Carver Bench Top Standard Unheated Presses
12, 25 and 30 Ton Capacity
Model 3970 Bench Top Laboratory Manual Press
(Model 30-12) Thirty ton, manual, four-column, hydraulic press. Has two-speed pump, first stage for rapid closing and second for pressing mode. Fully guided moving platen assures parallelism over 12″ x 12″ surface. Daylight opening is adjustable up to 17″. Easy-to-read dual scale analog gauge, reading in pounds force and metric tons. (picture shown with analog gauge)
Carver Bench Top Standard Unheated Presses
Model 3970
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Bench Top Manually Unheated Model 3970 Model Press:
- Manually operated
- Clamping force 30 tons
- Daylight opening 1″ – 17″ (Factory set at 4-1/2”)
- Stroke 6”
- Four (4) fully threaded columns
- 12” x 12” work area
- 0-60,000 lb Analog pressure gauge, reading in 500 lb increments (digital gauge also available)
- Light gray safety shield
- Dark gray frame
- Dimensions: 24”L-R x 27”F-B x 46”H (uncrated)
- Weight: 625 pounds (uncrated)
- Force Calibration Certificate using equipment traceable to NIST (part #1525.00001) [each]
- Floor stand 19″L-R x 19″F-B x 30″H Wt 125# (catalog #223171D)
- Floor stand 36″L-R x 26″F-B x 30″H W/6″ Casters Wt 260# (catalog #223215C)
- Set of two (2) 12″ x 12″ Hardened Steel Plates (catalog #5151) (recommended if solid smooth surface presses)
- 30 ton pump and reservoir kit (catalog #3789)
- Carver Special Hydraulic Fluid (Oil) (part #2170)
- Two gauge manifold (catalog #2096CE)
- Additional gauge choice for two gauge manifold (each)
- 0 – 5,000 Lb. gauge, 2250 Kg, 50 lb increments (catalog #381225)
- 0 – 10,000 Lb. gauge, 4500 Kg, 100 lb increments (catalog #381201)
- Digital Gauge (catalog# 6306.BN43 100 lb or 6306.BN42 10 lb)
- Easy read LCD Round Gauge Face
- Stem Mounted for Manual Presses only
- Battery powered
- Peak-hold capability
- Readings generate in 100 or 10 pound increments on 60,000 pound gauge
- Approx. accuracy: +/- 1% of reading between 1,000 lbs. & 60,000 lbs. force