Now that I have an arbor press, I am wondering what I can do with
it. The obvious use is "pressing bearings and gears", which is not
what I do that often.

I saw a web page that had a great idea that an arbor press can provide
an ability to apply letter and number stamps very nicely. This is
definitely wonderful.

Another good use would probably to have a little brake for small metal
pieces, or a bender, that would be press operated. Do such things
exist?

Anything else?

i

On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:03:15 -0600, Ignoramus32544
wrote:

Now that I have an arbor press, I am wondering what I can do with
it. The obvious use is "pressing bearings and gears", which is not
what I do that often.

I saw a web page that had a great idea that an arbor press can provide
an ability to apply letter and number stamps very nicely. This is
definitely wonderful.

Another good use would probably to have a little brake for small metal
pieces, or a bender, that would be press operated. Do such things
exist?

Anything else?

i

I use mine a lot for pressing in flush PEM sheet metal fasteners. Made
the die from a bit of 4140 steel, didn't bother heat treating it.
Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
--
"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward"
Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com
Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com

We broach square holes in cast iron parts... and punch out some small
fiber parts when we only need a few at a time.


"Ignoramus32544" wrote in message
...
Now that I have an arbor press, I am wondering what I can do with
it. The obvious use is "pressing bearings and gears", which is not
what I do that often.

I saw a web page that had a great idea that an arbor press can provide
an ability to apply letter and number stamps very nicely. This is
definitely wonderful.

Another good use would probably to have a little brake for small metal
pieces, or a bender, that would be press operated. Do such things
exist?

Anything else?

i

Ignoramus32544 wrote:
Now that I have an arbor press, I am wondering what I can do with
it. The obvious use is "pressing bearings and gears", which is not
what I do that often.

I saw a web page that had a great idea that an arbor press can provide
an ability to apply letter and number stamps very nicely. This is
definitely wonderful.

Another good use would probably to have a little brake for small metal
pieces, or a bender, that would be press operated. Do such things
exist?

Anything else?

i

Northern Tool sells a press brake to use in one. Another application is
hydraulic press forming sheet metal parts using a male die and a rubber pad.

Ignoramus32544 wrote:

Now that I have an arbor press, I am wondering what I can do with
it. The obvious use is "pressing bearings and gears", which is not
what I do that often.

I saw a web page that had a great idea that an arbor press can provide
an ability to apply letter and number stamps very nicely. This is
definitely wonderful.

Another good use would probably to have a little brake for small metal
pieces, or a bender, that would be press operated. Do such things
exist?

Anything else?

i

Nut cracker - works well on pecans, presumably other nuts.

"Pete C." wrote:

Ignoramus32544 wrote:

Now that I have an arbor press, I am wondering what I can do with
it. The obvious use is "pressing bearings and gears", which is not
what I do that often.

I saw a web page that had a great idea that an arbor press can provide
an ability to apply letter and number stamps very nicely. This is
definitely wonderful.

Another good use would probably to have a little brake for small metal
pieces, or a bender, that would be press operated. Do such things
exist?

Anything else?

i

Nut cracker - works well on pecans, presumably other nuts.


Now that's just not right! That's just plain nuts! ;-)


--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:56:25 -0600, with neither quill nor qualm,
"Pete C." quickly quoth:

Ignoramus32544 wrote:

Now that I have an arbor press, I am wondering what I can do with
it. The obvious use is "pressing bearings and gears", which is not
what I do that often.

I saw a web page that had a great idea that an arbor press can provide
an ability to apply letter and number stamps very nicely. This is
definitely wonderful.

Another good use would probably to have a little brake for small metal
pieces, or a bender, that would be press operated. Do such things
exist?

Anything else?

i

Nut cracker - works well on pecans, presumably other nuts.

http://tinyurl.com/2j8nwj

--
An idealist believes the short run doesn't count. A cynic believes
the long run doesn't matter. A realist believes that what is done
or left undone in the short run determines the long run.
-- Sydney J. Harris

On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:56:25 -0600, "Pete C."
wrote:

Ignoramus32544 wrote:

Now that I have an arbor press, I am wondering what I can do with
it. The obvious use is "pressing bearings and gears", which is not
what I do that often.

