Circular Hydraulic Press and Method for Reforming and Resizing a Chamber Opening in a Combustion Chamber Housing

A hydraulic press for reforming and resizing a chamber opening in a combustion chamber housing, the press comprising:

• a bar defined by a generally U-shaped end and a pair of free ends, the U-shaped end of the bar having a radius of about 3.25 inches;
• a panel defined by a generally C-shaped edge, a mounting edge, and a pair of slotted edges, the C-shaped edge having a radius of about 3.247 inches, the mounting edge comprising a notch, the pair of slotted edges configured to slidably receive the pair of free ends of the bar;
• a pair of tubes fixedly disposed along the pair of slotted edges of the panel, the pair of tubes configured to receive the pair of free ends of the bar;
• a disk defined by a predetermined shape and circumference, the disk disposed between the C-shaped edge of the panel and the U-shaped end of the bar;
• a hydraulic piston disposed to join with the mounting edge of the panel, the hydraulic piston configured to apply a unidirectional force on the panel;
• a pump configured to generate the unidirectional force being applied on the hydraulic piston, the pump further configured to increase and decrease the unidirectional force;
• a bracket having a plurality of fastening apertures and a plurality of adjustment apertures, the bracket disposed to join with the hydraulic piston;
• at least one stand configured to support the bracket;
• at least one fastener configured to pass through the plurality of fastening apertures of the bracket for fastening the bracket to the hydraulic piston.
• at least one force adjustment member configured to pass through the plurality of adjustment apertures of the bracket, the at least one force adjustment member further configured to increase and decrease the unidirectional force in conjunction with the pump, or independently of the pump,
• whereby the unidirectional force moves the C-shaped edge of the panel towards the U-shaped end of the bar,
• whereby the unidirectional force presses the C-shaped edge of the panel and the U-shaped end of the bar against the disk.

A method for reforming and resizing a chamber opening in a combustion chamber housing, the method comprising:

• supporting a circular hydraulic press adjacent to a chamber opening of a combustion chamber housing;
• positioning a panel and a bar around a perimeter of the chamber opening;
• positioning a disk in the chamber opening, the disk defined by a predetermined annual shape and circumference;
• displacing a C-shaped edge of the panel towards a U-shaped end of the bar;
• applying, with a hydraulic piston, a unidirectional force on the panel;
• adjusting the unidirectional force with a pump, or at least one force adjustment member, or both;
• and
• pressing the chamber opening inwardly against the disk until the predetermined annual shape and circumference is achieved on the chamber opening.