hydraulic press

search terms

• "hydraulic press"
• "shop press"
• "jewelry press"

operations

Cutting:

• Shearing
• Notching
• Punching
• Broaching

Joining:

• Riveting

Forming:

• all of them, I think
• Bending
• Stampingo

pros and cons

Pros:

• Versatile
• Quiet
• Forming materials softer than steel is easy, since you can create your own dies using steel. [1]

Cons:

• Many operations require their own separate die, and dies can be heavy and take up space.
• Dies can be very expensive.

examples of tooling

Jewelry:

• Instructables | impression dies, silversmithing
• PotterUSA [2]
• Durston Tools
• Metal Maven | impression dies
• Oregon Trail Silver
• Bead Story | impression dies for buttons

see also

Similar tools:

• Rolling mill