new toy

[laurencen]

Hi all, well a few weeks ago on ebay I purchased a Peddinghaus Ironworker, wanted a mechanical as they are typically faster, more ridgid, quieter and well look cool, today it arrived and what a toy, played all night, for anyone who fabricates they are the cats a##, it punches upto 1 1/4 diameter, will cut upto 7 inch by 1/2 flat, shear angle3 x 3 x3/8, cuts mitres any angle, shear 1 x 1 and 1 1/4 dia bar and the best, it has a notcher for the times any or all the other combinations will not work, what a tool, it cost more to ship than what I paid and will be worth every penny, now need a project to do, one thing a hydraulic will do that the mechanical will not is bend bar and tube, a mechanical has to complete a full cycle where a hydraulic can be backed up. I will post a few pictures once I have the camera in the shop, in the perfect world everyone should have one in the fab shop.

 

[RedRocker]

Man law violation...........must post Pix!!!!

 

[czechsonofagun]

congrats on your new toy/tool. Show some pictures please.

 

[sr160009]

Man law violation...........must post Pix!!!!

I agree, MUST show PIX.

 

[schmism]

 

[laurencen]

here are pictures of the ironworker

enjoy

 

[sr160009]

I need one of those...

 

[bx24]

The tool sounds great ... I am completely ignorant when it comes to machines like this .... What would something like that cost?

 

[laurencen]

hi, the ironworker cost $975.00 on ebay, the shipping from Las Vegas to Saskatchewan was allmost $900.00 when you add the duty, tax and do not forget the quote for trucking was 450 but when they added the fuel surcharge it went up 30%, still for less than 2K it was way cheaper than anything I could find locally, a cheap hydraulic is $4000.00 and its noisy. The Peddinghaus are quality machines, one advantage of mechanical is speed, the cycle time of the punch is 2 to 3 seconds, a hydraulic is more like 5 to 6, if you do lots of cutting or punching it takes forever, I have a few projects one being a portable 7 1/2 gauge track for a steam engine, the sections are 8 foot, on each end of the flatbar I need 2 5/16 holes punched so 8 per section, fish plates have 4 each, also cutting the flat to lenget and ties 9 inch long 9 per section, lots of cutting and punching it will get well used.

Take care

Laurence

 

[patrick_g]

Ahh, A little something for the hobbyist beset with long winters filled with short days.

Pat