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Default Punch holes with a flypress?
Jordan wrote:
I'm wondering what the capabilities are of a couple of flypresses I have
- recent aquisitions.
One of them is quite big, I guess it weighs 300 lbs at least, the other
one maybe 100 lbs.
It'd be great if I could use one of them to punch several 3/16 inch
holes in mild steel plate of about 1/8 inch thickness or a bit more.
Is this the sort of job for a flypress? I'm thinking of a quicker
alternative to drilling.

With the correct tooling yes. I have a 600 pound unit that I use quite a
bit.

Take a look here for more info.
http://ronreil.abana.org/flypress.shtml
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