I saw a web page that had a great idea that an arbor press can provide
an ability to apply letter and number stamps very nicely. This is
definitely wonderful.

Another good use would probably to have a little brake for small metal
pieces, or a bender, that would be press operated. Do such things
exist?

Anything else?

i

Nut cracker - works well on pecans, presumably other nuts.
Will it crack black walnuts?
Gerry :-)}
London, Canada

Gerald Miller wrote:
On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:56:25 -0600, "Pete C."
wrote:


Ignoramus32544 wrote:

Now that I have an arbor press, I am wondering what I can do with
it. The obvious use is "pressing bearings and gears", which is not
what I do that often.

I saw a web page that had a great idea that an arbor press can provide
an ability to apply letter and number stamps very nicely. This is
definitely wonderful.

Another good use would probably to have a little brake for small metal
pieces, or a bender, that would be press operated. Do such things
exist?

Anything else?

i

Nut cracker - works well on pecans, presumably other nuts.

Will it crack black walnuts?
Gerry :-)}
London, Canada

Oh, no not another racist from England!

Grant :-)

Gerald Miller wrote:

On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:56:25 -0600, "Pete C."
wrote:

Ignoramus32544 wrote:

Now that I have an arbor press, I am wondering what I can do with
it. The obvious use is "pressing bearings and gears", which is not
what I do that often.

I saw a web page that had a great idea that an arbor press can provide
an ability to apply letter and number stamps very nicely. This is
definitely wonderful.

Another good use would probably to have a little brake for small metal
pieces, or a bender, that would be press operated. Do such things
exist?

Anything else?

i

Nut cracker - works well on pecans, presumably other nuts.
Will it crack black walnuts?


Paint one, and find out for yourself. ;-)


--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:03:13 -0500, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote:

Gerald Miller wrote:

On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:56:25 -0600, "Pete C."
wrote:

Ignoramus32544 wrote:

Now that I have an arbor press, I am wondering what I can do with
it. The obvious use is "pressing bearings and gears", which is not
what I do that often.

I saw a web page that had a great idea that an arbor press can provide
an ability to apply letter and number stamps very nicely. This is
definitely wonderful.

Another good use would probably to have a little brake for small metal
pieces, or a bender, that would be press operated. Do such things
exist?

Anything else?

i

Nut cracker - works well on pecans, presumably other nuts.
Will it crack black walnuts?


Paint one, and find out for yourself. ;-)
No need for paint, just gather them up from the driveway where they
have been spread to get the hulls knocked loose.
Gerry :-)}
London, Canada

"Gerald Miller" wrote in message
news
On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:03:13 -0500, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote:

Gerald Miller wrote:

Nut cracker - works well on pecans, presumably other nuts.
Will it crack black walnuts?


Paint one, and find out for yourself. ;-)
No need for paint, just gather them up from the driveway where they
have been spread to get the hulls knocked loose.
Gerry :-)}
London, Canada


my grandfather used to husk black walnuts that way, put them on the
driveway. i tried that this past fall, the squirrels stole EVERY LAST ONE
of them. all i had was a pile of hulls.

b.w.

Gerald Miller wrote:

On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:03:13 -0500, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote:

Paint one, and find out for yourself. ;-)
No need for paint, just gather them up from the driveway where they
have been spread to get the hulls knocked loose.


You missed the smiley. My grandfather had a huge cast iron pot where
he tossed them for the outer shell to rot, and collect the walnut oil.
It always bugged me that he threw away gallons of walnut oil, every
year.


--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

Crush aluminum cans for recycling? G

We use them for pressing bearings and gears and the like... But we also use
them for manual straightening of bent parts, etc. If you have one handy,
it'll become useful on different projects as you think through what you need
to do.

It's like my hydraulic 20 ton bottle / car jack... I'm currently lifting my
house with it and have leveled old porches, etc.

Regards,
Joe Agro, Jr.
(800) 871-5022
01.908.542.0244
Automatic / Pneumatic Drills: http://www.AutoDrill.com
Multiple Spindle Drills: http://www.Multi-Drill.com

V8013-R


"Ignoramus32544" wrote in message
...
Now that I have an arbor press, I am wondering what I can do with
it. The obvious use is "pressing bearings and gears", which is not
what I do that often.

