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Bernie in MA

08-07-2003 19:10:43




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I'm thinking about buying a 25-ton press brake, brand name Connecticut. Anybody ever heard of them and are they any good? TIA




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BobCaesar

08-12-2003 11:38:25




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 Re: Press brake in reply to Bernie in MA, 08-07-2003 19:10:43  
Shop outfitters has just started making one. It's not in their internet site, but you could give them a call.

They make very nice benders, ring rollers, twisters, etc. Hope it helps.



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markct

08-08-2003 12:30:29




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 Re: Press brake in reply to Bernie in MA, 08-07-2003 19:10:43  
have a some knowledge of press brakes, and live in connecticut too, but have never heard of a connecticut press brake. is this something very old? or relatively new, there was a company here in connecticut called "Premier" pressbrakes but they got bought out just last year, they made a nice machine tho, we have one here at work and it is an excelent machine, especialy compared to our old Darley pressbrake. is the press you are looking at hydraulic or mechanical?

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Bernie

08-09-2003 05:37:52




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 Re: Re: Press brake in reply to markct, 08-08-2003 12:30:29  
I don't know where it's made. It's about 30 years old, has a back gauge operated from the front. I'd like to be able to bend 1/8 x 4', but from what I've read 25 ton is not quite enough. Maybe it would with a little wider die. Die width, I understand,is 8x the thickness of material being bent. He's asking $2900. Is this a decent price? Thanks for your reply(s).



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markct

08-09-2003 20:23:05




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 Re: Re: Re: Press brake in reply to Bernie, 08-09-2003 05:37:52  
well i will say this, i dont know anything about your particular pressbrake so i dont know if 2900 is a good price or not. but it deffinatly is too small to bend 4ft of 11 gauge (1/8). at work we have an 80 ton darley press brake, when i bent some 1/8 steel for a truckbody once, it was 4ft wide and we had to turn the pressbrake up to around 45%, im not sure exactly what that is in tons, but i can say its considerably more than 25 tons. you might get away with it using a bigger die but you wont get as nice of bends, also they may not be straight either since the ram will deflect in the center, this will make the center of the bend underbent, this can be compensated for some by shimming under the die, but its not the best way. i would look for something bigger if it were me, also one other thing is that if it is the mechanical type with a flywheel then they dont work well on large parts since the ram comes down pretty fast and the sheet has to whip up to a 45 angle pretty fast, make sure you are clear of it or it will hurt

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Bernie

08-10-2003 14:27:43




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Press brake in reply to markct, 08-09-2003 20:23:05  
I went and looked at it today. The name is W.Whitney Stueck, Inc., made in Old Saybrook, CT in 1965. Model is 25 B614, which I would assume means 25 ton. It is 76" wide, fabricated, not cast, and the date on it is 1965. It is well-made with 1" thick ends and no sign of cracks or bends. My web search turned up nothing.

The owner would take less and also deliver 80 miles to me. It would fill my immediate needs but I like to allow for the future.

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markct

08-10-2003 17:35:28




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Press brake in reply to Bernie, 08-10-2003 14:27:43  
sounds pretty good especialy if ya can get it delivered, and 1965 is realy not that old as far as machinery goes. but ya still didnt say if its hyd or mechanical, if your planning on doing large parts then hyd is much better and a heck of alot safer to use



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Bernie

08-10-2003 17:49:55




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Press brake in reply to markct, 08-10-2003 17:35:28  
It is mechanical, but the owner who has run one like it, says that the ram will stop as soon as you take your foot off the pedal. So you can inch it down until it gets to the bottom of the stroke and goes up again. He's going to get a 3-phase converter so I can see it run soon. I'm in no hurry; I'm still trying to bale hay anyway (if it ever stops raining). I do most of my shop work in the winter, supposed to be retired and arthritis limits me to small parts. Thanks for the quick reply. Use my email if you want.

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