Attachments for press ram on HF 20 ton shop press.

Have you got photos of your press setup? Its hard for me to picture how you are doing it. Wether you are pulling the Copper out, or pushing it out.



I use a hook, hammer and bench vise. The hooks actually a cable tightener, I dunno its name.
The hook/cable tightener is the sort thats like a 'spanish windlass' (sp?) Normally they have a eye at each end and one has a right hand thread and the other a left hand thread. Only this ones got a hook on one end.

I think that if you google 'wire rope tightener' you will find a pic of one quickly.

With some forthought I think it would be possible to make a Copper wire puller using some sort of jig to hold the Iron core and after hooking the hook thru the Copper wire loop, then using a drill to tighten the bolt on the other end, pulling the Copper wire out.

But, thats not what this threads about.....

Got any pics of your setup?