12 vrs 20 ton press ?

[sea dog]

I put 4" by 7" plates on my 12 and 20 ton presses.
I pressed a Z of BH on both after pre pressing in a 3" by 5" mold.
I did 4.5 min at 190 f and had to do 2 extra minutes on the 12 ton press.
Both got about the same amount but the 12 ton press took 2 minutes longer.
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I re pressed everything at the end ...
and leaving nets flat gives better recovery than folding them and re pressing ...
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My 12 ton press is for sale ...

 

[shredder]

I put 4" by 7" plates on my 12 and 20 ton presses.
I pressed a Z of BH on both after pre pressing in a 3" by 5" mold.
I did 4.5 min at 190 f and had to do 2 extra minutes on the 12 ton press.
Both got about the same amount but the 12 ton press took 2 minutes longer.
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I re pressed everything at the end ...
and leaving nets flat gives better recovery than folding them and re pressing ...
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My 12 ton press is for sale ...

I bought a twenty ton press and 3x5 plates, but wish I bought 4x7 plates.

 

[sea dog]

Don't forget limit sticks - Sure makes it easy to press a lot !
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