I saw a web page that had a great idea that an arbor press can provide
an ability to apply letter and number stamps very nicely. This is
definitely wonderful.

Another good use would probably to have a little brake for small metal
pieces, or a bender, that would be press operated. Do such things
exist?

Anything else?

i

I'm planning to adapt mine for sheet metal punching. Supposedly can
be used for broaching, but I have not tried that yet. Otherwise I just
use mine for press fit applications.

Alan

"Ignoramus32544" wrote in message ...
Now that I have an arbor press, I am wondering what I can do with
it. The obvious use is "pressing bearings and gears", which is not
what I do that often.

I saw a web page that had a great idea that an arbor press can provide
an ability to apply letter and number stamps very nicely. This is
definitely wonderful.

Another good use would probably to have a little brake for small metal
pieces, or a bender, that would be press operated. Do such things
exist?

Anything else?

i

On 2008-03-03, Alan Wright wrote:

I'm planning to adapt mine for sheet metal punching. Supposedly can
be used for broaching, but I have not tried that yet. Otherwise I just
use mine for press fit applications.

Will you make your own dies, or will you buy them?

i

Alan

"Ignoramus32544" wrote in message ...
Now that I have an arbor press, I am wondering what I can do with
it. The obvious use is "pressing bearings and gears", which is not
what I do that often.

I saw a web page that had a great idea that an arbor press can provide
an ability to apply letter and number stamps very nicely. This is
definitely wonderful.

Another good use would probably to have a little brake for small metal
pieces, or a bender, that would be press operated. Do such things
exist?

Anything else?

i

I have a set of punches and dies, and I just plan to make a pair of holders
and some kind of alignment mechanism.

Alan

"Ignoramus32544" wrote in message ...
On 2008-03-03, Alan Wright wrote:

I'm planning to adapt mine for sheet metal punching. Supposedly can
be used for broaching, but I have not tried that yet. Otherwise I just
use mine for press fit applications.

Will you make your own dies, or will you buy them?

i

Alan

"Ignoramus32544" wrote in message ...
Now that I have an arbor press, I am wondering what I can do with
it. The obvious use is "pressing bearings and gears", which is not
what I do that often.

I saw a web page that had a great idea that an arbor press can provide
an ability to apply letter and number stamps very nicely. This is
definitely wonderful.

Another good use would probably to have a little brake for small metal
pieces, or a bender, that would be press operated. Do such things
exist?

Anything else?

i

Ignoramus32544 wrote:
Now that I have an arbor press, I am wondering what I can do with
it. The obvious use is "pressing bearings and gears", which is not
what I do that often.

I saw a web page that had a great idea that an arbor press can provide
an ability to apply letter and number stamps very nicely. This is
definitely wonderful.

Another good use would probably to have a little brake for small metal
pieces, or a bender, that would be press operated. Do such things
exist?

Anything else?

i

Hi, I have stairs at home. They can be used to go up and down. What can I
do with them, are they useful me?

On 2008-03-03, Cydrome Leader wrote:
Ignoramus32544 wrote:
Now that I have an arbor press, I am wondering what I can do with
it. The obvious use is "pressing bearings and gears", which is not
what I do that often.

I saw a web page that had a great idea that an arbor press can provide
an ability to apply letter and number stamps very nicely. This is
definitely wonderful.

Another good use would probably to have a little brake for small metal
pieces, or a bender, that would be press operated. Do such things
exist?

Anything else?

i

Hi, I have stairs at home. They can be used to go up and down. What can I
do with them, are they useful me?

Just throw all your FreeBSD computers down those stairs Ken.

i

Ignoramus32544 wrote:
On 2008-03-03, Cydrome Leader wrote:
Ignoramus32544 wrote:
Now that I have an arbor press, I am wondering what I can do with
it. The obvious use is "pressing bearings and gears", which is not
what I do that often.

I saw a web page that had a great idea that an arbor press can provide
an ability to apply letter and number stamps very nicely. This is
definitely wonderful.

