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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Looks really great David. How much bend do you get from
the aluminum beams? Gosh, those must be light! My 5' press gets pretty
heavy.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Because I use a radiused upper caul, plus the difference
among rib heights, I find that I need to position the upper caul up or down
several millimeters for any given rib. In the picture below you can see my upper
retaining pin at the top of my angle iron. That is located in one fixed
position. I simply have an assortment of maple spacer blocks that I place
between the retaining pin and the top of the upper caul so that I get the hose
shape I want (not squished and hanging over the sides of the rib, and not so
high that the hose isn't in full contact with the rib). (Sorry the picture is
kinda dark - couldn't find another better one.)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>'Course, I guess you'd "have" to make yours out of
aluminum - or maybe titanium! Or not.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I toyed with the idea
of a screw press but since there are different length ribs, where to locate
the screws, just how many screws to put in each one, how to make them mobile
etc., how do distribute the pressure evenly and thoroughly all convinced me
that pneumatic was better. My set consists of 6 presses of varying
lengths: 1@5’, 2@3’, 3@4’. In retrospect, I should have built another 5
footer. Also, I may end up switching the angle aluminum to perforated
angle struts which would have been cheaper and easier with more options for
placement of the pins for holding down the upper beam.
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