An Arbor Press is useful

[Goldsmith]

I started this thread rather than hi jacking Nick's thread about collets. Caroline asked what size press I have, well I use the smallest one as it is mounted on my bench to the right of my working area.

The photo shows some of the punches I have made over the years to fit the arbor press, they were mostly used when shaping small flower parts, spheres and pendant easter egg halves. I also have another piece of kit which fits it for blanking out discs, this also fits my fly press.
This is the arbor press I bought from Warco, I bought the No 1 size, which was under £50 when I bought mine and is £66 now, but if it is only for jewellery pieces the size 0 is a decent press; http://www.warco.co.uk/sheet-metal-f...bor-press.html

I also make small dies in brass blocks and press tiny decorative items like the leaf groups shown below using a flat fitting in the press.



James