Quote Originally Posted by mackrackit View Post
rxforspeed,

If advice is given Melanie and myself, go with Melanie's. She is one of the people I am learning from

But just for the record. I do have two automatic punch presses using relays to control the solenoids ( air and hydraulic ). I picked the relays to work directly from the PIC. I can not remember why I went that direction, I normally use a MOSFET. Both machines run five days a week and run between 2,000 and 8,000 parts a day depending on the part punched. One machine has been in operation for five years and the other for four.
No need to be so modest, Dave. You still have WAY more experience than I do, so your input is extremely valuable to me-just as much as Melanie's...

So I take it your punch presses don't have a massive flywheel like a small manual punch (the kind I have more experience operating)? Are these massive industrial punches or smaller interchangable die style punches? Sorry to jump off topic, but this is an area that really interests me...

Thanks for all the help, guys (and gal)...

Sincerely,
-Adam Collins