On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:21:26 -0500, Ignoramus3778
wrote:

Interesting discussion.

So, a good start would be a safety conversion from pedal to two switch
operation, right?

i
still ambidextrous


Yes.


its simple enough to cobble up a pair of NO momentary switches and use
them to fire off a solenoid to trip the dog clutch.

And far far safer.

Though to be fair...I work on these a couple times a month and only
see a few women (usual operators) with missing fingers or divits. But
then..they often quit right after an accident.

An interesting side note about presses. Lots of the old mechanical
dog clutch ones still in operation and being bought and sold.

However..and this may give you something to consider...most are bought
and sold for cash, with no receipts/bills of sale tendered. And often
the buyer has to give the seller a signed statement that the press is
being bought as Scrap and will not be operated, only destroyed.

In our litigious society...this is about the only way one can protect
himself when selling a mechanical press. And Ive brokered 15-20 in
the last 5 yrs. ALL..ALL...ALL being cash sales between good sized
companies.

Ive been told that 60% of the price of any new press, is insurance.

Few machine tool dealers will admit to being able to supply a punch
press. However they nearly all know someone who has one.....

Gunner