I think its great what you are doing on Instagram showcasing other makers. Ive been trying to follow as many other makers as I can find lately. Congrats on the press man! Someday Ill get a 25 ton too.
I really appreciate you! Thanks a ton for this. I feel like it’s up to us to support our community as much as we possibly can. I’ve found a lot of great makers just by others sharing their accounts, so it’s my turn. I’m going to try and keep it going by sharing at least one per day. Thanks a million, Mark!
A very good review of the 25 ton press and as you say about $3,000 less than the Coal Iron 15 ton press. One comment, as I mentioned below the Coal Iron press I got had a 3" cylinder which makes it a 9 ton. They sorta blew me off saying "it works doesn't it?" Wrong answer. I'll bet if you took that leaf spring turned up on edge on the Coal Iron press you'd be surprised how well it worked the metal. OR, with the round drawing dies. The 12 ton dies are so small surface area they're still putting a lot of pressure per sq in. I'm still jealous of your 25 ton press :) Ken H
Thank you. That’s definitely not the way you treat people who buy your products. My guess is that not many people know how to figure out of their presses are putting out the tonnage that they claim. Oh for sure. The leaf spring on edge will surely move faster.
Couldn't agree more about the dies in the 12 ton; they are an impediment to my processes! One accessory I bought for my 12 ton that has made a huge difference for me is the foot pedal; I like having both hands free to manipulate the billet. Don't know if Clark offers that for this machine, but if they do it's well worth having.
@@Hathenbrucksteelworks man that’s not bad at all. I am still using my log splitter press. It works but eventually I will need to upgrade. Mine just isn’t square enough. Thanks for the video
I’m loving this thing, so far. The funny thing is that I never really wanted a foot pedal with my 12 ton, but it seems appropriate for this one. I might have to do that.
Funny cause this was the press I was going to buy before my coal 12 ton. I messaged you and you said how pleased you were with the 12 ton. The Clark press was having supply chain issues at the time and too be honest the owner wasn't really great to deal with at the time at least. Don't get me wrong I love my 12 ton and have no regrets but when I upgrade the tonnage down the road I woukd also be looking at clark once again. I'll tell ya this though the price has jumped, I believe it was 3500 delivered a few years ago. Hope the old man that builds these has gotten a little better with customers. The one thing about coal iron is their customer service is fire. Looking forward to more videos featuring the press.
I love this comment. Yeah, the 12 ton is still great, and I don’t plan on selling mine. Coal Iron is definitely amazing to deal with, no doubt about it. I’ve chatted with Clark a few times, and to me he’s been pretty pleasant. When I get my induction forge, it’ll be through Coal Iron. I truly hope I didn’t come across as having any sort of ill will toward Coal Iron, because I have none. I just know that a lot of makers don’t have endless amounts of cash, so these sort of deal are worth making the community aware of. I’ll be forging some billets with this machine today, and I’m excited to put it to work. Again, thanks a ton for your insight!!
@Hathenbrucksteelworks definitely didn't come across as having ill will. I'm glad you bought the Clark cause there really isn't anything out there on those and I know you will make content around it and also be honest of it's short comings(if there are any). I was looking at his ribbon burners but he has no info or price available on his site. That will probably be my next major upgrade and I'd like another affordable option aside from The Apollo. Look forward to your next video and congrats on the upgrade
@TheMotownPhilly thank you. I’ll definitely be honest. I think it’s one reason why I couldn’t take free tools from people like Brodbeck and Ameribrade. I wouldn’t be able to take their tools and just tell everyone how amazing they are, I’d have to be honest and let people know that they have their flaws. I’m not sure how much his forges are, but I did get the Apollo, and I’m pretty happy with it. The gas usage from the ribbon burner is significantly less, which is a big to me.
@Hathenbrucksteelworks oh yea propane usage... I bought a atlas forge the xl and I use that when possible but all venturi burners go through it. I'm not super impressed with the atlas I woukd have been better off saving for an Apollo.
Veerrrrrrry interesting…. I too am losing my love for my 12 ton… Doesn’t have any umph on things thinner than 1/2” And in final stages of forging I’m switching the dies back and forth almost every heat and it’s maddening.
Unless they upgraded the 3" cylinder that came on my "12 ton" press it's only 9 ton. Maybe that's why it's not working so good? I put a 4" cylinder on my 12 ton press and now it's really a 12 ton press, actually running around 14 ton just fine.
great video Mike ive been mia for months landscaping season takes all my time enjoy your new press they look awesome Mark 😄✌✌
I always appreciate the comments. Thanks, and try not to work too hard. 😁
I just bought the 40ton from Clark. It’s a beast! I’ve had zero issues.
That’s great to hear. I kinda wish I’d gone bigger, but I think I’ll be perfectly happy with the 25 ton.
I think its great what you are doing on Instagram showcasing other makers. Ive been trying to follow as many other makers as I can find lately. Congrats on the press man! Someday Ill get a 25 ton too.
I really appreciate you! Thanks a ton for this. I feel like it’s up to us to support our community as much as we possibly can. I’ve found a lot of great makers just by others sharing their accounts, so it’s my turn. I’m going to try and keep it going by sharing at least one per day. Thanks a million, Mark!
