Will wrote:

I purchased a cheap hydraulic press to help flatten out warped pieces of
soft metal. Apparently the press does not come with a plate or die set.

Can someone recommend a cheap attachment for a 12 ton hydraulic press that
would work on soft metal, and I need a pressing area about eight inch by 12
inch.


A piece of pipe that will fit over the ram with a set bolt to hold it
on, welded on to a plate the size you need, braced to the corners and
edges with triangular plate. Weld the bracing plates to the pressing
plate and the pipe. Another flat plate for the bottom should do it.
Hope that at least gives you some ideas.

Jim