Ski Press Concepts

dbtahoe · Post by **dbtahoe** » Tue May 22, 2007 12:01 pm

There seems to be a great amount of ideas for ski presses out there. How about a monster thread to display ideas and discuss.

TGI Concept Press

I figure I might need to add some center bracing.

Advantages:
Easily available materials
Side loading
Lightweight
Can be disassembled

Thoughts?

wildschnee · Post by **wildschnee** » Tue May 22, 2007 9:29 pm

how material ???

wood and iron beams ore only iron , only wood ???

burton

Buuk · Post by **Buuk** » Wed May 23, 2007 12:39 am

Lightweight??

dbtahoe · Post by **dbtahoe** » Wed May 23, 2007 7:18 am

Compared to an all steel one? Sure.

I figure I can leave the TGI's unconnected so they could be pulled out individually. The end bracing I can't see weighing more than 100 lbs. each.

Buuk · Post by **Buuk** » Wed May 23, 2007 7:52 am

But what's the material of the press? Or did I miss something?

dbtahoe · Post by **dbtahoe** » Wed May 23, 2007 8:19 am

wood horizontal
steel vertical

http://lpcorp.com/ijoists/whylpijoists/ ... oists.aspx

wildschnee · Post by **wildschnee** » Wed May 23, 2007 8:26 am

the wood is cheaper than iron - that s right ....
you think wood is stiffy for 45 psi?

mý press alu INTEC profil had the same problem- over 45 psi blow up over 15mm in the middel - look s like a chamber

because i take 4 beam clamps on each side.

burton

Car_ve_diem · Post by **Car_ve_diem** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 7:19 am

I used treated 6x6's as the beams( had to trim the middle beam) and 3
12 ton shop press's

tested great @55psi and presses great @35-45psi

hafte · Post by **hafte** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 9:16 am

Have a look here your TGI concept has been done, and looks to be very functional.

http://www.skibuilders.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=491

Hafte

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