{"id":8280,"date":"2020-11-11T12:37:29","date_gmt":"2020-11-11T12:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=8280"},"modified":"2025-09-18T14:51:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T13:51:58","slug":"hydraulic-press-modifications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=8280","title":{"rendered":"Hydraulic press, modifications"},"content":{"rendered":"

Having started work on our MK2 collapsible fire pit<\/a>  to replace the MK1 version<\/a> made some time ago. Our intention is to store the collapsible version in the front bash plate<\/a> (work on which continues), keeping the weight low and any mess out of the van, as much as possible.
\nHowever, to complete the MK2 fire pit<\/a> requires  bending 3mm sheet steel, so to achieve this we have bought a heavy-duty sheet metal bender<\/a>.
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\nUnfortunately, the bender required to bend the metal for the fire pit is wider than the hydraulic press we have, so we now need to modify the press to fit the bender.<\/p>\n

Hydraulic press modifications<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n


The new top piece under construction
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Tacked up & test fit before final welding.\"\"<\/p>\n

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Thanks for reading.<\/strong>
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Having started work on our MK2 collapsible fire pit  to replace the MK1 version made some time ago. Our intention is to store the collapsible version in the front bash plate (work on which continues), keeping the weight low and any mess out of the van, as much as possible. However, to complete the MK2 … <\/p>\n

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