Eckold Kraftformer

@rickden8362 2 months ago

This is the most informative and pleasant sales video I've ever seen.

@martinlange7788 5 years ago

I'm using a Eckold Kraftformer in my shop to build custom cars from scratch and the Eckold machine works perfect for me.

@cid4887 7 years ago

very great engineering equipment. that push and pulling thing nailed it.

@ArnoldsDesign 13 years ago

I've seen a lot of sheet forming tools advertised, and this looks like the most versatile one I've seen yet.

@tobyw9573 6 years ago

What a wonderful and versatile machine!

@robertlawson8572 2 months ago

So, 50 years after having used an Eckold Piccolo, (smaller than the one shown) I know how the shrinking and stretching is achieved. Good video.

@bigbattenberg 14 years ago

Great video, very informative. I am already thinking up new designs using this machine!

@movax20h 5 years ago

Really great tool. One could extend it even more by locking the hammering, and mounting rollers, to basically also replace the English wheel. With proper dies it already replaces planishing hammer, scretcher and shrinker, which usually are 3 different machines. It can replace to some extent bead roller for making beads and flanges. So 4 machines. And with some work it can replace even to some extent a bending press, ring rollers, and sheed metal roller. (There are benefits to having separate simple tools, but these one is electrically powered so is really easy to use. The main benefit of having separate machines is that actually many of them are cheap, especially if manually operated, and it saves a lot of time to have them always ready to be used, compared to constantly replacing dies and tools in this machine). The capabilities of the biggest machine are awesome. It can do shrinking and stretching of up to 16 mm profiles. Amazing. As a hobbiest with limited space and not that much work done, and mostly done for fun, not for speed. I would prefer to invest in this one big machine than into 4-5 different machines that takes a lot space. Not only it is better (beyond price and wasted time changing tools in it), but it makes work more consistent and dimensionally accurate.