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Aluminum Chips press?

Conclusion to this thread, and the beginning of a new one..

Here is a picture of some pucks I made last night. The one on scale is 384 grams and is Dia 2.5 x 2.600 long. Puck density is 147 grams / inch. 6061 solid is 216 gram / inch for 2.5 dia. Ratio for compressed puck to solid is 68%. The puck was held at 50 tons.

I am starting a new thread now called Making Ingots. linked at.... https://canadianhobbymetalworkers.com/threads/making-ingots.11675/
 

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