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Now fitted pipe work and valves done its first extrusion

I have mine running using graphite lock powder see

Trying to post an image from http://www.boscott.co.uk/images/scalepress.jpg But its not showing ????? But see http://www.boscott.co.uk for the delay of the project

Work on the press continues But I have been distracted see http://www.boscott.co.uk

Second assembly of the 1:12 scale 1600T Fielding extrusion press trial assembly of the 1:12 scale 1600T Fielding extrusion press

First trial assembly of the 1:12 scale 1600T Fielding extrusion press

Good day in the workshop frames (16 inches long) pressure washed to remove flux, dried, sandblasted to remove rust and burnt on flux and finished then painted with red oxide

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

Main frame left and right backbone 16 inches long

billet ramp

News on 02-10-12 after some life changing events I have started on the press again Billet loader pivot See www.boscott.co.uk

19-06-11 The three tie bars 18" long 1" dia one with nuts fitted and their C spanner

To stop the crank turning on the crank shaft I set mime up then using a dremmel by hand drilled and fitted a 1/16 pin as like a key / key way this is captured by the end plate / washer yours Paul see http://www.boscott.co.uk/youtube.html

Made some more parts over the holiday Main ram and holder 5 pads and the control desk bracket Its a lot harder and takes more time than I first thought making my own model design and then scale drawings

Been out in the Workshop this evening working on 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...

Been out in the workshop again these are 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

I am impressed with the progress you are making Paul