Another good use would probably to have a little brake for small metal
pieces, or a bender, that would be press operated. Do such things
exist?

Anything else?

i

Hi, I have stairs at home. They can be used to go up and down. What can I
do with them, are they useful me?

Just throw all your FreeBSD computers down those stairs Ken.

Then you can pick them up and talk about your clever find, and post here
asking people if a computer can be used for anything.

"Cydrome Leader" wrote in message
...
Ignoramus32544 wrote:
On 2008-03-03, Cydrome Leader wrote:
Ignoramus32544 wrote:
Now that I have an arbor press, I am wondering what I can do with
it. The obvious use is "pressing bearings and gears", which is not
what I do that often.

I saw a web page that had a great idea that an arbor press can provide
an ability to apply letter and number stamps very nicely. This is
definitely wonderful.

Another good use would probably to have a little brake for small metal
pieces, or a bender, that would be press operated. Do such things
exist?

Anything else?



If a clarinet cracks they use to lathe out a band around the body of the
instrument then shrink a metal band flush into the body with an arbor press.

LLB

On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:03:15 -0600, Ignoramus32544
wrote:

Now that I have an arbor press, I am wondering what I can do with
it. The obvious use is "pressing bearings and gears", which is not
what I do that often.

I saw a web page that had a great idea that an arbor press can provide
an ability to apply letter and number stamps very nicely. This is
definitely wonderful.

Another good use would probably to have a little brake for small metal
pieces, or a bender, that would be press operated. Do such things
exist?

Anything else?

i

I picked up a set of keyway broaches for mine. Haven't used them yet,
but I haven't welded up the stand either.

Pete Keillor

On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:03:15 -0600, Ignoramus32544
wrote:

Now that I have an arbor press, I am wondering what I can do with
it. The obvious use is "pressing bearings and gears", which is not
what I do that often.

Pressing insulation displacement cable connectors onto ribbon cable.
They all call for custom tooling of course, but if you only plan to do
a few of that style you can make up your own tooling just fancy enough
to do what you need - light strap and angle steel and a few tack welds
to hold it all in position. As long as both halves stay parallel and
the thrust goes straight down, it works...

On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:21:18 -0800, Bruce L. Bergman
wrote:

On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:03:15 -0600, Ignoramus32544
wrote:

Now that I have an arbor press, I am wondering what I can do with
it. The obvious use is "pressing bearings and gears", which is not
what I do that often.

Pressing insulation displacement cable connectors onto ribbon cable.
They all call for custom tooling of course, but if you only plan to do
a few of that style you can make up your own tooling just fancy enough
to do what you need - light strap and angle steel and a few tack welds
to hold it all in position. As long as both halves stay parallel and
the thrust goes straight down, it works...
I did all the custom cables for Juniors "showpiece" computer with two
lengths of 1/4" Plexiglas hinged at one end, and a large pair of
channel locks.
Gerry :-)}
London, Canada

Gerald Miller wrote:

They all call for custom tooling of course, but if you only plan to do
a few of that style you can make up your own tooling just fancy enough
to do what you need - light strap and angle steel and a few tack welds
to hold it all in position. As long as both halves stay parallel and
the thrust goes straight down, it works...
I did all the custom cables for Juniors "showpiece" computer with two
lengths of 1/4" Plexiglas hinged at one end, and a large pair of
channel locks.

We used a 1/2 ton arbor press to make IDC connectors at Microdyne.
The dip headers were the worst. They wanted to drill aluminum to clear
the pins, but I always used a stack of .1" perfboard. They had a couple
shelves full of tooling for the fifty or so different connectors we
used.


--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

On 2008-03-05, Michael A. Terrell wrote:
Gerald Miller wrote:

They all call for custom tooling of course, but if you only plan to do
a few of that style you can make up your own tooling just fancy enough
to do what you need - light strap and angle steel and a few tack welds
to hold it all in position. As long as both halves stay parallel and
the thrust goes straight down, it works...
I did all the custom cables for Juniors "showpiece" computer with two
lengths of 1/4" Plexiglas hinged at one end, and a large pair of
channel locks.

