ALCAN No 9 Extrusion Press

Project to make a One Twelfth Working Scale Model on an Extrusion Press

I am in the process of making a 1:12 scale model of the 1600 ton Fielding aluminum extrusion press as was installed new at Alcan Banbury in 1973 It will be fully working and extrude Machinists Wax. I have creating the drawings in AutoCAD From photos taken at Alcan and line drawings from Fielding. This is my retirement project Conceived in 1977 got serious in 1988 Started in earnest 2014 Suspended in 2017 to compete in motor sport, Some done during Covid lockdown recommenced in 2024 after sale of the Lotus