On 10-Apr-14 5:52 AM, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh wrote:
"Bob La Londe" fired this volley in news:li4dm5$fl0$1
@dont-email.me:

Today I used a 3 ton arbor press now that I finally own one

Got three, Bob. A 3-ton, a 1-ton, and a 1/2-ton. Even the cheap Chinese
ones work just fine, although you may want to add gib plates where the
take-up screws bear on the ram. (not all come with them).

Lloyd



I've a small 1/2 or 1 tonne Chinese unit. I used some shim as gib plates
which made it much smoother & tighter.

To cut wire, heat-shrink tubing etc I've made up a tool that holds
utility knife blades. Much easier when doing batch runs cutting stuff to
a required length.