We used a 1/2 ton arbor press to make IDC connectors at Microdyne.
The dip headers were the worst. They wanted to drill aluminum to clear
the pins, but I always used a stack of .1" perfboard. They had a couple
shelves full of tooling for the fifty or so different connectors we
used.

I was lucky to come across a T&B Ainsley press with several sets
of dies and presser bars at a hamfest, and we had a cheaper one at work
with dies for different connectors which I was able to machine up
duplicates for -- and stamp matching ID numbers into them so I could
tell what was for what.

The DIP ones (I only had the dies for the 0.600 center rows
IIRC) had slots milled into the die at the proper spacing -- and the
thickness of the die was critical. (The press had an over-center toggle
lever and a micrometer adjustment for the proper compression depth,
while the one which was at work was simply preset for a precise 1.000"
depth fully closed.)

The dies for the ribbon cable IDC connectors had a slot just the
right width milled to just he right depth, and a second slot at right
angles to allow the key to center whatever length in the die.

There were three presser bars. One for most things. Another for
thicker connectors (which also had to touch the baseplate through a
milled slot in the die), and a third with notches milled in it to clear
the ears on the DC-15, DB-25, D?-37 and DD-50 connectors, since the ears
stuck up over the back bar just a bit when it was fully closed.

I also picked up at the same hamfest (or perhaps the next one)
another cable press which did not handle nearly as many connectors, but
which had something that the other did not -- a blade for a clean
cut-off of the ribbon cable at a proper 90 degrees. Needless to say, I
still have both.

But there was a tool before that from Vector made from what
looked like a 1/2 scale model of a 1/2" arbor press which was normally
used for installing rows of wire-wrap pins into pre-drilled 0.100" grid
boards to make IDC male connectors. And there were female dies for it
too -- not nearly as good, but a way to do things until the nice tools
came along. As an indication of the relative prices, I actually bought
that *new*. :-)

Enjoy,
DoN.

--
Email: | Voice (all times): (703) 938-4564
(too) near Washington D.C. | http://www.d-and-d.com/dnichols/DoN.html
--- Black Holes are where God is dividing by zero ---

"DoN. Nichols" wrote:

I was lucky to come across a T&B Ainsley press with several sets
of dies and presser bars at a hamfest, and we had a cheaper one at work
with dies for different connectors which I was able to machine up
duplicates for -- and stamp matching ID numbers into them so I could
tell what was for what.

The DIP ones (I only had the dies for the 0.600 center rows
IIRC) had slots milled into the die at the proper spacing -- and the
thickness of the die was critical. (The press had an over-center toggle
lever and a micrometer adjustment for the proper compression depth,
while the one which was at work was simply preset for a precise 1.000"
depth fully closed.)

The dies for the ribbon cable IDC connectors had a slot just the
right width milled to just he right depth, and a second slot at right
angles to allow the key to center whatever length in the die.

There were three presser bars. One for most things. Another for
thicker connectors (which also had to touch the baseplate through a
milled slot in the die), and a third with notches milled in it to clear
the ears on the DC-15, DB-25, D?-37 and DD-50 connectors, since the ears
stuck up over the back bar just a bit when it was fully closed.

I also picked up at the same hamfest (or perhaps the next one)
another cable press which did not handle nearly as many connectors, but
which had something that the other did not -- a blade for a clean
cut-off of the ribbon cable at a proper 90 degrees. Needless to say, I
still have both.

But there was a tool before that from Vector made from what
looked like a 1/2 scale model of a 1/2" arbor press which was normally
used for installing rows of wire-wrap pins into pre-drilled 0.100" grid
boards to make IDC male connectors. And there were female dies for it
too -- not nearly as good, but a way to do things until the nice tools
came along. As an indication of the relative prices, I actually bought
that *new*. :-)


The only cables I make these days are to replace damaged or missing
cables in donated computers. Considering that i have a couple 55 gal
drums full of salvaged cables, I rarely have to dig out those home made
dies.


--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

On Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:10:50 -0500, the renowned Gerald Miller
wrote:

On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:21:18 -0800, Bruce L. Bergman
wrote:

On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:03:15 -0600, Ignoramus32544
wrote:

Now that I have an arbor press, I am wondering what I can do with
it. The obvious use is "pressing bearings and gears", which is not
what I do that often.