A very good review of the 25 ton press and as you say about $3,000 less than the Coal Iron 15 ton press. One comment, as I mentioned below the Coal Iron press I got had a 3" cylinder which makes it a 9 ton. They sorta blew me off saying "it works doesn't it?" Wrong answer.
I'll bet if you took that leaf spring turned up on edge on the Coal Iron press you'd be surprised how well it worked the metal. OR, with the round drawing dies. The 12 ton dies are so small surface area they're still putting a lot of pressure per sq in. I'm still jealous of your 25 ton press :)
Ken H
Thank you. That’s definitely not the way you treat people who buy your products. My guess is that not many people know how to figure out of their presses are putting out the tonnage that they claim.
Oh for sure. The leaf spring on edge will surely move faster.
impressive piece of machinery, that will speed up your work processes for sure
I’ll be using it tomorrow, so here’s to hoping it’s everything I think it is. 😂
Couldn't agree more about the dies in the 12 ton; they are an impediment to my processes! One accessory I bought for my 12 ton that has made a huge difference for me is the foot pedal; I like having both hands free to manipulate the billet. Don't know if Clark offers that for this machine, but if they do it's well worth having.
That’s good info. I’ve never used the foot treadle. I didn’t see anything like that on his site, so he probably doesn’t offer it.
I apologize if I missed it in the video. But I was curious how much you had in it after the dies, shipping and everything.
It’s all good. I got an extra set of dies, so all in was $4900
@@Hathenbrucksteelworks man that’s not bad at all. I am still using my log splitter press. It works but eventually I will need to upgrade. Mine just isn’t square enough. Thanks for the video
@4wknives yeah, it’s a very fair price. Sure thing. I’ll probably do another video after I’ve put this thing through its paces.
I love my 17 ton from Clark. You should make a foot pedal for it that I can copy!
I’m loving this thing, so far. The funny thing is that I never really wanted a foot pedal with my 12 ton, but it seems appropriate for this one. I might have to do that.
Funny cause this was the press I was going to buy before my coal 12 ton. I messaged you and you said how pleased you were with the 12 ton. The Clark press was having supply chain issues at the time and too be honest the owner wasn't really great to deal with at the time at least. Don't get me wrong I love my 12 ton and have no regrets but when I upgrade the tonnage down the road I woukd also be looking at clark once again. I'll tell ya this though the price has jumped, I believe it was 3500 delivered a few years ago. Hope the old man that builds these has gotten a little better with customers. The one thing about coal iron is their customer service is fire. Looking forward to more videos featuring the press.
I love this comment. Yeah, the 12 ton is still great, and I don’t plan on selling mine. Coal Iron is definitely amazing to deal with, no doubt about it. I’ve chatted with Clark a few times, and to me he’s been pretty pleasant. When I get my induction forge, it’ll be through Coal Iron. I truly hope I didn’t come across as having any sort of ill will toward Coal Iron, because I have none. I just know that a lot of makers don’t have endless amounts of cash, so these sort of deal are worth making the community aware of.
I’ll be forging some billets with this machine today, and I’m excited to put it to work.
Again, thanks a ton for your insight!!
@Hathenbrucksteelworks definitely didn't come across as having ill will. I'm glad you bought the Clark cause there really isn't anything out there on those and I know you will make content around it and also be honest of it's short comings(if there are any). I was looking at his ribbon burners but he has no info or price available on his site. That will probably be my next major upgrade and I'd like another affordable option aside from The Apollo. Look forward to your next video and congrats on the upgrade
@TheMotownPhilly thank you. I’ll definitely be honest. I think it’s one reason why I couldn’t take free tools from people like Brodbeck and Ameribrade. I wouldn’t be able to take their tools and just tell everyone how amazing they are, I’d have to be honest and let people know that they have their flaws.
I’m not sure how much his forges are, but I did get the Apollo, and I’m pretty happy with it. The gas usage from the ribbon burner is significantly less, which is a big to me.
@Hathenbrucksteelworks oh yea propane usage... I bought a atlas forge the xl and I use that when possible but all venturi burners go through it. I'm not super impressed with the atlas I woukd have been better off saving for an Apollo.
I can’t say I know anything about the Atlas, but I’d recommend the Apollo for sure.
Veerrrrrrry interesting…. I too am losing my love for my 12 ton… Doesn’t have any umph on things thinner than 1/2”
And in final stages of forging I’m switching the dies back and forth almost every heat and it’s maddening.
We’re on the same exact boat. After doing my last cu mai billets, I made the decision to get this.
Unless they upgraded the 3" cylinder that came on my "12 ton" press it's only 9 ton. Maybe that's why it's not working so good? I put a 4" cylinder on my 12 ton press and now it's really a 12 ton press, actually running around 14 ton just fine.
@@kenh8979I’m intrigued. Where’d you source the cylinder?
This is good info. Like I said, many of us aren’t hydraulics experts, so we just take these press makers on their word.
I’ve seen cylinders at Tractor Supply, but not sure what’s what.
Good review.. instructions on his website
I appreciate that. Thanks for the info.
Good luck with ir
Thank you.