On 2008-03-03, Grant Erwin wrote:
Ignoramus32544 wrote:

On 2008-03-03, Grant Erwin wrote:

Ignoramus25173 wrote:


Pictures and some details are here

http://igor.chudov.com/projects/misc...R-Arbor-Press/

I really like the red handle, it is very convenient to grab. Add a
nice feel to this whole thing.

i

Good score, Igor. I got lucky once at Boeing Surplus, got a nice Dake ratcheting
arbor press with rotating platen, in good shape. Didn't need new paint, had a
couple of Boeing Machinist stickers on it which I left on. I use the arbor press
probably every 8-10 weeks year in and year out.


Grant, thanks. Could you tell me what exactly do you use it for. I
have no experience using one and, I am sure, am missing a lot of
useful ideas on what I can do with a press like this.

Off the top of my head:

pressing arbors into lathe workpieces
disassembling many tight assemblies
removing & installing bearings
pressing a ball through an undersized hole (to dimple it)
pressing two balls pinched between a short copper tube (to bellmouth the ends)
pressing pins into reamed press-fit holes

It's kind of hard to remember all the uses. Put it in your shop and keep track
of how you use yours for a year and post back here, wouldya? You will probably
come up with some stuff I didn't think of.

Grant

I will. Another use I saw suggested was to use it for letter/number
stamps. I will try this as soon as I get some time to do it.

i