Pressing insulation displacement cable connectors onto ribbon cable.
They all call for custom tooling of course, but if you only plan to do
a few of that style you can make up your own tooling just fancy enough
to do what you need - light strap and angle steel and a few tack welds
to hold it all in position. As long as both halves stay parallel and
the thrust goes straight down, it works...
I did all the custom cables for Juniors "showpiece" computer with two
lengths of 1/4" Plexiglas hinged at one end, and a large pair of
channel locks.
Gerry :-)}
London, Canada

Modern IDC connectors have enough guides that you don't really need
anything more than a downward motion for small scale production and
prototypes. Even the cheapest arbor presses have gibs to keep the ram
fairly closely in line. The only tricky one I've run into is the
ribbon-to-DIP solder type and Michael's trick of using a stack of perf
board works well on that. A good vise/vice, especially the small ones
with plastic jaws, works too.


Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
--
"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward"
Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com
Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com

Spehro Pefhany wrote:

Modern IDC connectors have enough guides that you don't really need
anything more than a downward motion for small scale production and
prototypes. Even the cheapest arbor presses have gibs to keep the ram
fairly closely in line. The only tricky one I've run into is the
ribbon-to-DIP solder type and Michael's trick of using a stack of perf
board works well on that. A good vise/vice, especially the small ones
with plastic jaws, works too.


I've used a $5, 4 inch drill press vise with smooth jaws and the
perfboard in a pinch. One like this:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=30999
but I picked it up from a tool dealer at a flea market to hold some
connectors while I soldered cables to them.


--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

Ignoramus32544 writes:

Now that I have an arbor press, I am wondering what I can do with
it.

ROCKETS!

http://www.truetex.com/stinger.htm

On Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:56:20 -0600, Richard J Kinch
wrote:

Ignoramus32544 writes:

Now that I have an arbor press, I am wondering what I can do with
it.

ROCKETS!

http://www.truetex.com/stinger.htm


I wonder how well this would scale up to 2".......


Gunner



"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner

Gunner: I have used a 1-ton arbor press to make 3/4" i.d. rockets.
For anything much larger, a heavier press would be needed.

Estes-size rocket motors are fairly easy to make. The right size
paper tubing is sold at
http://www.hobbyhorse.com/pyrotubes/index.shtml under "4 oz tubes".

There are people out there who make 3" dia blackpowder rockets using
10 or 20 ton hydraulic presses....

Best -- Terry



On Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:46:33 -0800, Gunner Asch
wrote:

On Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:56:20 -0600, Richard J Kinch
wrote:

Ignoramus32544 writes:

Now that I have an arbor press, I am wondering what I can do with
it.

ROCKETS!

http://www.truetex.com/stinger.htm


I wonder how well this would scale up to 2".......

Keyway broaching, spline broaching, hex and square broaching. Spring
compressor for some mechanical assembly jobs. The list goes on and on and is
only limited by your imagination.
Steve

"Ignoramus32544" wrote in message
...
Now that I have an arbor press, I am wondering what I can do with
it. The obvious use is "pressing bearings and gears", which is not
what I do that often.

I saw a web page that had a great idea that an arbor press can provide
an ability to apply letter and number stamps very nicely. This is
definitely wonderful.

Another good use would probably to have a little brake for small metal
pieces, or a bender, that would be press operated. Do such things
exist?

Anything else?

i

On Mar 3, 2:03*pm, Ignoramus32544 ignoramus32...@NOSPAM.
32544.invalid wrote:
Now that I have an arbor press, I am wondering what I can do with
it. The obvious use is "pressing bearings and gears", which is not
what I do that often.

I use mine to modulate or sort of amplify hammer blows. I recently
forged the end of a bit of tubing very neatly closed and flat by
pressing the part previously flattened in a vise between the ram and a
spacer block, and then whacking the ram with a sledge while the
pressure was still applied. The result was almost as if the sides of
tubing were brazed together, it was that tightly closed. Much better
results than either method alone; truly a synergetic combination.

