires and the quality of product wanted. If just a few pieces, 100 or so, then it will probably be more cost effective to shop the work out.

Now if your looking at a home shop press brake idea, then man do I have some suggestions as I'm building a hydraulic 4 footer. A roundtoit project on the back (very low) burner.

T_Bone