We have "clamp-on" adaptors for holding broaches square and pressing
certain sized bearings in and out.
They are basically a "U" shaped saddle that fits over the end of the
ram, with set screws in one leg to tighten them onto the side of the ram...
nothing fancy.
David


"Steven" wrote in message
m...
A recent posting on arbor presses got me thinking again about my arbor
press. It seems to me that the working end of the ram needs tooling.
My ram is plain on the end, just square stock with a rack cut into the
side.

What if anything have you fellows done to make your press more
useuable? Would one drill and thread the ram on the centerline or
make a clamp arrangement to hold tooling or punches, etc?

Maybe do one end of the ram with "?" and leave the other end plain?

I haven't had any real need to do much more that pressing a arbor and
such, but I'm always looking to "improve" these types of basic tools.

Thanks,

Steven Harris
Everson, WA