[richard2717]

I have had a hydraulic iron worker for years and years. It was the smallest one they make and is 110 volt. 45 ton model that has served me well over the years. I got this one because it was small enough I can actually load it up on the truck and take to jobsite and be able to run off generator if need be. I did not buy a lot of accessories with it when I purchased it. It came with the combo cutter for cutting angle iron, flat bar and round rod then I added a rectangular notcher for the opposite side of the punch for being able to notch angle iron when building my sign frames. I also bought a punch attachment to go with it but only ever had a 1/4" punch and die that employees trashed in no time. Over the last year though I had to buy some replacement parts for the punch end due to abuse so i got looking into the different attachments that are offered for this thing. The punches have actually come way down in price so i ended up buying a pretty complete set from 1/4" all the way to 3/4". Instead of buying actual sizes I ordered them all 1/32" bigger to allow for easier bolting. I also ordered some oval punches that are perfect for a lot of the Blazer/ burb related brackets. I messed up one of them and had to get another which is supposed to ship next week. On a whim I also ordered a 1/2" corner rounding attachment and a 6" press brake that goes in the notching station. I did not have high hopes but I put it on this morning and am impressed with it. Will be great for fabbing up brackets. 1st test was to bend a small lip on the inner fender panels that I need to replace and it worked perfect.

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