Questions about a machine shop-making stength equipment

[King Bowls]

I want to make a hand gripper with almost 1 inch thick diameter bar, and I want the pressure to close it to be around 5,000 lbs. could a machine shop worker help me with this?

[TaraMaiden]

Why do you want this?

To what advantage?

 

I really am just asking....

Why would this matter, exactly?

[carhill]

Design/build runs around 100per + materials, in my area anyway. You'll probably want a load cell for that kind of force vector. Springs or torsion would be too dangerous IMO. 2.5 tons of force is a lot of force. Sounds like you're building a superman gripper.

[King Bowls]

Why do you want this?

To what advantage?

 

I really am just asking....

Why would this matter, exactly?

 

Something to set the bar, and work my way up to. As stated in another thread I want to be one of the strongest men to walk the earth. Ever.

[King Bowls]

Design/build runs around 100per + materials, in my area anyway. You'll probably want a load cell for that kind of force vector. Springs or torsion would be too dangerous IMO. 2.5 tons of force is a lot of force. Sounds like you're building a superman gripper.

 

I moved 3000 lbs of shotgun shell boxes off a platform today on the back of an 18 wheeler, I noticed the springs were quite thick and looked just like the springs on hand grippers, but much, much thicker. The driver told me they can take around 5000 lbs of pressure. Hell with a 1,500 lb gripper