You could lathe drill the ram in a four-jaw chuck to hold your stamps
and add a cross pin to align them for very neat stamping of letters
and numbers.

The ram has two ends and on mine I have one slightly crowned while the
other is dead flat. YMMV; whatever two uses you have.

Doug Goncz
Replikon Research
Seven Corners, VA 22044-0394.

"Ignoramus32544" wrote in message
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Now that I have an arbor press, I am wondering what I can do with
it. The obvious use is "pressing bearings and gears", which is not
what I do that often.

I saw a web page that had a great idea that an arbor press can provide
an ability to apply letter and number stamps very nicely. This is
definitely wonderful.

Another good use would probably to have a little brake for small metal
pieces, or a bender, that would be press operated. Do such things
exist?

Anything else?

i


Schnitzel! I've use my 60 ton Bliss.

Pressing mandrels in and out of lathe turned work.

Pete Stanaitis
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On Monday, March 3, 2008 at 11:03:15 AM UTC-8, Ignoramus32544 wrote:
Now that I have an arbor press, I am wondering what I can do with
it. The obvious use is "pressing bearings and gears", which is not
what I do that often.

I saw a web page that had a great idea that an arbor press can provide
an ability to apply letter and number stamps very nicely. This is
definitely wonderful.

Another good use would probably to have a little brake for small metal
pieces, or a bender, that would be press operated. Do such things
exist?

Anything else?

i

Fun Fact: Black walnut, is one of the toughest nuts to crack open. You might need an arbor press, but id go with the hydrolic.

On 03/14/2018 06:28 AM, wrote:
On Monday, March 3, 2008 at 11:03:15 AM UTC-8, Ignoramus32544 wrote:
Now that I have an arbor press, I am wondering what I can do with
it. The obvious use is "pressing bearings and gears", which is not
what I do that often.

I saw a web page that had a great idea that an arbor press can provide
an ability to apply letter and number stamps very nicely. This is
definitely wonderful.

Another good use would probably to have a little brake for small metal
pieces, or a bender, that would be press operated. Do such things
exist?

Anything else?

i

Fun Fact: Black walnut, is one of the toughest nuts to crack open. You might need an arbor press, but id go with the hydrolic.


I use a 1/2 ton which is marginal, 1 ton would be better. If it was
hydraulic, I couldn't use it on my dining room table.

On Wed, 14 Mar 2018 08:47:05 -0700, Stumpy
wrote:

On 03/14/2018 06:28 AM, wrote:
On Monday, March 3, 2008 at 11:03:15 AM UTC-8, Ignoramus32544 wrote:
Now that I have an arbor press, I am wondering what I can do with
it. The obvious use is "pressing bearings and gears", which is not
what I do that often.

I saw a web page that had a great idea that an arbor press can provide
an ability to apply letter and number stamps very nicely. This is
definitely wonderful.

Another good use would probably to have a little brake for small metal
pieces, or a bender, that would be press operated. Do such things
exist?

Anything else?

i

Fun Fact: Black walnut, is one of the toughest nuts to crack open. You might need an arbor press, but id go with the hydrolic.


I use a 1/2 ton which is marginal, 1 ton would be better. If it was
hydraulic, I couldn't use it on my dining room table.

I crack black walnuts in my big-mutha bench vise. They are amazingly
tough; I'm amazed that the squirrels can chop through the shells.

--
Ed Huntress

On Wed, 14 Mar 2018 11:57:35 -0400
Ed Huntress wrote:

On Wed, 14 Mar 2018 08:47:05 -0700, Stumpy
wrote:

On 03/14/2018 06:28 AM, wrote:
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I use a 1/2 ton which is marginal, 1 ton would be better. If it was
hydraulic, I couldn't use it on my dining room table.

I crack black walnuts in my big-mutha bench vise. They are amazingly
tough; I'm amazed that the squirrels can chop through the shells.

Try picking a squirrel up sometime. HSS has nothing on their
chompers ;-)

My Dad use to whack them with a small hammer. Had a block of wood with
plastic skirt attached around the perimeter. Did this in the kitchen,
drove my Mom crazy. Glad I was away at work...

--
Leon Fisk
Grand Rapids MI/Zone 5b