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Besides the top weighing 3 1/2 tons, I was told that the base is close to 3 tons also. This company does a lot of work with Minster Machine (one of the leaders of the punch press industry) and was given the base and plate for one of their shared projects. The top of the base was ground flat, as was the back and top surface of the top. It was then bolted down to the base with 6 countersunk bolts, that were plugged with cast iron plugs. At that point, the surface was scraped. It's impossible to find the plugs.
Hanging on the wall in this shop are an amazing array of huge straight edges. One that I saw was a 3/4" wall box tube of cast iron 4"x4"x8', all scraped in. They had a cylinder square there in a nice case that you need a crane to lift it! (over 300 lbs)
Jack
Hanging on the wall in this shop are an amazing array of huge straight edges. One that I saw was a 3/4" wall box tube of cast iron 4"x4"x8', all scraped in. They had a cylinder square there in a nice case that you need a crane to lift it! (over 300 lbs)
Jack