RE: [doc] FW: DeLorean Body presses

["Simon Wareham" <simon.regalspire@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mark,
        I would say the ideas a good one. Even stranger, I was thinking
about it myself too! The issue would be the effect salt water has upon the
silver tooling steel that the dies will probably be made of.

Tooling steel is a hardened version of standard steel and as with any
ferrous metal, any prolonged contact with salt water begins a corrosion
within it. The danger with a hardened piece of steel is that it becomes
brittle and should the die be used, could break or shatter (Believe me, when
press dies shatter you don't want to be anywhere near them). That said, for
low usage the dies could maybe be used as a template for a "soft steel" die
that could be manufactured at a much reduced cost. There would be no
definite way of telling their state until the tooling is up, dry and
inspected to see if it is safe to use. Even then, micro fractures are almost
impossible to detect.

        If you (or anyone) wants to acquire the tooling, I'm sure I can
spare a couple of press brakes to play with!

Simon


-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Allinson [mailto:mrmarkallinson@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 05 August 2004 12:14
To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [doc] FW: DeLorean Body presses


HI
First time I posted on here so I hope I am doing it right.
These body presses, strange I was just thinking about them in the past few
days....

Now I am new to the DeLorean scene so please excuse any stupidity. I am
getting very interested in DeLoreans and have seen the DeLorean company web
site in the USA. Do they know about these dies? I personnaly think I would
be a great idea to salvage them and run off some panels, perhaps a kit car
version could be produced or is it all pie in the sky stuff?

Cheers
Mark


>From: "Chris Parnham" <secretary@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: <Doc-Uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [doc] FW: DeLorean Body presses
>Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 09:40:57 +0100
>
>Anyone want a load of rusting 25 year old body press dies?
>
>Chris Parnham
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Sonny V [mailto:sonnyvr2000@xxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: 04 August 2004 23:58
>To: secretary@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: DeLorean Body presses
>
>Thought you might be interested in this...
>
>Original Message:
>-----------------
>From: Mark Kilroy markkilroy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 13:14:30 +0100
>To: webowner@xxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: De Lorean body presses
>
>
>Dear Sir,
>
>I work for the company in Ireland that used the body
>presses as
>moorings
>for our fish farm (Emerald Fisheries). I personally
>installed them in
>1985.
>We purchased them as scrap iron from a yard in
>Haulbowline in Co. Cork.
>
>They are mooring Bridgestone fish cages made in Japan
>and we have now
>come
>to a stage that we have to repalce them with proper
>anchors as this is
>what
>the insurance company want us to use. We have 12 of
>these presses in
>total
>and they are mostly buried in a muddy bottom at a
>depth of 30 metres
>plus.
>This means that they are relatively well preserved
>whether good enough
>to
>produce parts I don't know. Average weight of each
>press is between 3
>and 6
>tons.
>
>We were approached recently by a De Lorean enthusiast
>here in Ireland
>about
>the possibility of salvaging them. Having looked into
>it and with the
>equipment we have we believe that we would be able to
>do it. However if
>there is no interest in them then we intend to leave
>them where they
>are
>and shoot the anchors around them.
>
>If you know of anyone who might be interested get them
>to get in touch
>with
>me by email.
>
>Thanks
>
>Regards
>
>
>
>
>
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